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- Updated: July 21, 2016
KANSAS CITY — Home runs have been a problem for Royals pitchers much of the season. Entering Wednesday, Kansas City was among the American League leaders in home runs given up, while right-hander Chris Young sat at the top of the individual list. By the end of the day, Young had some company.
Right-hander Ian Kennedy gave up four homers in 4 1/3 innings as the Royals dropped an 11-4 decision to the Indians in the rubber game. On the fourth blast, which came off the bat of Mike Napoli, Kennedy tied Young with 26 home runs given up this year.
“Fastball command wasn’t that good today,” Kennedy said. “Nothing was really that great.”
It was a rough outing for Kennedy, who became the first pitcher in Royals history to allow seven runs while striking out eight in 4 1/3 innings (or fewer), but manager Ned …
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