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Basallo's Blast Lifts Orioles Over Royals
11 Jul
Summary
- Samuel Basallo hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning.
- Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Friday night.
- The Orioles and Royals are currently last-place teams in their divisions.

Samuel Basallo ignited the Baltimore Orioles with a go-ahead, two-run home run in the eighth inning, securing a 5-3 victory against the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. The win came in the opening game of a series between the two last-place teams. Blaze Alexander also contributed a home run for the Orioles.
Kansas City's Jac Caglianone and Isaac Collins hit solo shots, but it wasn't enough to overcome Baltimore's late-game heroics. The Royals, having lost three straight and 11 of their last 15 games, struggled to contain the Orioles' offense. Baltimore took an early lead in the second inning with consecutive RBI singles and extended it with Alexander's homer in the fourth, before Basallo's decisive blast sealed the win.