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Bats come alive behind Kennedy's 5 K's

Official Site of the Royals | March 15, 2017

Related Topics: Ian Kennedy, Ned Yost, Brayan Peña, Ben Revere, Kansas City Royals, Lorenzo Cain, Left fielder, Extra base hit, Handedness, Inning

"Good to see him get a couple of hits," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "Gordo with the RBI, Brayan Pena with an RBI, [Brandon] Moss with an RBI. Good day."

Ben Revere lays out to make an incredible diving catch down the left-field line to rob Alex Gordon of extra bases

Royals right-hander Ian Kennedy threw 3 1/3 scoreless innings, giving up three hits while walking none and striking out five. Kennedy threw 64 pitches, 43 for strikes.

Gordon's RBI single to right
Alex Gordon ropes an RBI single to right-center to score Raul Mondesi, giving the Royals a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the 5th inning

Shoemaker was perfect for 3 2/3 innings thanks in part to left fielder Ben Revere, who dove to rob Gordon of extra bases in a highlight-reel catch in the fourth inning, but two batters later, Lorenzo Cain got the Royals in the hit column with a double to left-center.

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