Royals’ Hosmer finishes dramatic night with 9th-inning HR

Royals starter Danny Duffy answered with a 1-2-3 inning of his own in the home half.

“It was Houston, right?” “I know it has been a while. You’re trying to win.”.

J.D. Martinez hit a solo homer in the seventh, but that was Kennedy’s only costly mistake. I’m just going with the hotter squad… Starting pitcher Chase Anderson and left fielder Ryan Braun both departed the second game with left leg injuries.

Three relievers finished, with Kelvin Herrera pitching the ninth for his fifth save.

Mondesi is listed as 6-foot-1 and a very generous 185 pounds, but Royals manager Ned Yost wasn’t shocked by him going deep.

BLUE JAYS 12, YANKEES 6 Russell Martin homered twice, including a go-ahead shot in Toronto’s eight-run eighth inning, and Troy Tulowitzki had four hits as the Blue Jays erased a six-run deficit Tuesday night in their 12-6 victory over the New York Yankees.

DeSclafani (7-1) overcame an injury scare in the fourth inning when he limped off the field after being doubled off first base, but remained in the game. “We can’t do anything but come back tomorrow”. “But I wouldn’t be surprised if he tells me he’s fine and he wants to play”.

In what’s bordering on a lost season for the defending World Series champions, the Royals have made a decision to take an expanded look at a player who could profile as a long-term middle-infield starter.

Matt Strahm (1-0) got the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of Yordano Ventura, who worked 6 1/3 innings, struck out seven and allowed just one run on five hits and two walks. Even with two more on Wednesday, they still rank last in the American League.

Kelly Johnson also homered, T.J. Rivera had four hits, and Jose Reyes tripled, singled and drove in a run for the Mets, who won for the third time in four games.

“I made a bad pitch to a good hitter”, Greene said.

In the ninth, Shane Greene (2-3) allowed a one-out single to Lorenzo Cain before Hosmer’s line drive into the right-field stands. Kansas City gained ground to pull within 9.0 games behind AL Central leader Cleveland. “They didn’t have a chance to get the runner at the plate”. Raul Mondesi tripled two outs later, but Paulo Orlando couldn’t bring him in. James McCann struck out but reached first on a wild pitch, Ian Kinsler was hit by a pitch and Aybar reached on an error. Kansas City added an insurance run on Drew Butera‘s bloop single to put KC ahead 4-1.

LHP Jason Vargas will begin a rehab stint with Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Wednesday. He has only progressed as far as throwing on the side, but he’s planning on a tougher workout Friday. Opponents are hitting.178 against that pitch in Duffy’s seven starts since the All-Star break. The cheers for Sanchez were replaced by boos for Wilson, who has now given up runs in four consecutive outings and seven of his last nine.