Cleveland Guardians rookie Steven Kwan kept up a historic start to his big league career with a bases-loaded triple Monday, becoming the first player to reach base at least three times in each of his first four games while leading Cleveland over the Kansas City Royals 10-7.

Kwan finished the series 9 for 13, got on base in 15 of 19 plate appearances and scored four times. His three RBIs in the eighth inning Monday were the first of his career.

Oscar Mercado added a two-run homer for the Guardians, who had scored just once over the first two games of the series but piled up 27 runs over the last two to split the season-opening set.

The series finale was tied 4-all in the seventh when Royals reliever Jake Brentz gave up a single, sacrifice bunt and walk. Josh Staumont then gave up bloop singles to Jose Ramirez and Franmil Reyes as Cleveland took a 6-4 lead.

The Royals loaded the bases in the bottom half against Bryan Shaw before Hunter Dozier hit a flyball that Kwan dropped in left field. As a run crossed the plate, Kwan threw out the runner at second base in a bang-bang play that stood upon video review. Nick Sandlin relieved and got Adalberto Mondesi to ground into an inning-ending double play.

Then, Kwan capped his debut series with his three-run triple in the eighth.

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The Royals head to St. Louis for two games beginning Tuesday night with Daniel Lynch on the mound in game one. The Redbirds are scheduled to send Dakota Hudson to the mound.

Pregame begins at 6 o’clock, with game time at 6:45. You can hear the broadcast from the Royals’ Radio Network on KMMO FM 102.9.