The Royals hammered the Angels on Friday night in KC by a score of 7-1. It was another brutal night of pitching for the Angels.
J.C. Ramirez lasted 5 innings and threw only 75 pitches. He took the loss after giving up 5 runs on 4 hits.
Danny Duffy allowed three hits over seven innings and Mike Moustakas hit a two-run homer for the Royals.
The Angels jumped out to a 1-0 lead after a Mike Trout RBI single. However, the Royals would counter with 7 unanswered runs.
Salvador Perez hit a solo shot in the 6th inning for KC.
The Angels and Royals will get back at it on Saturday in game 2 of the series.
Matt Shoemaker will get the ball for the Halos and look to get on track after two rough starts. The Royals will go with Nate Karns.