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Royals come from behind, hang on against Tigers
Field Level Media
25 Jul 2021, 13:05 GMT+10
Carlos Santana and Salvador Perez hit three-run homers to help the Kansas City Royals rally from a six-run deficit and beat the visiting Detroit Tigers 9-8 on Saturday night.
Nicky Lopez had three hits and scored two runs in the No. 9 spot for the Royals, who have won four in a row.
Royals starter Carlos Hernandez went 2 2/3 innings, allowing five runs (four earned) and two hits. He struck out two and walked four.
Tyler Zuber, Domingo Tapia, Jake Brentz (3-2) and Josh Staumont each threw shutout innings in relief. Greg Holland struggled in the ninth before Wade Davis got the final out with two aboard for his second save.
MLB roundup: Angels Patrick Sandoval loses no-hit bid in 9th
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25 Jul 2021, 16:40 GMT+10
Patrick Sandoval pitched 8 1/3 no-hit innings and Shohei Ohtani had two doubles and scored a run to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night in Minneapolis.
Sandoval, who entered the contest with a 3-13 career mark, kept the Twins off-balance with achangeup while registering a career-high 13 strikeouts. Brent Rooker lined a first-pitch slider down the right field line to break up the no-hitter in the ninth and then came around to score one out later when Josh Donaldson lined a double to left off reliever Raisel Iglesias.
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O Hearn, Royals end Tigers seven-game winning streak
Ryan O’Hearn hit a three-run homer and Carlos Santana also connected as the Kansas City Royals beat Detroit 5-3 Friday night, ending the Tigers seven-game winning streak.
The Canadian Press Ryan O Hearn , The Canadian Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Ryan O’Hearn hit a three-run homer and Carlos Santana also connected as the Kansas City Royals beat Detroit 5-3 Friday night, ending the Tigers’ seven-game winning streak. The Tigers had been 7-0 since the All-Star break. It was their longest winning string since an eight-game run in 2016. Kansas City has won three in a row for the first time since June 4.