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Rave and Massey Homer as Royals Beat Astros 5-2, Dropping Houston Into First-Place Tie with Texas
John Rave and Michael Massey homered as Daniel Lynch IV allowed two hits in five shutout innings for Kansas City.
- On Wednesday, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Houston Astros 5-2, dropping Houston into a first-place tie with the Texas Rangers in the American League West.
- Left-Hander Daniel Lynch IV pitched five scoreless innings in support of the Royals' offense, while John Rave drilled a 366-foot home run off Astros starter Cristian Javier.
- Massey led off the three-run eighth inning with his 12th homer, while the Royals added runs on a throwing error by Jorge Barrosa and an RBI double by Carter Jensen.
- Despite a ninth-inning home run by Yainer Diaz, the Astros fell to 76-76, matching the Texas Rangers' record after their 7-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
- RHP Seth Lugo will start for the Royals on Thursday, while the Astros plan to counter with RHP Miguel Ullola as an opener for the series finale.
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Rave and Massey homer as Royals beat Astros 5-2, dropping Houston into first-place tie with Texas
HOUSTON (AP) — John Rave hit a two-run homer, Michael Massey added a solo shot and the Kansas City Royals beat Houston 5-2 on Wednesday night, dropping the Astros into
·Toronto, Canada
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John Rave connected a two-run home run, Michael Massey added a solo quadrangular and the Kansas City Royals beat 5-2 to Houston 5-2 on Wednesday night, leaving the Astros tied in first place with the Texas Rangers in the Western Division of the American League.
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BVM Sports USAstros fall into tie for AL West lead with loss to Royals
HOUSTON -- The Astros have 10 games remaining in the regular season and still have a leg up on the Rangers in the American League West, but their path to a division title gets more challenging by the day. The Royals, who are in last place in the AL Central,
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