Canning, Rendon power Angels' 6-1 victory, sweep of Royals

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Griffin Canning pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning, Anthony Rendon hit a two-run double and the Los Angeles Angels swept the Kansas City Royals with a 6-1 victory Wednesday night.

Kean Wong had a two-run single and José Iglesias added an RBI double for the Angels, who have won eight of 11 after completing a 5-2 homestand and outscoring Kansas City 22-5 in the three-game sweep. Los Angeles is still mired in fourth place in the AL West despite winning 11 of 16 since May 23 and averaging 6 1/2 runs per game in June.

Kelvin Gutiérrez drove in the only run for the Royals, who have lost five straight.

Canning (5-4) looked sharp in his longest start of the season, yielding two walks — both in the first inning — while striking out six. He retired 10 straight Royals before getting chased by Nicky Lopez’s two-out single in the seventh.

Brad Keller (6-5) took his first loss in seven starts, permitting five runs on eight hits and four walks. The big right-hander hadn't allowed more than three runs in a start since April 20.

Kansas City has lost 14 of its last 19 meetings with the Angels since 2018.

Canning escaped a bases-loaded jam unscathed in the first inning despite walking two and making a throwing error, a rare fielding mistake for last season's AL Gold Glove winner. The error was the 46th of the season for the Angels, who lead the majors.

After Justin Upton walked and Shohei Ohtani singled in the third, Rendon drove them home with a double to the right field wall. The drive was just the sixth extra-base hit — all doubles — in the last 26 games for Rendon, who hasn't homered since May 3.

Salvador Pérez singled leading off the fourth, advanced on Jorge Soler's double and scored on an infield single by Gutiérrez, who got his first RBI of...

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