Danny Duffy pitched six innings of two-hit ball to beat a longtime nemesis and Whit Merrifield drove in all of Kansas City's runs with a homer and sacrifice fly, leading the Royals over the Cleveland Indians 3-0 on Monday. The Indians played their home opener in front of fans for the first time since 2019. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMDuffy (1-0) came in with 12 career losses against the Indians — his most against any team. Merrifield connected for his third homer in the second inning off Indians starter Logan Allen (0-1). Cleveland owner Paul Dolan announced in December the ballclub will be dropping Indians, its name since 1915, in the future.

Source: Fox News April 05, 2021 23:26 UTC