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  Saturday, Apr. 29 8:05pm ET
M's end Royals' home win streak at seven
 
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez was 3-for-5 with a home run and Mike Cameron hit a two-run shot Saturday night as Seattle beat Kansas City 11-3 to snap the Royals' seven-game home winning streak.

Rodriguez hit his eighth homer off Jeff Suppan (1-2) in the first inning. The shortstop singled and scored in the third, and doubled, stole third and scored in the sixth.

John Olerud was 3-for-3 with two intentional walks, raising his average to .405. Aaron Sele (2-1) went seven innings, giving up three runs on eight hits.

Jermaine Dye had three hits for Kansas City, including his AL-leading 11th double and an RBI single in the third. He has 27 RBI to break the Royals' record for April. His major league-leading slugging percentage went to .862.

Suppan lasted three innings, giving up six runs on nine hits. His ERA climbed from 5.28 to 6.47.

After Mike Sweeney's two-run homer put the Royals ahead 2-1 in the first, Cameron hit a two-run shot on an 0-2 pitch in the second.

The Mariners added a run in the third on Edgar Martinez's RBI groundout, and two more runs in the fourth on Mark McLemore's RBI grounder and Stan Javier's RBI single. Mac Suzuki's wild pitch allowed McLemore to score in the sixth, and Rodriguez scored on Martinez's sacrifice fly to make it 8-3.

The Mariners added three runs in the ninth on Raul Ibanez's two-run double and Carlos Guillen's RBI single.

Game notes
At this pace, Rodriguez might soon challenge Cincinnati's Barry Larkin for fifth place among shortstops on the home run list. Rodriguez's first-inning shot off Suppan was No. 156, leaving the Seattle star 12 short of Larkin's 168. Larkin is sidelined by a finger injury. ... The Royals' record for consecutive wins at home is 13 from July 17 to Aug. 5, 1994. ... The previous Royals' record for April RBI was 26 by Dean Palmer in 1998. ... Kansas City has allowed a major league-leading 40 home runs. ... Royals starters have just three victories.
 


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