Jakob Junis (photo/MLB)
Adalberto Mondesi smacked a three-run homer and knocked in four as the Royals routed the Rays 10-2 to avoid a three-game sweep in St. Pete.
Whit Merrifield added a solo shot and scored three runs for KC, which snapped a five-game losing streak.
Jakob Junis tossed five innings of one-run ball for the win.
Joey Wendle and Yandy Diaz drove in runs for the Rays, who finished just 4-and-5 on their homestand. Wendle, however, left in the sixth inning with a fractured right wrist after being hit by a pitch.
Reigning AL Cy Young winner Blake Snell didn’t make it out of the fourth inning and fell to 2-2 with the loss.
