Samuel Basallo's 8th-inning homer lifts the Orioles to a 5-3 win over the Royals‎

Samuel Basallo hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-3 in the opener of a three-game series between last-place teams Friday night. Blaze Alexander also homered for Baltimore. Jac Caglianone and Isaac Collins hit solo shots for Kansas City, which has lost three in a row and 11 of 15.