Royals stage late comeback to beat Orioles
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Eric Hosmer delivered the game-tying two- run homer in the eighth, then Alcides Escobar won it with an RBI double in the ninth, as Kansas City rallied to down Baltimore, 4-3, in the third test of a four-game set.
Down 3-1 against Wei-Yin Chen, Lorenzo Cain singled with one out and Hosmer tied the score with his blast to right center.
Against Darren O'Day (5-1) in their last turn, David Lough singled with one out and came home with the winning run when Escobar roped a hit which caromed off the fence in center.
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"They're an extremely tough team. We played very well last night and very well tonight. It is good to beat them," Royals manager Ned Yost said.
Luke Hochevar (3-1) tossed a scoreless top of the ninth. Ervin Santana worked the first eight frames, allowing seven hits and three runs -- one earned.
Hosmer added an early solo homer, with Billy Butler and Escobar chipping in a pair of hits each for the Royals, who have taken two of the first three in the series.
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Matt Wieters slugged a two-run shot and Adam Jones knocked in the other run for the Orioles, while Chen gave up three runs on seven hits in 7 1/3 innings.
Hosmer's first-inning homer gave the hosts an early edge. However, Chen set down 12 in a row until an Escobar single in the fifth.
In the fourth, Baltimore took the lead after Jones reached on Hosmer's fielding error and scored on Wieters' two-out, two-run homer.
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The Orioles loaded the bases in the eighth thanks to singles from Brian Roberts and Nate McLouth, a Manny Machado sacrifice and intentional walk to Nick Markakis.
"We added on that run in the eighth, I thought that was going to be enough, but they came back and got us. it was a tough night," said McLouth.
Jones then grounded into a fielder's choice from short to second, allowing Roberts to cross the plate for a two-run spread.
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Game Notes
Hosmer posted his second multi-homer effort in less than a month, after going deep twice in a 9-3 win at Minnesota on June 28 ... To make room for pitcher Francisco Rodriguez, the Orioles made a late roster move to option infielder Danny Valencia to Triple-A Norfolk, while also signing outfielder Dariel Alvarez to a minor league contract and assigning him to Single-A Frederick.