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Lopez turns in best start for KC in sweep of O's

KANSAS CITY -- This is the Jorge Lopez that the Royals wanted to see.

Lopez, the rookie right-hander acquired from Milwaukee in the Mike Moustakas trade, turned in his finest outing of the season, and his longest, going seven innings and giving up just one run in the Royals' 9-1 win over the Orioles on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium.

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The Royals swept the Orioles and have won a season-high five straight, and seven of eight.

Lopez got his second Major League win -- his first coming in 2015 at San Diego.