ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Kansas City Royals were down to their last chance. Nothing had gone right all night against the Los Angeles Angels. The offense had hit a cold spell. Royals stars Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez, who celebrated his 34th birthday, were a combined 0-for-7.

Angels starter Griffin Canning deserved much of the credit. He’s had the Royals’ number, posting a 1.82 ERA in four career starts against KC.

On Friday, Canning lowered those numbers even further. He tossed 52/3 scoreless innings in a stellar outing. But the Royals kept fighting.

In the ninth inning, KC finally broke through as Adam Frazier hit a go-ahead two-run homer.

The Royals pulled out a 2-1 victory. Before Frazier’s home run, the Royals had been silenced. KC registered seven hits as MJ Melendez was the lone starter to find success against Canning.

Melendez finished 3-for-4 and recorded a triple in the second inning. Angels outfielder Jo Adell produced their lone run.

In the fifth inning, Adell hit a solo home run off Royals starter Alec Marsh.

The baseball traveled 436 feet and registered a 111.9 mph exit velocity.

Marsh earned a no-decision on Friday night. He returned from a right elbow contusion that sidelined him on the 15-day injured list. He allowed four hits, two walks and struck out seven batters.

Marsh worked around two errors and kept the Angels at bay. In the second inning, he recorded three consecutive strikeouts to quell an early threat.

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