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Luke Hochevar goes the distance but Royals can't get much off Dice-K in 5-1 loss to Red Sox

Luke Hochevar pitched well enough to save the bullpen. The problem was the Kansas City Royals couldn't do much against Daisuke Matsuzaka.Hochevar pitched his second complete game of the season, holding down a Boston offense that collected 34 hits in the previous two games, but the Royals lost to the Red Sox 5-1 Monday in the series finale.After using seven relievers in a win Saturday and five in Sunday's loss, Hochevar needed to give his team a long start heading into a 10-game homestand that begins Tuesday night against Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers."Hoch did a great job of getting us through eight innings," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "Our 'pen had really been worked the last two nights and he gave (us) a chance — and in this park a four-run lead, I mean, you can get it. He did a nice job of keeping us in the game."Matsuzaka returned from the disabled list with his best start of the season and Cody Ross drove in three runs to help the Japanese right-hander get his first w...

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