 allowed five hits over six effective innings for the Royals, who split a two-game interleague series with the NL Central-leading Brewers.The Royals then called on Wily Peralta, a former Brewer, to close out the game after Brad Miller hit a three-run homer off reliever Tim Hill with nobody out in the ninth to get the Brewers within 5-4.Eric Thames struck out before pinch-hitter Erik Kratz singled. Peralta then got Ryan Braun to bounce into a game-ending double play that was upheld on review.The Royals' offense finally gave their pitching staff some support.Moustakas and Whit Merrifield each had two hits and an RBI, while eighth-place hitter Adalberto Mondesi's two-run single with the bases loaded off normally lights-out reliever Josh Hader gave Kansas City a 3-1 lead in the seventh.The Royals added two more runs in the inning, giving them more than four in a game for the first time since a 9-6 loss to the Angels on June 4. That 19-game stretch with four runs or fewer was the longest in the majors since the Baltimore Orioles went 21 straight in September 1992.Kansas City was hitting .188 in June coming into the game Wednesday.Hader allowed all three runners he inherited to score. He gave up one earned run on his own, along with hits in two-thirds of an inning. The hard-throwing left-hander's ERA rose to 1.33.Brewers starter Brent Suter (8-5) allowed six hits and four runs with six strikeouts before leaving with the bases loaded and nobody out in the seventh.Duffy struck out seven and walked two. The left-hander has a 2.52 ERA over his past four starts.TRAINER'S ROOMRoyals: RHP Justin Grimm was placed on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to June 24 with what they club said was right shoulder impingement syndrome. Grimm (1-3), who is making his second trip this year to the DL, would be eligible to return on July 4 against Cleveland. RHP Jason Adam was called up from Triple-A Omaha to replace Grimm in the bullpen. ... C Salvador Perez left the game with nobody out and two on in the top of the ninth after a foul ball off the bat of Brad Miller ricocheted off his upper right leg. He was replaced by Drew Butera.Brewers: 3B Travis Shaw was held out of the lineup for a second straight day to rest his sore right wrist. ''And then tomorrow, we'll take a hard look at how he's feeling,'' manager Craig Counsell said.UP NEXTRoyals: After a day off in Seattle, Ian Kennedy (1-7) opens a three-game series against the Mariners.Brewers: Junior Guerra (3-5) pitches the opener of a four-game series in Cincinnati. The right-hander is 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA at Great American Ball Park.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball)
TICKETSTICKETSBrewers' injured Cain won't face former team in Royals 2h ago• 3 min read MILWAUKEE -- Lorenzo Cain won't be available Wednesday when the Milwaukee Brewers wrap up a two-game interleague series with the Kansas City Royals at Miller Park.The Brewers had hoped that by resting Cain on Sunday against St. Louis ahead of a team off-day Monday, the veteran center fielder would be ready to return to action against his former team.Instead, they'll go at least another week without him after placing on the disabled list with a strained groin."After going through treatment the last couple of days, he's unable to play," manager Craig Counsell said. "We think it's mild and it's going to be a short stay (on the DL) but we just didn't think it was worth waiting three or four days to see if he's ready to go."He's only out for eight days, after missing two already, then we'll reassess. We're hoping it's on the short end." Even if it's a short stay, the loss is a big one for the Brewers, who signed Cain to a five-year $80 million contract this winter. He's been a force atop the Brewers' lineup, batting .291 with eight home runs and 26 RBIs while posting a .394 on-base percentage and .832 OPS."He's a good player; he's having a great season," Counsell said. "But this is part of a baseball season. We have to be equipped to handle losses. I think we are. It's been a strength of this team so far and how we've gotten to this point." With Cain out, the Brewers recalled outfielder Keon Broxton from Colorado Springs.Broxton is expected to join the team Wednesday. It will mark the first big league appearance of the season for Broxton, who hit 20 home runs with 21 stolen bases in 143 games for Milwaukee last season but became the odd man out after Cain and Christian Yelich were acquired over the offseason."He's been swinging the bat pretty well lately," Counsell said of Broxton, who was batting .263 with nine home runs and 35 RBIs at Colorado Springs.Counsell said Travis Shaw will likely sit out again Wednesday, too. He's been dealing with a sore wrist for much of the last two weeks and left Milwaukee's game Sunday after aggravating the injury during a third-inning at-bat against St. Louis."I think Travis is going to be OK," Counsell said. "We're hoping to avoid a DL stint. The tricky part is if we can get past it. If we don't think we're going to get past it, we'll have to talk about the disabled list with him as well."He's much better than he was yesterday and Sunday. So, I think we're going in the right direction. There's nothing structural in there. It's a wrist strain. Hopefully, he'll be all right." Brent Suter (8-4, 4.15 ERA) will start for Milwaukee, looking for his fourth consecutive victory. The left-hander has been superb during his winning streak, posting a 2.84 ERA while holding batters to a .185 average and a .551 OPS.Suter's been no slouch at the plate, himself this season. He is 5-for-14 over his last nine starts with a home run, three walks and three RBIs."I love hitting," Suter said. I've loved it my whole life. Even when I'm struggling, I still like going up there and trying to whack it. It's one of my favorite parts besides pitching in the game." He's had more opportunity to step into the box lately because he's been working significantly deeper into games. Suter worked through the seventh in each of his last two starts."It's something I trained for in the offseason so to see it be able to come to fruition the last couple starts feels good," Suter said.Suter has never faced the Royals.Left-hander Danny Duffy will start for Kansas City. He held the Astros scoreless on two hits over six innings in his last outing but took no-decision as the Royals rallied late for a 1-0 victory.It was a rare bright spot in what's been a painful month for the Royals, who are 4-19 since June 1 and have lost 12 of their last 14 games -- six by four or more runs."We're all frustrated," Yost said. "I've never seen anything like it. I've never been a part of a month like this. An offensive drought like we've had all month long is pretty puzzling. There's no answer for it."
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