Suzuki and Amaya hit solo homers and Cubs beat Royals 4-3
By PATRICK ROSE
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Seiya Suzuki and Miguel Amaya hit solo homers, helping Kyle Hendricks and the Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3. Chicago, which has a one-game lead fir the NL’s final wild card, won two in a row after losing the series opener. Jordan Lyles became the major leagues’ first 14-game loser as Kansas City fell for the fourth time in five games and dropped to 40-86, better only than Oakland among the 30 major league teams. Hendricks won for the first time since July 25, allowing one run and five hits in 6 1/3 innings.