Orlando’s grand slam in 9th gives Royals 9-5 win over Rays

Paulo Orlando belted a game-ending grand slam to give the Royals a 9-5 victory over Tampa Bay in the opener of a day-night doubleheader, and Alcides Escobar had a bases-clearing double to help them to a 7-1 win over the Rays in the nightcap on Tuesday.

The Royals loaded the bases again in the second against a struggling Matt Moore and were able to plate their first run when Alex Gordon was plunked perilously close to his surgically-repaired wrist. Both clubs had an inside-the-park home run.

Forsythe’s home run tied it at 2, and the Rays added another run later in the inning. The last time that occurred was May 26, 1997 – Sammy Sosa, Cubs, and Tony Womack, Pirates. Although his. 269 batting average is not exactly where Royals’ fans would like it to be, Gordon is coming off a seven-hit day Tuesday in a double-header sweep of the Rays.

Seattle’s Robinson Cano drove in the winning run with one out in the 11th inning, lifting the Mariners past Detroit 7-6, Toronto out-pitched the Chicago White Sox to win 2-1, Los Angeles cruised past Colorado 10-2, Atlanta edged Milwaukee 4-3, and Boston beat Miami 4-3. He eventually was lifted into a cart and driven off the field, his head covered in a towel. Their franchise-high of five actually came in one of their less successful seasons, 2009, when Jason Bartlett, Carl Crawford, Evan Longoria, Carlos Pena, and Ben Zobrist all earned places on the All-Star roster.

Boxberger said he didn’t know what to expect when pitching coach Jim Hickey summoned him to manager Kevin Cash’s office Monday afternoon. Guthrie went six-plus innings, allowing four runs, three earned, on eight hits and four walks. Holland struck out pinch hitter Grady Sizemore to end the game with Rays on second and third base. David DeJesus had trouble handling it and Dyson sped home. 500 for the first time since they were 24-25 on May 25. On the other side, the under is 8-2-1 in the Rays’ last 11 games as a road underdog of between +110 and +150. Matt Moore hit Gordon with the bases loaded, scoring Orlando. He will make a rehab start for Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Monday, Yost said. Nathan Karns pitches for the Rays.

Royals: RHP Yordano Ventura returns from the DL to start for the first time since June 12. Seemingly a devastating injury, the ex- Gold Glove outfielder could reportedly be seen with his heads in his hands as he exited the field.