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Cleveland Guardians Win Long-Ball Battle with Kansas City Royals

Spring training fans enjoyed a barrage of home runs as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 yesterday in Surprise, Ariz.

Just like they did on Friday against Seattle, the Guardians fell into an early hole before rallying to victory.

Cleveland starter Triston McKenzie pitched 4 2/3 innings and gave up four runs.

Former Rookie of the Year Jonathan India hit a leadoff home run for the Royals.

Bobby Witt Jr. singled and scored on a double by Freddy Fermin, giving the Royals a 2-0 lead in the first inning.

Royals third baseman Jordan Groshans hit an RBI double in the third, and Vinnie Pasquantino’s solo homer gave KC a 4-0 advantage after three innings.

CALL IT ANOTHER COMEBACK

Cleveland finally got the bats going in the sixth inning. Kyle Manzardo blasted a two-run homer. He is hitting .412 this spring.

Gabriel Arias added a solo homer in the seventh. He is making a play for the second-base job, and a .250 batting average might be enough to win it.

Jose Ramirez joined the party with a two-run bomb, giving Cleveland a 5-4 lead in the seventh.

Angel Martinez, another candidate for the second-base position, added solo homer in the eighth. He’s batting .172.

The Royals cut the lead to 6-5 in the eighth, but Cleveland scored in the ninth on a single by right fielder Alfonsin Rosario.

The Guardians will travel to Phoenix today to play the Milwaukee Brewers at 4:10 p.m. Eastern.

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