Moustakas’ big day finishes off sweep for Royals

ROYALS 9, ORIOLES 8

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mike Moustakas came through with a big home run and thought of his late mother, just like he does every time he goes deep.

Moustakas hit a home run and drove in four runs to help the Kansas City Royals rally from five runs down to beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-8 Sunday.

“A day like today makes me miss my mom even more,” Moustakas said of his mother Connie, who died on Aug. 9, 2015. “Mother’s Day is special, but I miss my mom every day. It doesn’t take a day like today to miss her.

“Anytime I hit a home run, I think about my mom and always point up to her. In order to do that, is a pretty cool feeling. Today was no different, just a tie game and thinking about my mom pretty much all the time, so nothing really changes.”

Jorge Soler and Drew Butera also had home runs for the Royals who completed the sweep. Soler’s 464foot shot to center leading off the seventh was the longest by a Kansas City player this season.