CLEVELAND, June 6 (UPI) -- Brian Bannister had his second straight solid outing Wednesday and Ryan Shealy hit a homer as Kansas City nipped Cleveland 4-3.
Bannister (2-3) was charged with just one run on five hits in seven innings. He gave up two hits over eight innings in defeating Tampa Bay last Friday.
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The Royals halted a three-game losing streak by handing Paul Byrd his first setback since April 21.
Byrd (6-2) was touched for four runs on 10 hits in six innings. He had gone 48 straight innings without issuing a walk before putting David DeJesus on base intentionally in the sixth. It was the longest such streak for a Cleveland pitcher in 44 years.
