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The Kansas City Royals defeated the San Francisco Giants 3-2 on last night at Kauffman Stadium, securing back-to-back series victories
behind a strong outing from rookie Luinder Avila, who pitched a career-high 6.1 innings with seven strikeouts. Carter Jensen homered early, Vinnie Pasquantino tied the game in the sixth before Nick Loftin delivered the go-ahead RBI, and the bullpen shut the door with Alex Lange earning his ninth save.
The St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 last night
after scoring all five runs in a big first inning, highlighted by two RBIs each from Jorge Soler and Jo Adell.
Rookie Walbert Ureña held St. Louis to one run over six strong innings, and the bullpen finished the job to secure the Angels’ third straight win.