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Royals hit franchise record 7 home runs in win over Orioles

  • On Sunday, May 4, 2025, the Kansas City Royals set a new franchise record by hitting seven home runs en route to an 11-6 victory against Baltimore.
  • The Royals entered the game with the major league's lowest total of 18 home runs over their first 34 games and had not hit six homers in a game since 2020.
  • Key Kansas City contributors included Maikel Garcia, who hit two home runs, Bobby Witt Jr., who delivered a go-ahead solo homer in the seventh inning off Yennier Cano to put the Royals ahead, and Michael Massey, whose ninth-inning home run established a new team record.
  • In his first outing of the season, Orioles pitcher Kyle Gibson allowed three runs on five hits across four innings, while Michael Lorenzen of the Royals gave up a personal-best four home runs before being removed in the fifth inning.
  • Kansas City secured two out of three games in the series, achieving their first regular-season series victory in Baltimore since 2014 and their first overall season series win against the Orioles since 2018.
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Sportsnet broke the news in Canada on Sunday, May 4, 2025.
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