Zimmermann leads Orioles past Royals 4-2 to earn DH split May 8 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink BALTIMORE (AP) Bruce Zimmermann threw six effective innings and Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 to earn a doubleheader split on Sunday.The Royals won the opener 6-4 when Michael Taylor hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth after a pair of two-out Baltimore errors.In the second game, Zimmermann (2-1) allowed two runs and five hits with five strikeouts and no walks.The Orioles pounced early, scoring three runs in the first off Daniel Lynch (2-2) on a Gemel Smith Kids Jersey pa sed ball, an RBI single by Ryan Mountcastle and a sacrifice fly by Ramn Uras. The Royals pulled to within 3-1 when Hunter Dozier hit a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by Whit Merrifield.Tyler Nevin added an RBI single in the fourth that boosted the Orioles lead to 4-1. Dozier cut the margin to 4-2 with a run-scoring single in the sixth.Keegan Akin pitched two scorele s innings for the Orioles and Dillon closed out the ninth to pick up his first save and fourth of his career.Orioles outfielder Austin Hays Louis Domingue Men Jersey went 5 for 7 over the two games and leads the team with nine multi-hit games.In the opener with the score 4-all, Jorge Lopez (3-2) retired the first two batters in the ninth. Nicky Lopez then reached when second baseman Rougned Odor misplayed a sharp grounder and took third on a wild pickoff throw by the Orioles reliever.Taylors single put the Royals ahead and Salvador Perez provided an insurance run with another RBI single off Cionel Prez.Kansas City manager Mike Matheny recorded his 700th career win in the majors with the Royals and St. Louis.Jordan Lyles allowed three earned runs and seven hits with five strikeouts and one walk over 71/3 innings for the Orioles. It was Lyles deepest start since May 15, 2018, and he is the first Orioles pitcher to throw seven innings this season.Taylor Clarke (1-0) picked up the win with a scorele s eighth, and Scott Barlow earned his second save after standing two runners.Royals starter Zack Greinke allowed two runs on a season-high 10 hits with three strikeouts Alexander Volkov Men Jersey and no walks over 5/2/3 innings.NICE CATCH, MOMA female fan got a nice Mothers Day present when she was able to make a one-handed snag on the ground-rule double by Baltimores Cedric Mullins. She received a round of high-fives, including one from her daughter.TRAINERS ROOMRoyals: RF Edward Olivares had to leave the first game with a right quad strain and did not play in the nightcap.Orioles: OF Tyler Nevin (right groin) was back in the lineup for the second game.UP NEXTRoyals: Carlos Hernandez (0-1, 6.00 ERA) took the lo s in a 3-0 setback to the New York Yankees in his last outing. He allowed three runs (two earned) with four hits, five walks and three strikeouts in four innings.Orioles: Since allowing four runs in his first start, Orioles starter Tyler Wells (0-1, 4.50 ERA) has not given up any more than two runs in his next four appearances (16.1 innings).___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic American League Bruce Zimmermann Major League Baseball Baltimore Orioles Whit Merrifield Hunter Dozier Edward Olivares Jordan Lyles Daniel Lynch Tyler Wells Scott Barlow Ryan Mountcastle Austin Hays Rougned Odor Nicky Lopez Keegan Akin Cedric Mullins Salvador Perez Kansas City Royals Baltimore Orioles share World Cup J T Miller Kids Jersey fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins Victor Hedman Men Jersey host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS