Royals keep raking, mash Mariners 8-4

Relief pitcher Sam Long #73 of the Kansas City Royals pitches during the seventh inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on June 06, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.In a week punctuated by three dramatic come-from-behind wins and a dramatic come-from-behind loss, the Royals played a pretty drama-free one today. Technically, the Royals were behind in this one twice, but neither of those leads lasted an entire inning, so it’s hard to say it ever felt like this one was getting away from the Royals.

Alec Marsh mostly bounced back from a series of bad starts. He gave up a home run on the first pitch of the game but then recorded the next 12 outs with no difficulty, striking out eight…