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Oneil Cruz and Nick Gonzales each homered, but the Pittsburgh Pirates were walked off 4-3 by the Kansas City Royals at Kaufman Stadium on Tuesday for their fifth loss in a row.
How We Got There
Jac Caglianone hit a solo home run in the top of the second before Pirates starter Mitch Keller settled into a groove. The right-hander retired the next 16 batters he faced until the seventh inning.
With one out, Salvador Perez reached on catcher’s interference. Two batters later, Nick Loftin lined a two-run home run to left to put the Royals (45-48) ahead 3-0.
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