{"id":23047,"date":"2026-07-11T03:39:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T03:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/samuel-basallos-8th-inning-homer-lifts-the-orioles-to-a-5-3-win-over-the-royals\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T03:39:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T03:39:50","slug":"samuel-basallos-8th-inning-homer-lifts-the-orioles-to-a-5-3-win-over-the-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/samuel-basallos-8th-inning-homer-lifts-the-orioles-to-a-5-3-win-over-the-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"Samuel Basallo\u2019s 8th-inning homer lifts the Orioles to a 5-3 win over the Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Samuel Basallo hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-3 in the opener of a three-game series between last-place teams Friday night.<\/p>\n

Blaze Alexander also homered for Baltimore.<\/p>\n

Jac Caglianone and Isaac Collins hit solo shots for Kansas City, which has lost three in a row and 11 of 15.<\/p>\n

Matt Strahm (3-2) entered with the game tied at 3-all and yielded a leadoff single to Pete Alonso. Basallo then hooked a 1-2 slider just inside the foul pole in right for his 15th homer of the season and chucked his bat with both hands toward the Orioles dugout in celebration.<\/p>\n

Baltimore led 3-2 entering the eighth, and manager Craig Albernaz allowed starter Brandon Young to stay in with only 77 pitches. But Collins capped an eight-pitch at-bat with a shot to center to chase the right-hander.<\/p>\n

Young allowed three runs in seven-plus innings and struck out five.<\/p>\n

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Rico Garcia (4-1) relieved Young and retired all three batters he faced. Andrew Kittredge worked around Michael Massey’s one-out double in the ninth for his third save and second in as many days.<\/p>\n

Baltimore took the lead in the second when Jackson Holliday and Gunnar Henderson delivered consecutive RBI singles against Kansas City starter Luinder Avila.<\/p>\n

Kansas City tied it with a two-run fourth. Caglianone led off with a shot to right, and Josh Rojas’ two-out double scored Massey.<\/p>\n

Alexander hit his fourth homer of the year in the fourth off Avila, who allowed three runs in five innings and struck out three.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/h2>\n

Kansas City LHP Noah Cameron (5-6, 4.77 ERA) faces Baltimore RHP Kyle Bradish (5-9, 3.75) on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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BALTIMORE (AP) — Samuel Basallo hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-3 in the opener of a three-game series between last-place teams Friday night. Blaze Alexander also homered for Baltimore. Jac Caglianone and Isaac Collins hit solo shots for Kansas City, which has…<\/p>\n

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