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PHILADELPHIA -- Danny Duffy pitched deeper than he ever had in a game while Kendrys Morales continued to hit like he has in the last two weeks.The red-hot Morales had two home runs and four RBI, Duffy pitched 8 2/3 strong innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Saturday.It was the third straight game with a homer for Morales, who extended his hitting streak to eight games by going deep in the second inning. He is batting .565 with seven homers and 21 RBI in his last 13 games.I feel really good right now at the plate and the key is Im making hard contact when Im swinging the bat, Morales said through an interpreter.Duffy (4-1) allowed two runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts and no walks while setting a career high for innings. The left-handers previous best was eight innings, which he tied in Mondays win over St. Louis.The 27-year-old Duffy recorded the first two outs of the ninth but was lifted for Joakim Soria after Cesar Hernandezs RBI single.He said that prior to Saturday hed never gotten an out in the ninth inning at any level of baseball. Duffy lobbied manager Ned Yost after the eighth inning to stay in the contest.Its cool to finish a game, Duffy said. (Yost) gave me the opportunity and Im grateful for it.Whit Merrifield and Cheslor Cuthbert added a pair of hits for the defending World Series-champion Royals, who finally gained some ground on Cleveland in the AL Central after the Indians had their 14-game winning streak snapped in Toronto. Kansas City trails the Indians by six games.Hernandez and Maikel Franco had two hits and an RBI each for Philadelphia, which had its four-game winning streak snapped.Aaron Nola (5-8) lost his fourth straight game after giving up five runs on six hits in five innings. Nola hadnt gotten past 3 2/3 innings his three previous losses, and the 23-year-old right-hander has a 13.50 ERA during his skid. There were signs of encouragement, though, as Nola finished by retiring 10 straight batters.The last three innings, he looked like his old self, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said.The Royals scored all five of their runs off Nola in the second inning.Morales did the greatest damage, putting the Royals up 5-1 with a three-run home run to right field. Normally Kansas Citys designated hitter, Morales has played right field the last two games because Yost wanted to keep his hot bat in the lineup.Hes carrying us a little bit right now, Yost said.The Royals tied the game at 1 on Duffys first major league hit and RBI, a bunt single that was popped up into a perfect spot between the pitchers mound and shortstop. Duffy had been 0 for 10 with five strikeouts this season.Ill take it, Duffy said. It just worked.Merrifields RBI single to right with two outs put Kansas City ahead 2-1 before Morales drive.The Phillies took a 1-0 lead in the first on Francos single that bounded off Duffys outstretched glove to score Peter Bourjos, who reached with a triple to extend his hitting streak to 11 games.Philadelphia looked poised to score again in the fourth, but Alcides Escobars stellar defense saved a run. Escobar sprinted deep in the hole at shortstop to field Hernandezs ground ball and threw to second for a force play on Carlos Ruiz for the final out.Kansas City capped its scoring in the eighth when Morales led off with his 14th homer of the season.I hit it good but I hit it straight up in the air. Luckily Im playing in a park that is conducive to home runs.STREAKING ROYALEscobar singled in the first to extend his hitting streak to 13 games.SLUMPING PHILLIEPhiladelphias Tommy Joseph went 0 for 3 with a strikeout, extending his slump to 0 for 17 with seven strikeouts.POWER OUTAGEThe Royals pitchers had allowed a home run in a club record-tying 18 straight games before not surrendering one on Saturday. They gave up 31 homers from June 21 through Saturday.UP NEXTRoyals RHP Yordano Ventura (6-5, 5.00) opposes Philadelphia RHP Vince Velasquez (6-2, 3.38) on Sunday afternoon in the conclusion of the three-game series.Mens Vapormax Sale . 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The New Westminster, B.C., native plowed three yards into the end zone for the last score of a heated, see-saw battle between the two teams with the best records in the CFL.LOS ANGELES -- In the first meeting against his former club, Chase Utley and the Los Angeles Dodgers captured round one of a three-game set.Utley hit one of four Los Angeles home runs Monday in the Dodgers 9-4 victory over Philadelphia. It was the second basemans initial clash with the Phillies since the Dodgers obtained him in a trade last August.Utley spent 13 seasons in Philadelphia, and the 37-year-old veteran sometimes misses playing there.Its the organization that gave me an opportunity to play professional baseball, said Utley, who went 1-for-4 on Monday. I learned a lot from the coaching staff and the players that came through the organization. Those are the things I think about.Corey Seager smashed two home runs, breaking Hanley Ramirezs Los Angeles-era franchise record for home runs by a shortstop in a season, and Yasmani Grandal also went deep. Seager became the eighth rookie in franchise history to hit at least 20 home runs.Most of the Dodgers damage came off rookie right-hander Zach Eflin, who was tagged for five runs in the first inning and seven in three innings overall.It would have been awesome to come here and throw well in Dodger Stadium, but unfortunately you cant always have what you want, said Eflin, who was traded by the Dodgers to the Phillies in 2014 for shortstop Jimmy Rollins. But you just build on it for the next outing.The Phillies hope right-hander Vince Velasquez (8-3, 3.33 ERA) fares much better than Eflin did. Velasquez will face Dodgers right-hander Kenta Maeda (10-7, 3.22 ERA) in the second game of the series Tuesday.Velasquez received no-decisioons in three of his past four outings.dddddddddddd He struck out six, walked three and gave up two runs on three hits but didnt factor into the decision during a 3-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Thursday.Walks have been an issue for Velasquez in his recent performances. Velasquez has walked 17 and struck out 34 in his last 36 innings. He walked 22 and struck out 80 in his first 66 2/3 innings.In his only career outing against the Dodgers, Velasquez retired both batters he faced in a relief appearance last year.Velasquez will attempt to slow Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, who went 2-for-4 on Monday. Gonzalez has multiple hits in each of his past three games, going 8-for-12 with five runs, a homer and three RBI in that span. He has five multi-hit performances in his past nine games.Also on a roll for the Dodgers is third baseman Justin Turner, who has a nine-game hitting streak.Maeda, who has never faced the Phillies, allowed two runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings in a win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday. Maeda struck out five and walked none.In 11 starts at home this season, Maeda is 3-5 with a 3.17 ERA. He has fanned 69 batters and walked 18, limiting opponents to a .234 batting average.Maedas challenge Tuesday might include facing Phillies catcher Cameron Rupp, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the series opener. Rupp has four multi-hit games in his past six contests. He is batting .385 with three home runs and 11 RBI since July 30. ' ' '