Kansas City Royals Best Dodgers By Way Of Grand Slam

Credit where it's due . . . 

Despite a recent losing streak . . . The home team provided more than a bit of Summer excitement to their most loyal fans win an EPIC rally and stunning conclusion.

Here's an apt quote and better writing than what appears in most local publications . . .

"Kansas City loaded the bases on three straight walks by Blake Treinen. Melendez fouled off six straight pitches with a 2-2 count, but worked the count full when Treinen threw a cutter inside.

"Treinen went to the cutter again on the next pitch, but it was slightly elevated inside the strike zone as Melendez drove it over the right-field wall for his first career grand slam and a 5-2 lead. Kansas City had dropped five of six coming in."

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MJ Melendez hit a grand slam in the sixth inning to conclude a 12-pitch, at-bat, Seth Lugo became the first AL pitcher to reach 10 wins and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 Saturday night after Yoshinobu Yamamoto's start was cut short after two innings due to triceps tightness.

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