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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Eric Hosmer was looking to make amends for his error that led to two unearned runs. Hosmer hit two homer and Alcides Escobar drove in the winning run in the ninth to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night. After Hosmer failed to handle Adam Jones bouncer in the fourth, Matt Wieters hit a two-run two-out homer off Ervin Santana. "It stinks when you make an error and two batters later a guy hits a two-run homer," Hosmer said. "I wanted a chance to redeem myself." Both of Hosmers home runs were off left-hander Wei-Yen Chen. Hosmer is hitting .333 against left-handers. "I guess so," Hosmer said. "Thats what the numbers say." But he entered the game with only one home run in 104 at-bats off left-handers. Hosmer homered in the first and his two-run home run in the eighth tied the score at 3. It was Hosmers third career multi-homer game and his second this season. David Lough singled and scored the game-ending run when Escobar doubled off the fence in left-centre with one out in the ninth. "When I hit it, I thought there was a chance it was gone," Escobar said. "I wasnt trying to hit a home run." Instead, Nate McLouth nearly caught it at the wall. "I was about 3, 4, 5 inches away from catching it," McLouth said. "I didnt miss it by very much." Instead, the ball kicked away off the top padding, giving Lough enough time to score from first. Darren ODay (5-1) took the loss, while Luke Hochevar (3-1), picked up the victory after working a scoreless ninth. "I was trying to throw away and it got in," ODay said of Escobars first-pitch double "Nate gave it a good try." Chen, who went on the disabled list May 13 with a right oblique strain before returning July 10, departed after Hosmers second home run with Lorenzo Cain aboard with one out in the eighth. Chen gave up a home run to Hosmer on a full-count pitch in the first inning. Chen had not permitted a home run in his previous four starts. He retired the next 12 hitters after Hosmers first home run until Escobars single in the fifth. "He just made a couple of mistakes and the ball ran back over the plate," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "They were very similar pitches. He was really good. "He threw the ball really well. For us not to score much and still have the lead, thats a tribute to Santana and Chen, both. I thought Wei-Yin pitched as well as Santana did, or better." A bevy of scouts were in attendance to watch Santana. The right-hander can be a free agent after this season and it has been reported he would be dealt before the July 31 trading deadline without a player having to clear waivers. "Not at all," Santana said of the attention he pays to trade rumours. "If anything is going to happen, its going to happen no matter what." Santana gave up three runs, only one earned, on seven hits in eight innings to lower his ERA to 3.06, which ranks eighth in the American League. "Santana is a good pitcher," McLouth said. "That run in the eighth I thought was going to be big. He throws three pitches for strikes. His slider is one of the best. He keeps it low. Hes throwing in the low 90s and he doesnt walk anybody." The Orioles added a run in the eighth to take a 3-1 lead. Brian Roberts and McLouth led off with singles. After Manny Machado bunted them over, Santana walked Nick Markakis intentionally to load the bases. Roberts scored on Jones fielders choice grounder to shortstop. NOTES: LF Alex Gordon, a first-time All-Star Game selection this year, was not in the Royals lineup. He is hitting .201 with only four extra-base hits in his past 41 games. ... Utility player Elliot Johnson made his first outfield start of the season. ... 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The Raptors traded Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings on Monday, in exchange for Greivis Vasquez, John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes.Jason Day will take a two-shot lead into the weekend of the Arnold Palmer Invitational as Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose surged into contention on day two at Bay Hill.Leaderboard Arnold Palmer Invitational Day made the most of perfect scoring conditions early on as he fired a flawless 65 to claim the early clubhouse lead on 13 under, and he enjoyed a five-stroke advantage as the later starters hit the course.But Stenson trimmed Days lead to two as he covered the inward nine in just 31 to return a superb 66, a score matched by Rose in the group behind as the Englishman went bogey-free. Rory McIlroy avoided a weekend off as he bounced back from his opening 75 with an encouraging 67 which lifted him to two under, although he has 11 shots to make up on the leader. Day holds a two shot lead going into weekend Day started at the 10th and followed a pair of pars with a neat pitch to inside three feet at the long 12th to set up his first birdie of the round, and he added another at 16 after narrowly missing an 18-foot putt for eagle.Day then rolled in a huge 35-footer for birdie at the 17th, and he picked up another shot at the third, where his 91-yard approach almost spun into the cup for an eagle-two.The world No 2 carded another birdie at five and he got up and down from a greenside bunker for another gain at the next, and he capped a superb days work in thrilling style as he drained another birdie putt from just inside 40 feet on the ninth green. Day had been five clear earlier in the day It was great. I felt like I couldnt do anything wrong out there, said Day, whose halfway score was just one outside the tournament 36-hole record. I was driving it nice and driving it really long. I had several shots to hit a lot of greens and I putted fantastic.To hole 125 feet of putts was fantastic and the putts on nine and 17 definitely helped that along. But I was very, very pleased. My goal was to try and stay patient but still aggressive and it worked out over the last two days.Stenson emerged as Days closest challenger as the Swede recovered from an early blemish at the second with birdies at the sixth and eighth, and he also birdied every other hole on the back nine - closing in stylee with a 20-foot putt for a three at the tough 18th.ddddddddddddRose opened with three pars before getting up and running with three consecutive birdies from the fourth, and excellent pitched to the 10th and 12th set up further gains for the world No 8. Justin Rose during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill He two-putted for his sixth birdie of the round at the long 16th and parred safely in to close on 10 under, while his compatriot Paul Casey is three shots further back as he continued his encouraging recent form with a 69, although he took the gloss off an excellent inward nine with a bogey at the last.The Englishman dropped a shot at the first after pulling his drive into the rough on the left, but he responded with a 15-foot putt for birdie at the third before getting up and down for another at the long fourth.Casey took another step back at the ninth when he missed a four-footer for par after bunkering his approach, but he reeled off three birdies in four holes after the turn and two-putted from distance for another at 16. Paul Casey made four birdies on the back nine, but a bogey at 18 left him on seven under But a blocked drive and a pulled second cost him a shot at the last as he slipped to seven under, while South Korean veteran KJ Choi (70), Jason K