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Taking the frustrations out on Indians starter Carlos Carrasco, the first six Kansas City hitters reached. Kicking off the home half of the first was Whit Merrifield, who sneaked a dribbler down the first base line. Mondesi then piggybacked him with a ringing triple into the right-center gap Jose Pirela Jersey , plating the games first run on the night. Strutting to the batters box wearing a yellow armband with the name “Charlie” scribbled around it, Alex Gordon turned an accessory into an unforgettable moment a child battling cancer won’t ever let slip his mind. Exposing an 84 mph off-speed pitch in the right-field seats, Gordon handed Carrasco his third run in just three batters. Slapping the yellow band as he touched home plate, the 35-year-old outfielder paid homage in the best way he possibly could. Down in the order, two of the most highly criticized players in Lucas Duda and Chris Owings delivered the final knockout punches to effectively force the Tribe’s starter to hit the showers early after 鈪?of an inning, allowing a total of six runs on six hits. Padded with some first inning run support, Keller took the lead and continued in stride. Despite his lone mistake in the second inning, giving up a solo shot to the likes of Tyler Naquin and ending the MLB’s longest homerless stretch of 54 innings, Keller held Cleveland to a mere three hits over the course of 6 鈪?innings. Striking out a career-high ten hitters, the Royals starter was relieved by Jake Diekman in the seventh after 118 pitches. The total marked the most by a Kansas City pitcher since James Shields in 2014 per Cody Tapp.Once again charged by the top of its lineup Kevin Kiermaier Jersey , the Royals 1-3 hitters (Merrifield, Mondesi, Gordon) were a combined 8-15 with one home run and four driven in. Now 3-10, Kansas City will look to make it two straight tomorrow night at 6:15 CT. Homer Bailey will toe the slab for the Royals while Jefry Rodriguez makes his season debut for Cleveland. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers last made the playoffs seven years ago. With a chance to end that rut, they’ve been aggressive in remaking their roster.Milwaukee brought in three more veterans on Friday, the deadline for traded players to be eligible to postseason play. They snagged left-handed starter Gio Gonzalez from the Washington Nationals, steady outfielder Curtis Granderson from the Toronto Blue Jays and lefty reliever Xavier Cedeno from the Chicago White Sox.Milwaukee was active, too, ahead of the non-waiver trade deadline on July 31, acquiring infielders Mike Moustakas and Jonathan Schoop. The Brewers hold the second NL wild-card spot and trail the first-place Chicago Cubs by four games in the NL Central.Gonzalez and Granderson both have postseason experience. Gonzalez won four NL East titles in a six-year stretch with the Nationals Alex Cobb Jersey , and Granderson has reached the playoffs with four teams in his career — Detroit, the Yankees, the Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers.Gonzalez changed from a Nationals uniform into a Brewers sweatshirt and cap after Milwaukee beat Washington 4-1 on Friday night for its third straight win. Leaving Washington was emotional for the left-hander, who is nonetheless excited about the opportunity.“I grew up here. I had my family here, my wife and my kids. It’s just sad but I’m happy,” Gonzalez said. “I’m really happy. I’m getting a second chance to redeem myself and I think this is a perfect opportunity with a team like the Brewers. I see there’s a hopefully a brighter future for me (with Milwaukee).”The 32-year-old Gonzalez, who will be a free agent after the season, has a career record of 124-97 with a 3.71 ERA in 308 games (302 starts) with Oakland and Washington. This year, he’s 7-11 with a 4.57 ERA in 27 starts.“The track record’s important, the success he’s had is important and we feel like we’re adding a good pitcher to our staff Wade Boggs Jersey ,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said.Counsell said it’s possible that Gonzalez would work out of the bullpen.“Look, we’re at the stage where we’re just getting outs and we’re gonna try to get 27 outs a game,” Cousell said. “If there’s a spot to use him in relief, I would consider that as I would for all these guys.”The 37-year-old Granderson is batting .245 with 11 home runs and 35 RBIs in 104 games this season. He has 330 homers in 15 major league seasons and has played in 57 postseason games, batting .227 with nine homers.“You’re surprised because you never know what’s going to happen. You hear all kinds of rumblings and things. There’s no reason to get worked up over anything until something happens,” Granderson said after he had a pinch-hit single in Toronto’s 6-5 win over Miami.“But I’m also excited getting a chance to go to a team that has a chance to get to the playoffs. So I am super excited to join them,” he said.Cedeno was 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA in 33 appearances for Chicago.“We’re just trying to fortify the roster as best we can and give ourselves options and depth for whatever happens in this month,” Counsell said about the Cedeno deal.
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