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Dansby Swanson's broken-bat single in the fifth
was Chicago's first hit, but Kyle Isbel kept the game scoreless,
throwing out Mike Tauchman trying to score on Miguel Amaya's fly
to shallow center to end the inning.
Singer allowed two singles and two walks and also hit a batter
while striking out five. He escaped jams in the fifth and
seventh innings with inning-ending double plays, and he has
thrown 14 scoreless innings over his past two starts.
Kyle Hendricks matched Singer with four scoreless frames before
the Royals collected six straight two-out hits in the fifth,
taking a 6-0 lead.
Garrett Hampson's hit and Isbel's perfectly placed hit-and-run
single and stolen base set the stage for Adam Frazier's two-run
bloop hit, breaking the scoreless tie.
Vinnie Pasquantino drilled an RBI single before Perez lined a
three-run homer to left, his team-leading 19th.
Hendricks (2-9) allowed six runs on eight hits in five innings,
striking out four and walking none.
Frazier was hit by a pitch leading off the first, but plate
umpire Junior Valentine ruled that he moved his right elbow into
the pitch, denying him a free pass. Frazier subsequently lined
out as second baseman Nico Hoerner made a highlight-reel play,
diving to his right.
Relievers Will Smith and Chris Stratton allowed two hits while
completing Kansas City's fifth shutout of the season.
Pasquantino and Nick Loftin each had two singles for the Royals,
who have won five of seven since the All-Star break.
The crowd of 36,351 was Kansas City's largest since Opening Day.
Suzuki had two of the Cubs' four hits. Chicago took its 10th
shutout loss of the year -- three of them coming in the past six
games. The Cubs have scored nine runs while losing five of seven
since the break.
The loss snapped the Cubs' four-game win streak in interleague
play.
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