BOSTON, May 1 (UPI) -- Todd Walker's third hit of the game was a two-out RBI double in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday night as the Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals, 6-5.
Kansas City is off to the best start in franchise history but was swept in a three-game series at Boston for the first time since May 15-17, 1998. After getting hammered in the series opener Tuesday, the Royals watched their bullpen struggle in each of the last two games.
Boston won its fourth straight game and its 13th out of 17. The Red Sox improved to 10-2 at Fenway Park.
Jason Shiell (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth inning to notch his first major league victory and Brandon Lyon struck out one in a perfect ninth for his second save.
Jason Grimsley (1-2) allowed the run in the eighth and was tagged with the loss.
