Alvarez joins Jake Diekman as late-inning left-handers in the bullpen and gives manager Jeff Banister some much-needed flexibility.
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The Royals got to Hamels for another run in the fifth on an RBI grounder from Raul Mondesi Jr., but Moreland’s opposite-field homer in the bottom of the fifth knotted the game at 2. “He’s our ace. He’s the guy that sits in front of that rotation”.
Yordano Ventura (6-9) threw the first complete game of his career, giving up four hits, but three home runs. Volquez has struggled on the road this season with a 2-5 record and 5.72 ERA in eight starts.Griffin has failed to pitch more than five innings in any of his six starts since returning from a shoulder injury. He didn’t allow an earned run in his previous two starts, totalling 13 1/3 innings.
The Rangers battled back from deficits of 1-0 and 2-1 to beat the KC Royals 3-2. He’s already surpassed his single-season high for homers, besting the 16 he hit a year ago with two months still left to play.
Rougned Odor hit his 19th home run of the season in Thursday’s win over the Royals. Fernandez gave up five runs in five innings and fell to 26-2 at Marlins Park.
Hamels matched his Texas high with 12 strikeouts. His career high – set with Philadelphia – is 15.
Many experts feel the one team that could absorb over $45 million that is owed Kennedy over the next three seasons is the L.A. Dodgers. That included the second of Mitch Moreland’s two shots, both to the opposite field, which broke a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning.
Notable: Odor’s homer was estimated at 465 feet, the longest of his career. He’s a big part of this lineup.
Kansas City Royals; Alex Gordon slides safely into third base on a single by Brett Eibner during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, July 28, 2016. The first son of Royals 3B Cheslor Cuthbert was born on Thursday morning in Venezuela. The game began after a 35-minute rain delay.
Royals: RHP Luke Hochevar was placed on the 15-day disabled list with symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome. One of the scheduled hitters is RF Shin Soo-Choo (hamstring strain).
The Royals came to Texas to open a four-game weekend series on the heels of a 7-5 home win over the Los Angeles Angels that snapped a four-game losing streak.
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ROCKIES 2, METS 1 Mets steady closer Jeurys Familia stumbled for a second straight game, allowing two runs in the ninth inning as the Colorado Rockies beat NY 2-1 Thursday for their seventh win in eight games.
