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Royals Take Advantage of Orioles' Wild Pitches, Snap 8

Maikel Garcia scored on Ryan Helsley’s second wild pitch as Kansas City won 6-5 and ended an eight-game losing streak.

  • On Tuesday, Maikel Garcia scored on a game-ending wild pitch as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-5, snapping an eight-game losing streak.
  • Baltimore took an early 3-0 lead in the second inning when Coby Mayo hit a 439-foot home run, but the Royals countered with three sacrifice flies to claim a 4-3 lead entering the eighth.
  • Michael Massey tied the game with a solo homer in the eighth, ending reliever Rico Garcia's 11-inning hitless streak, while Kyle Isbel doubled twice to snap a 13 at-bat hitless streak.
  • In the ninth, reliever Ryan Helsley uncorked two wild pitches, with the second allowing Garcia to score the winning run as Lucas Erceg earned Kansas City's first relief win since April 7.
  • RHP Chris Bassitt opposes Royals RHP Michael Wacha in Wednesday afternoon's series finale as the teams conclude their matchup.
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Royals snap 8-game losing streak as Garcia scores on wild pitch for 6-5 win over Orioles

Maikel Garcia scored the game-ending run on Ryan Helsley’s second wild pitch as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 6-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles.

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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
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