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Morales, Duffy lead Royals over Phillies

Published Jul. 2, 2016 9:52 p.m. ET

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Kendrys Morales had two home runs and four RBIs, Danny Duffy pitched 8 2/3 strong innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Saturday.

Morales extended his hitting streak to eight consecutive games with a second-inning homer, and he is batting .565 with seven homers and 21 RBIs in his last 13 games.

Duffy (4-1) allowed two runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts and no walks while setting a career high for innings. The left-hander's previous best was eight innings, which he tied in Monday's 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 Hernandez's RBI single.

Aaron Nola (5-8) lost his fourth straight game after giving up five runs on six hits in five innings.

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