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The Colombian Oscar Mercado added this Monday home runthe second in a row, so that the Cleveland Guardians beat the Major League Baseball Kansas City Royals 10×7 while the rookie Steven Kwan complied again.
Marketwhich on Sunday dispatched Grand Slamadded a two-run homer for the Guardianswho had scored just once in the first two games of the series, but had 27 runs in the final two to split the season-opening cap.
On the other hand, the rookie Kwan got off to a historic start to his career in the Big leagues with a triple with the bases loaded Monday in the eighth inning for the Guardiansbecoming the first player to reach base at least three times in each of his first four games.
Kwanwho went 5-for-5 and reached base six times the day before, finished the series 9-13, reached base in 15 of 19 appearances at the plate and scored four runs.
The Guardians they saw Kwan24, capped off his dazzling debut drive with his three-run triple in the eighth.
The win went to Logan Allen (1-0), who earned the victory with two shutout innings in relief in his first appearance of the season. The reverse for the also fire extinguisher Jake Brentz (0-1), who allowed a single, a sacrifice bunt and walked.
