A’s edge out Royals 5-4 on Greinke’s return from IL

The Oakland Athletics emerged victorious against the Kansas City Royals 5-4 in a tightly-contested game o Tuesday night.

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Shea Langeliers homered for a second consecutive game to help his team prevail and spoil Zack Greinke’s eagerly-awaited return from the injured list.

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Aledmys Diaz had 3 RBIs, while Brent Rooker registered two hits.

Meanwhile Greinke looked sharp as he threw 53 pitches and allowed two hits in four scoreless innings. He had five strikeouts and allowed one runner past first base.

“He looked like he was back to his normal form,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “Got a bunch of swing and misses, soft contact. It was a really positive outing for him. It’s great to have him back.”

Hogan Harris secured the win even though with allowing four runs in 3 2/3 innings. Trevor May worked the ninth for his 13th save.

Langelier’s home run leading off the second off Zerpa reached 412 feet. All but two of the slugger’s 14 home runs have gone at least 400 feet.