After a sluggish start to the 2025 season, the Kansas City Royals are heating up. They wrapped up April on a high note, winning eight of their last nine games. That momentum has carried into May, where they’ve claimed victory in three of their first four matchups.

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Luke Maile and Jonathan India, who both played the 2024 MLB season with the Cincinnati Reds, homered Sunday for the Kansas City Royals, which hit a franchise-record seven home runs in an 11-6 win against the Baltimore Orioles.

BALTIMORE — Maikel Garcia hit two of Kansas City’s franchise-record seven home runs, a rare long-ball barrage that enabled the Royals to beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-6 on Sunday.

Maikel Garcia hit two of Kansas City's franchise-record seven homers as the Royals defeated the host Baltimore Orioles 11-6 on Sunday in the rubber game of a three-game series. Royals star Bobby Witt Jr.

Orioles reliever Yennier Cano stood with his hands on his hips. He did it once, twice, as if in a state of disbelief.He had no other reaction. The season hadn’t prepared him for it.Cano surrendered his first earned runs in 13 appearances and his first homers,

The Orioles were stymied by a pair of Kansas City left-handers on Saturday night, stunting what was the best stretch of the season so far.