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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals fans may want to keep their ticket stubs from Tuesday’s game. The price of admission wasn’t enough to justify the oddities that occurred at Kauffman Stadium.

CHICAGO — Last week, Rob Thomson said the Phillies planned to turn center field into “more of a platoon.” But they faced a righty starter in six consecutive games since then, so the manager kept writing Brandon Marsh’s name in the lineup.

ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals returned from their European excursion with a daunting homestand waiting for them in St. Louis with the defending World Series champion Houston Astros the first foe knocking at their door.

The Cubs opened a seven-game homestand on Tuesday.

ATLANTA — Fresh off throwing a complete-game shutout last Thursday, the Twins' first in more than five years, Joe Ryan watched his first pitch Tuesday sail over the wall in center field.

NEW YORK — David Peterson is back in the majors. And for at least one game, it was the good version.

PITTSBURGH — When the San Diego Padres clustered five hits and scored three runs in the top of the second inning on Tuesday night, it felt like another disastrous night looming for the Pirates.

TORONTO — Facing two old friends Tuesday night, the Giants offered a reminder that all the magic pixie dust was still in their clubhouse.

BOSTON — All Jazz Chisholm Jr. could do was watch for six weeks as the Miami Marlins went on a run that put them among the top teams in the National League.

NEW YORK — With the Mets continuing to sink deeper and deeper toward the bottom of the standings, the fans are clamoring more and more for action. Whether it’s firing manager Buck Showalter or pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, or even cutting ties with struggling slugger Daniel Vogelbach, fans are begging…

“There’s no one who has ever been like him,” White Sox’ Dylan Cease said.