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  Sunday, Mar. 19 1:05pm ET
Kansas City 10, Cleveland 9
 
  RECAP | BOX SCORE

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) _ For a spring training game, the Kansas City Royals' 10-9 win over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday was filled with plenty of news.

Mark Langston announced his retirement following an ineffective relief appearance for the Indians, Cleveland catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. was hit in the head by Carlos Beltran's backswing and Kansas City outfielder Todd Dunwoody badly sprained his right ankle.

If that wasn't enough, Mike Sweeney homered twice and drove in five runs for Kansas City, but and also committed a pair of first-inning errors at first base.

Langston, a 39-year-old left-hander, pitched the seventh inning and allowed four runs, four hits and one walk. The big blow was Sweeney's three-run homer.

``It's a relief from the standpoint I know I gave it my all, but the sadness is leaving what you love,'' Langston said. ``I love going out and competing. Physically, I feel good. I pushed it all the way to the end. It just didn't work out between the white lines.''

Alomar, a six-time All-Star, was struck on the top of the head by Beltran's backswing in the fifth.

Alomar was able to walk off the field with the help of Indians trainer Paul Spicuzza, and appeared to sustain only a cut.

Dunwoody turned his ankle while trying for a diving catch of Roberto Alomar's fly to shallow center in the fifth. Dunwoody was carried off the field and taken to Winter Haven Hospital for X-rays.

Sweeney, who hit a two-run homer in the first off Chuck Finley, booted a pair of grounders in the bottom half, which became a seven-run inning.

Finley allowed three runs and seven hits in 4 2-3 innings, struck out five and walked none.

Royals starter Mike MacDougal lasted just two-thirds of an inning and gave up seven runs _ just three earned, two hits and four walks.

Billy Brewer won despite allowing a solo home run by Jolbert Cabrera in the seventh. Jamie Walker pitched a one-hit ninth for the save.

Scott Pose, who replaced Dunwoody, drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single off Alan Newman in the eighth.

Richie Sexson was 3-for-4 with a homer, two doubles and two RBIs for Cleveland. He has four home runs this spring.

Carlos Febles was 3-for-5 with two doubles for Kansas City.

Notes: Cleveland OF Ruben Sierra was given his outright release. OF Scott Morgan was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo and INF Bill Selby and C Mandy Romero were assigned to the minor league camp.

 


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