Samuel Basallo's eighth-inning homer lifts Orioles over Royals 5-3
Yahoo Sports • 2 min read • Latest: Jul 11, 2026, 1:34 AM
Last updated Jul 11, 2026
Samuel Basallo hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to help the Baltimore Orioles secure a 5-3 victory against the Kansas City Royals on July 10. The game opened a three-game series between both teams, who are currently at the bottom of their respective divisions. Baltimore initially led 3-2 going into the eighth, following early runs from Jackson Holliday and Gunnar Henderson. Kansas City had tied the game with a two-run fourth inning, but Basallo's decisive hit changed the momentum. The Orioles' pitching was effective, with Brandon Young allowing three runs over seven-plus innings. Rico Garcia and Andrew Kittredge closed out the game for Baltimore.
- •Samuel Basallo hits a two-run homer in the eighth inning.
- •Baltimore scores first with runs from Holliday and Henderson.
- •Kansas City ties the game with a two-run fourth inning.
- •Brandon Young strikes out five over seven-plus innings.
- •Next, Kansas City LHP Noah Cameron faces Baltimore RHP Kyle Bradish.
- 8:54 PMYahoo Sports — Taveras' homer and 3 RBIs carry the Orioles to an 8-2 win over the Royals for a 3-game sweep
- 2:02 AMYahoo Sports — Samuel Basallo’s late towering blast gives Orioles 5-3 win over Royals
- 1:34 AMYahoo Sports — Samuel Basallo's 8th-inning homer lifts the Orioles to a 5-3 win over the Royals
"Leody Taveras homered and drove in three runs, Samuel Basallo added a solo shot and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 8-2 Sunday for a three-game sweep. The game was interrupted in the seventh inning when several players from both teams converged around the plate after Kansas City's Lucas Erceg hit Blaze Alexander on the arm with a pitch. The off-target pitch came immediately after Erceg yielded Basallo's homer to make it 8-2.
"BALTIMORE — Samuel Basallo stood and watched. Seconds later, he smiled wide, threw his bat and yelled emphatically toward a sea of orange fans behind the Orioles’ dugout. The designated hitter’s eighth-inning home run, which barely looped inside the right-field foul pole, ignited Camden Yards into a frenzy. The 373-foot blast gave Baltimore a two-run lead that held in a 5-3 win over the Kansas ...
"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.
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External links- Yahoo SportsJul 12, 2026, 8:54 PMTaveras' homer and 3 RBIs carry the Orioles to an 8-2 win over the Royals for a 3-game sweep
Leody Taveras homered and drove in three runs, Samuel Basallo added a solo shot and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 8-2 Sunday for a three-game sweep. The game was interrupted in the seventh inning when several players from both teams converged around the plate after Kansas City's Lucas Erceg hit Blaze Alexander on the arm with a pitch. The off-target pitch came immediately after Erceg yielded Basallo's homer to make it 8-2.
- Yahoo SportsJul 11, 2026, 2:02 AMSamuel Basallo’s late towering blast gives Orioles 5-3 win over Royals
BALTIMORE — Samuel Basallo stood and watched. Seconds later, he smiled wide, threw his bat and yelled emphatically toward a sea of orange fans behind the Orioles’ dugout. The designated hitter’s eighth-inning home run, which barely looped inside the right-field foul pole, ignited Camden Yards into a frenzy. The 373-foot blast gave Baltimore a two-run lead that held in a 5-3 win over the Kansas ...
- Yahoo SportsJul 11, 2026, 1:34 AMSamuel 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.
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