PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (20-16) @ KANSAS CITY ROYALS (20-18)


PITCHING MATCHUPS
05/15: LHP Jojo Romero (1-2, 5.81) vs RHP Jake Junis (4-2, 3.60)
05/16: RHP Aaron Nola (3-2, 4.03) vs RHP Ben Lively (4-3, 3.88)
05/17: RHP Griffin Canning (0-1, 7.94) vs LHP Danny Duffy (3-3, 2.88)
GAME RECAPS
Friday, May 15th, 2020 - First pitch, 2:35 CST
Philadelphia (21-16) 9, Kansas City (20-19) 4
Winner: Jojo Romero (2-2) Loser: Jake Diekman (1-1) Save: Edubray Ramos (1)
HR-PHI: Rhys Hoskins (15), Kevin Markham (4), Carlos Santana (14) HR-KC: Salvador Perez (3), Nick Castellanos (6)
ROYALS PHALL TO PHILLIES
Kevin Markham, Rhys Hoskins, and Carlos Santana all hit homeruns as the Phillies pulled away in the later innings in a 9-4 victory. It was actually a tight game through five innings, as the two teams were tied at two after five. Markham and Hoskins led off the sixth with back-to-back solo homeruns, but not before the Royals fought back with two runs in the bottom of the inning. However, that was all she wrote for Kansas City, as the Phillies scored four in the seventh, and one more in the eighth to seal it, led by Santana's moonshot three-run homer in the seventh. Jake Junis didn't factor into the decision, going five and two-third innings while allowing four earned runs, fanning five, and walking just one.
AMERICAN LEAGUE SCOREBOARD
Texas (16-21) 7, Houston (24-15) 9
Philadelphia (21-16) 9, Kansas City (20-19) 4
Seattle (17-22) 6, Boston (26-14) 9 (Final/10)
Chi. Sox (13-26) 3, Toronto (17-21) 2
NY Yankees (18-20) 2, Tampa Bay (22-17) 3
Detroit (14-24) 4, Minnesota (18-19) 3 (Final/12)
LA Angels (24-15) 7, Baltimore (15-24) 1
Cleveland (22-15) 4, Oakland (16-23) 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD
Milwaukee (15-25) 2, Chi. Cubs (24-13) 5
Miami (18-20) 7, NY Mets (25-13) 3
Cincinnati (21-19) 4, San Francisco (18-21) 3
Pittsburgh (21-15) 8, St. Louis (18-21) 7
Washington (16-22) 7, LA Dodgers (23-18) 5
Atlanta (22-18) 3, Arizona (19-20) 2 (Final/11)
San Diego (12-27) 11, Colorado (24-16) 9
MAJOR NEWS/TRANSACTIONS
Nats OF Michael Brantley activated from disabled list; begins rehab assignment in Triple-A
Saturday, May 16th, 2020 - First pitch, 6:05 CST
Philadelphia (22-16) 14, Kansas City (20-20) 4
Winner: Aaron Nola (4-2) Loser: Ben Lively (4-4) Save: None
HR-PHI: Scott Kingery (11), Nick Williams (4), J.P. Crawford 2 (6), Kevin Markham 2 (6) HR-KC: None
PHILS HIT SIX HR, ROYALS FALL TO .500
J.P. Crawford and Kevin Markham hit a pair of homeruns apiece, and Scott Kingery and Nick Williams each added one as the Phillies crushed the Royals 14-4, falling to .500 for the first time in 2020. They scored thirteen of their fourteen runs prior to the sixth inning, chasing Ben Lively from the game after four innings and eight earned runs. In addition, they smacked seventeen hits, and Aaron Nola held the Royals in check over his six and two-third innings of work, allowing five hits, one run, and one walk with eight strikeouts. Peter Alonso led the Royals' offense with three hits, including an RBI double in the fifth inning.
AMERICAN LEAGUE SCOREBOARD
Texas (16-22) 1, Houston (25-15) 5
Philadelphia (22-16) 14, Kansas City (20-20) 4
Seattle (18-22) 3, Boston (26-15) 2 (Final/10)
Chi. Sox (14-26) 4, Toronto (17-22) 3
NY Yankees (19-20) 4, Tampa Bay (22-18) 2
Detroit (15-24) 4, Minnesota (18-20) 3
LA Angels (24-16) 3, Baltimore (16-24) 11
Cleveland (22-16) 1, Oakland (17-23) 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD
Miami (18-20) @ NY Mets (25-13) -- PPD
Milwaukee (15-26) 6, Chi. Cubs (25-13) 7
Cincinnati (21-20) 3, San Francisco (19-21) 5
Pittsburgh (22-15) 4, St. Louis (18-22) 3 (Final/13)
Washington (16-23) 2, LA Dodgers (24-18) 5
Atlanta (23-18) 2, Arizona (19-21) 0
San Diego (12-28) 5, Colorado (25-16) 11
MAJOR NEWS/TRANSACTIONS
Tigers place OF/1B Alejandro Perez (hip) on 10-day disabled list, could miss four to six weeks
Sunday, May 17th, 2020 - First pitch, 7:05 CST
Philadelphia (22-17) 0, Kansas City (21-20) 3
Winner: Danny Duffy (4-3) Loser: Griffin Canning (0-2) Save: Corey Knebel (7)
HR: None
DUFFY DOMINANT; ROYALS SALVAGE FINAL GAME
Danny Duffy scattered four hits over seven and two-third shutout innings as the Royals pulled away late in a 3-0 defeat of the Phillies, stopping a five-game losing skid that has dropped them out of first place in the division. Duffy, now 3-1 in May, fanned nine while walking none in the process. Yoenis Cespedes doubled Nicky Lopez home in the first, and the Royals tacked on a pair in the ninth inning on a double by Adalberto Mondesi, and a single from Nicky Lopez that scored Mondesi from second base. However, Mondesi pulled up lame after rounding third base, favoring his ankle as he crossed the plate without a throw. The Royals overcame a two-out error from Duffy in the eighth; as he spiked a throw into first base on a Carlos Santana third-base side dribbler that ended up being a close play, before Richard Lovelady coaxed a ground ball out of Kevin Markham to end the inning. Corey Knebel struck out the side in the ninth to earn his seventh save of the season in as many tries.
AMERICAN LEAGUE SCOREBOARD
Texas (17-22) 6, Houston (25-16) 3
Philadelphia (22-17) 0, Kansas City (21-20) 3
Seattle (19-22) 3, Boston (27-15) 4
Chi. Sox (15-26) 11, Toronto (17-23) 9
NY Yankees (19-21) 5, Tampa Bay (23-18) 6
Detroit (15-25) 2, Minnesota (19-20) 5
LA Angels (25-16) 5, Baltimore (16-25) 3 (Final/12)
Cleveland (22-17) 1, Oakland (18-23) 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD
Miami (19-20) 5, NY Mets (25-14) 2 (G1)
Miami (19-21) 0, NY Mets (26-14) 5 (G2)
Milwaukee (15-27) 5, Chi. Cubs (26-13) 7
Cincinnati (22-20) 3, San Francisco (19-22) 2 (Final/10)
Pittsburgh (22-16) 2, St. Louis (19-22) 11
Washington (16-24) 4, LA Dodgers (25-18) 8
Atlanta (24-18) 11, Arizona (19-22) 4
San Diego (12-29) 4, Colorado (26-16) 5
MAJOR NEWS/TRANSACTIONS
Rockies reliever Wade Davis to miss remainder of 2020 with torn elbow flexor tendon, placed on 60-day DL
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