KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals celebrated Bo Jackson on Saturday afternoon. The iconic two-sport athlete got his place in the Royals Hall of Fame.

Much like his KC tenure, the Royals have played with relentless style. It has afforded them two critical wins in the important four-game series against the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians.

However, the Royals weren’t able to get a third consecutive victory. The Guardians picked up a 7-2 win in third game of the series on Saturday at Kauffman Stadium.

Royals ace pitcher Cole Ragans surrendered five earned runs in 4 2/3 innings in the loss. Ragans struggled to keep the baseball in the yard as the Guardians hit two home runs, including a controversial one, to improve to 52-29 this season.

KC failed to keep pace. The Royals’ Vinnie Pasquantino and Michael Massey each homered, but the Royals lineup mustered just four other hits against the Guardians’ pitching staff.

Cleveland right-hander Tanner Biebee allowed two earned runs in six innings. He earned his seventh victory of the season.

The Royals dropped to 46-39 and will look to win the home series on Sunday.

Fair or Foul?

The Royals were on the losing end of a controversial replay review on Saturday.

In the fourth inning, Guardians outfielder Jhonkensy Noel hit a two-run homer that landed near the left-field foul pole.

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