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Royals bite Diamondbacks
Posted: 05.19.2012 at 10:45 PM
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(AP) - Billy Butler and Mike Moustakas homered, Bruce Chen won his third straight start and the Kansas City Royals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-3 Saturday night.

Butler homered to left-center in the third with Alcides Escobar aboard.

Butler also drove in Jarrod Dyson with a sacrifice fly in Kansas City's two-run fifth.

Butler's eight home runs and 31 RBIs lead the Royals.

Moustakas sent his sixth homer of the season into the right-field bullpen in the fourth.

Chen has won three straight after starting the season 0-4.

Diamondbacks right-hander Ian Kennedy (3-4) lost his fourth straight May start, giving up six runs on eight hits and a walk in 4 1-3 innings.

(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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