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Stephen Kolek’s complete-game shutout and Carter Jensen’s two RBI’s powered the Kansas City Royals to a 5-0 win over the Seattle Mariners, ending their four-game losing streak.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kolek (3-0) allowed a walk, four hits and struck out two. He only needed 108 pitches to go all nine innings in a game that lasted only 2:06. The 108 pitches were four more than his previous career high.<\/p>\n
It was Kolek’s second career shutout in 23 starts and the seventh complete game and fourth shutout in the major leagues this season. Kolek\u2019s other shutout was a five-hitter in a 21-0 win at Colorado on May 10 of last season while pitching for San Diego.<\/p>\n
Kolek joined Chris Archer and Mike Montgomery as the only pitchers to debut since 2010 with two shutouts in their first 23 career starts.<\/p>\n
The Royals took a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Maikel Garcia led off with a double and scored on a fielder’s choice grounder by Vinnie Pasquantino. Jensen had an RBI grounder and Pasquantino later scored on Jac Caglianone single.<\/p>\n
Jensen added a sacrifice fly in the third inning that scored Bobby Witt Jr., who went 2 for 4 and scored twice.<\/p>\n
Kansas City added a run in the sixth on Isaac Collins’ RBI single that scored Jensen.<\/p>\n
George Kirby (5-4) went six innings and gave up all five runs, three earned, and nine hits and struck out three.<\/p>\n
The Mariners will send RHP Bryan Woo (4-2, 3.51 ERA) to the mound and the Royals will start RHP Seth Lugo (1-4, 3.68) in the series finale on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n
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