Royals come up big to beat Orioles in the rain

Maikel Garcia drove in three runs, Vinnie Pasquantino hit a three-run single and Seth Lugo pitched six solid innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 8-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on a rainy Friday night.Garcia delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the fourth inning and added an RBI double in the eighth for the Royals. Pasquantino and Salvador Perez also had two hits for Kansas City, which halted a two-game losing streak.Heston Kjerstad had two hits for the Orioles, who lost their third consecutive contest.Baltimore star Gunnar Henderson made his season debut was 1-for-4 with an error at shortstop. He missed the first seven games of the season due to a right intercostal strain.Lugo (1-0) allowed two runs (one earned) and five hits in six innings. He struck out two and walked one.Baltimore’s Dean Kremer (1-1) gave up three runs (two earned) and eight hits over 4 1/3 innings. He struck out one and walked none.Kansas City moved ahead to stay in the fourth, and the inning started with Perez’s hard-hit ball that Henderson couldn’t handle for an error. One out later, Cavan Biggio singled to right and both runners moved up a base on Kremer’s wild pitch.Garcia followed with a two-run single to score both runners and give the Royals a 3-2 edge.In the eighth inning, Mark Canha laced a double into the right field corner off Baltimore’s Cionel Perez. Garcia followed with a double down the left field line to boost the Kansas City lead to two.

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