Baseball-Highlights of Monday's MLB games

July 27 (The Sport Xchange) - Highlights of Monday's Major
League Baseball games.
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Royals 9, Indians 4
Eric Hosmer had three hits, including a home run and four
RBIs, and Kendrys Morales had three hits and three RBIs as the
Kansas City Royals routed the Cleveland Indians 9-4 at
Progressive Field.
Hosmer's three-run home run in the first inning off
right-hander Cody Anderson set the tone, and the Royals rolled
over the reeling Indians. Cleveland have lost five in a row and
have been outscored 35-9 over the stretch.
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Rays 5, Tigers 2
Rays starter Nathan Karns took a one-hitter into the seventh
inning and catcher Curt Casali hit two home runs to lead Tampa
Bay to a 5-2 win over the Detroit Tigers in the opener of a
three-game series at Tropicana Field.
The Rays (50-51) had gone 13 consecutive games without
scoring more than four runs but ended that streak when Casali
hit a two-run homer in the eighth.
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Orioles 2, Braves 1 (11 innings)
Matt Wieters led off the bottom of the 11th inning with a
home run that gave the Baltimore Orioles a 2-1 victory over the
Atlanta Braves in an interleague match-up on Monday.
Orioles' catcher Wieters crushed a 1-0 pitch from
left-hander Luis Avilan (2-4) to center to snap a 1-1 tie and
give the Orioles (49-49) their third straight victory.
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Cardinals 4, Reds 1
Lance Lynn helped the St. Louis Cardinals earn their eighth
win in 10 games since the All Star break with a 4-1 victory over
the Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium.
Second baseman Kolten Wong provided all the backing Lynn
needed with a fourth-inning grand slam.
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White Sox 10, Red Sox 8
Adam Eaton hit a game-opening triple and collected three
hits and a pair of RBIs in his return as the Chicago White Sox
earned a 10-8 win over the Boston Red Sox in the opener of a
four-game series at Fenway Park.
The designated hitter, who missed Sunday's finale in
Cleveland with a shoulder injury, tied the game at 7-7 with a
double in the sixth and singled in the go-ahead run an inning
later.
Chicago (47-50) won their fourth straight and pounded out
15 hits while feasting on a shaky start from Red Sox
right-hander Joe Kelly, who did not make it out of the third
inning.
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Yankees 6, Rangers 2
Alex Rodriguez hit a home run on his 40th birthday, and
shortstop Didi Gregorius set a career high with four RBIs, as
the New York Yankees pounded the Texas Rangers 6-2.
Designated hitter Rodriguez added an insurance run in the
sixth inning with his solo homer to right. The home run off
Texas starter Matt Harrison made Rodriguez just the fourth
player in the majors to homer in his teens and his 40s.
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Cubs 9, Rockies 8
Kris Bryant hit a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of
the ninth as the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 9-8 victory over the
Colorado Rockies.
Bryant's 14th home run of the season drove in center
fielder Dexter Fowler with two out.
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