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KC brings up No. 6 prospect Junis, Alexander

The Royals recalled left-hander Scott Alexander and right-hander Jake Junis from Triple-A Omaha, Kansas City announced Wednesday.

The moves come a day after the club optioned left-hander Matt Strahm to Triple-A Omaha and outfielder Terrance Gore to Double-A Northwest Arkansas.

Alexander, 27, appeared in 17 games for the Royals in 2016 and recorded a 3.32 ERA while striking out 16 batters in 19 innings. He had made two scoreless relief appearances for Omaha this season.

Janis, the No. 6 prospect in the organization according to MLBPipeline.