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Alex Gordon could smile about his base-running mistake because of an otherwise great game. Gordon homered, doubled twice and singled as the Kansas City Royals stopped a 10-game losing streak, racing to a big lead and beating the Cleveland Indians 8-1 Friday night. ''Yeah, bad turns around the bases,'' Gordon said of getting thrown out at third while trying to stretch his second double into a triple. Continue to Article

April 13, 2019 12:43:am EST

Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon had extra motivation when he took the field Friday night. He was playing in honor of Charlie, a young boy he's known for four years and who is again battling serious health issues. It's still not too late to join or create a 2019 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball league] Wearing a yellow arm band with Charlie's name on it, Gordon stepped to the plate in the first inning against Cleveland's Carlos Carrasco and launched a two-run home run. Continue to Article

April 12, 2019 10:41:pm EST

Even baseball's hottest hitter can't keep pace with the Seattle Mariners right now. Mitch Haniger hit a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Mariners over the Royals 6-5 Wednesday night after Whit Merrifield extended his hitting streak to a Kansas City-record 31 games. Merrifield's RBI bunt single in the seventh tied it at 5 and moved him past Hall of Famer George Brett for the Royals mark. Continue to Article

April 11, 2019 12:51:am EST

On Tuesday, Royals outfielder Whit Merrifield extended his hitting streak to 30 games — dating back to last season, of course — with a first-inning triple against the Mariners. That matched Hall of Famer George Brett for the Royals record. Hitless in his first three at-bats on Wednesday against the Mariners, Merrifield set the new Royals record with a bunt single in the bottom of the seventh inning. Continue to Article

April 10, 2019 11:08:pm EST

The M's just can't stop hitting home runs and they've racked up a monster 98 runs for an average of 8.2 runs per game. With a 13-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday, the Mariners now have the best record in baseball to this point in the year. The @Mariners are so hot right now. Seattle now has 32 home runs-the most of any team in MLB in the first dozen games. Continue to Article

April 09, 2019 3:18:pm EST

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