Maikel Garcia and Vinnie Pasquantino each had three RBIs to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 on a rainy Friday night

The Kansas City Royals had eight total hits in back-to-back setbacks before breaking loose in the opener of a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles.

Maikel Garcia drove in three runs, Vinnie Pasquantino hit a three-run single and Seth Lugo pitched six solid innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 8-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on a rainy Friday night.

The Royals capitalized on a few defensive miscues in an 8-2 victory over the Orioles. More importantly, KC found success with runners in scoring position. In their last two games, the Royals were 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position. They also left 13 runners on base.

For a team trying to get its offense going, 40-degree weather at night with cold rain drizzling down isn’t the most ideal atmosphere for the bats to heat up.

Gunnar Henderson is back. The Orioles activated the superstar off the injured list Friday after he missed the season’s first seven games.

The Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium. With the win, the Royals are now 3-4 on the year while the Orioles dr

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