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Kouzmanoff drives in 3 and Rosales hits tiebreaking single as Oakland beats KC 6-5

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kevin Kouzmanoff had three RBIs and Adam Rosales drove in the tiebreaking run against Joakim Soria in the ninth inning with his third single, leading the Oakland Athletics past Kansas City 6-5 on Saturday night.Kurt Suzuki doubled with one out in the ninth against Soria (0-2), who started the ninth. With two outs, Rosales delivered the winner up the middle.Kevin Kouzmanoff had three RBIs for the A's, who won their fourth in a row. Craig Breslow (4-2) pitched one inning for the victory and Andrew Bailey worked the ninth for his 19th save in 22 opportunities, striking out Jason Kendall with the potential tying run on third.Kansas City's Yuniesky Betancourt hit a grand slam in the second off Trevor Cahill for a 5-3 lead.Cahill, making his first start since being named to the AL All-Star team, breezed through the first inning but ran into immediate trouble in the second, loading the bases on two singles and a walk before Betancourt, the No. 9 hitter, knocked a 2-1 p...

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