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(AP) -- Cubs right-hander Matt Garza said he was
fine after getting hit by a line drive off the bat of Jeff
Francoeur in Chicago's 5-4 loss to Kansas City on Friday.

The liner struck Garza in the second inning, but he remained in
the game to retire the next two Royals. He was lifted for a pinch
hitter as a precaution.

 Royals rookie Eric Hosmer hit a grand slam in the sixth inning
after John Gaub had walked the bases loaded. Mitch Maier, who has
eight straight hits, drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh

Tyler Colvin went 3 for 3 for Chicago, with a homer in the first
and an RBI double in the fifth, as the Cubs lost for the fifth time
in six games.

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