Kansas City Royals second baseman Nicky Lopez had three hits and an RBI, while Whit Merrifield had two hits and Cam Gallagher had a hit and scored a run in a 3-0 win over the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on Wednesday night.
Right-hander Greg Holland pitched a scoreless ninth inning to record his third save and finish off the second shutout of the season for the Royals (16-28).
The Royals have won back-to-back games for the first time since Aug. 8-9. They can win the four-game series with a victory in Thursday's finale.
Adalberto Mondesi (1 for 4) extended his hitting streak to six games, and he drove in the first run of the game with his sixth-inning RBI single. Mondesi has driven in five runs during his hitting streak.
Royals starting pitcher Danny Duffy pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings and allowed four hits and four walks. He also struck out four as he bounced back from having given up six runs in six innings against the Chicago White Sox in his previous start.
