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Cain homers, drives in 4 as Royals top Rays

Alcides Escobar makes a jump throw during the Kansas City Royals game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Kauffman Stadium on May 31, 2016. (Photo by Jason Hanna / Kansas City Royals)
Alcides Escobar makes a jump throw during the Kansas City Royals game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Kauffman Stadium on May 31, 2016. (Photo by Jason Hanna / Kansas City Royals)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Lorenzo Cain homered and drove in four runs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-5 on Tuesday night, extending their winning streak to a season-best five games.

The Royals, who have won six straight series, took a two-game lead in the AL Central after being seven games out and in fourth place on May 10.

Cain hit a two-run homer in the first inning and a two-run single in the five-run fifth when the Royals batted around. Cain has 23 RBIs in his past 19 games after driving in 10 runs in his first 30 games.

Kendrys Morales homered – a two-run shot in the sixth – and drove in three runs for the Royals while Eric Hosmer had three hits and drove in two runs. Hosmer is 13 for 30 with 13 RBIs on this homestand.

Royals right-hander Dillon Gee (2-2) labored through five innings to pick up the victory.

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