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MLB: Tampa Bay 9, Kansas City 5

Published: June 10, 2006 at 7:01 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 10 (UPI) -- Greg Norton had three runs, two hits and two RBI Saturday afternoon, leading Tampa Bay to a 9-5 win over the Kansas City Royals.

Jorge Cantu had two runs and four hits; Toby Hall had one hit and two RBI; Ty Wigginton had two runs and two hits; and Russell Branyan had one run, two hits and one RBI for the Devil Rays (16-44), who broke a three-game losing streak.

Winner Casey Fossum (2-2), recently off the disabled list, surrendered one run and seven hits in six innings.

Doug Mientkiewicz had three hits and two RBI, Reggie Sanders hit a two-run homer, and Mark Grudzielanek scored twice for the Royals (16-44), who had won their previous two games.

The loser was Mike Wood (3-2).

The home run gave Sanders 300 for his career. He joined Willie Mays, Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonds and Andre Dawson with at least 300 homers and 300 stolen bases.

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