Behind three shutdown innings from Shane Bieber and a three-RBI night from Bradley Zimmer, the Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night by a score of 6-1, avoiding a three-game sweep at Kauffman Stadium.
Bieber, in his second appearance since a three-month long stay on the injured list, allowed one run on four hits. Logan Allen pitched three innings for the win for the Indians, improving to 2-7.
For the Royals, rookie Angel Zerpa made his big-league debut, and was strong, allowing two runs, but both unearned, on three hits over five innings.
Carlos Santana had a pair of hits for the Royals, including an RBI single in the second inning.
Kansas City finishes its season this weekend, hosting the Minnesota Twins in a three-game series starting on Friday night at 7:10.
Other MLB scores from Thursday, September 30, 2021:
St. Louis 4, Milwaukee 3
Texas 7, Los Angeles (AL) 6
Baltimore 6, Boston 2
New York (AL) 6, Toronto 2
Houston 3, Tampa Bay 2
Detroit 10, Minnesota 7
Chicago (NL) 9, Pittsburgh 0
New York (NL) 12, Miami 3
Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 3
San Francisco 5, Arizona 4
Los Angeles (NL) 8, San Diego 3
