Springer powers Astros' to win over Royals; Ventura leaves early with elbow ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - George Springer homered in his fourth straight game and went 4 for 4 with three RBIs and scored five runs in the Houston Astros' 9-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.
The Astros have won three straight, matching their longest winning streak this season, and snapped a six-game losing streak to the Royals.
Springer led off the eighth with a home run off Louis Coleman, his fifth homer in four games. He is the first Houston rookie to homer in four straight games.
Springer also had two doubles and became the first Astro to score five runs in a game since Cody Ransom on Sept. 24, 2007 against St. Louis.
Scott Feldman (3-2) held the Royals to two runs and eight hits over six innings.
Royals RHP Ventura leaves with elbow discomfort Royals rookie right-hander Yordano Ventura has left Kansas City's game against the Houston Astros with elbow discomfort.
Ventura departed after Jose Altuve fouled off a pitch in the third inning Monday night.
Manager Ned Yost and trainer Nick Kenney went to the mound and Ventura was led off without attempting another pitch. He was replaced by Michael Mariot.
Ventura will have a MRI Tuesday.
He faced 18 batters in 2 2/3 innings, giving up five runs on seven hits and three walks.
Ventura, whose fastball routinely hits 100 mph, was 2-4 with a 3.45 ERA coming into the game.
Royals 2B Infante activated off the DL The Kansas City Royals activated second baseman Omar Infante off the disabled list before their Monday night game and started him against the Houston Astros.
Infante, who has been shelved since May 7 with a lower back injury, went 4-for-11, .363, in a three-game rehab stint with Triple-A Omaha. Infante hit .267 with 19 RBIs in 30 games with Kansas City before the injury.
The Royals optioned right-hander Casey Coleman, who did not allow a run in two relief appearances in 2 2/3 innings, to Omaha.
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