Major League Baseball
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Kansas City 6, LA Angels 4
When: 9:05 PM ET, Saturday, April 11, 2015
Where: Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California
Temperature: 68°
Umpires: Home - Doug Eddings, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Adam Hamari, 3B - Bill Miller
Attendance: 44154

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Former Los Angeles Angel Kendrys Morales had three hits to lead the Kansas City Royals to their fifth consecutive win, 6-4 over the Angels, on Friday.

Morales, signed in the offseason to replace Billy Butler as the designated hitter, is off to a fast start, hitting .421 (8 of 19).

The Royals had 12 hits Saturday, including home runs from third baseman Mike Moustakas and catcher Salvador Perez.

The offense came in support of starting pitcher Jeremy Guthrie, who was able to get through seven innings, giving up four runs, six hits and one walk.

The Royals' bullpen relieved Guthrie, with Wade Davis (eighth inning) and Greg Holland (ninth, third save) retiring all six batters they faced.

Angels starter Jered Weaver (0-2) had his shortest outing (not related to injury) since 2012, lasting 4 1/3 innings and giving up six runs and seven hits.

The Angels had just six hits, including two each from right fielder Kole Calhoun and center fielder Mike Trout. Calhoun hit his first home run of the season.

Calhoun led off the Angels' half of the first inning with a home run to center field, just over the outstretched glove of center fielder Lorenzo Cain. It was the fifth time in his career Calhoun has led off the first inning with a home run.

For the first three innings, Calhoun's homer was enough for Weaver, who didn't allow a hit and struck out four. But in the fourth, the Royals unloaded.

Moustakas led off with a towering home run to right-center, his second homer of the season. Later in the inning, right fielder Alex Rios had a two-out, two-run single, and Perez followed with a two-run homer, giving the Royals a 5-1 lead.

Morales added an RBI single in the fifth inning, knocking Weaver out of the game and giving the Royals a 6-1 lead.

The Angels inched closer in the bottom of the fifth, getting to within 6-4 on a two-run double by Calhoun and an RBI single by Trout -- both hits coming with two outs. The inning was fueled by a perfectly placed hit-and-run single by catcher Drew Butera.

NOTES: As long as he hits his next home run within 62 days, Angels CF Mike Trout will become the youngest player in major-league history to reach 100 home runs and 100 stolen bases. Going into Saturday, Trout -- at 23 years and 247 days -- had 99 homers and 102 steals. The fastest player to 100-100 was Yankees DH Alex Rodriguez, who did it at 23 years and 309 days in 1999. ... The Royals were the only bullpen in the American League that had not allowed a run this season, covering 11 innings. They were also the only AL team yet to commit an error. ... Angels 3B David Freese had two homers in his first four games this season. Last season, he hit his second in game No. 24. ... Royals manager Ned Yost entered needed 33 victories to pass Whitey Herzog and become the franchise's winningest manager.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   LA Angels
Jeremy Guthrie Player Jered Weaver
Win W/L Loss
7.0 IP 4.1
2 Strikeouts 5
6 Hits 7
5.14 ERA 12.46
Hitting
Kansas City   LA Angels
Kendrys Morales Player Kole Calhoun
3 Hits 2
1 RBI 3
0 HR 1
4 TB 6
.750 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Kansas City 12 2 19 .333 19 8 6 4 1 0
LA Angels 6 1 10 .188 8 3 4 1 0 0