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PHILADELPHIA -- Ian Kennedy gave up solid hits on good pitches.Kennedy (6-7) struck out eight but allowed three runs in five innings and Kansas City Royals lost 4-3 to the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.He threw fine. I thought he grinded through it, Royals manager Ned Yost said of Kennedy.Kennedy gave up a leadoff homer to Odubel Herrera and RBI hits to Cody Asche and Maikel Franco on pitches that hit their spots.I felt I wasnt getting on top of the ball. It was a constant grind, he said. There were times I wished I missed some bats more.Kendrys Morales hit a two-run homer off reliever David Hernandez in the eighth before the right-hander settled down to retire the next three batters. Jeanmar Gomez finished for his 22nd save in 24 tries.Morales has 13 hits in his last 20 at-bats.Hes swinging the bat really well right now, Yost said. He gave us an opportunity to try to tie the game.Jeremy Hellickson (6-6) allowed one run and five hits in six innings, striking out six. He was 0-9 in his previous 15 starts against AL opponents.We just couldnt get anything going against Hellickson, Yost said. He kept us off-balance with his change-up.Back home after sweeping the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Phillies snapped a seven-game home losing streak.A video review helped Philadelphia take a 2-1 lead in the third.Herrera walked with one out, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by catcher Salvador Perez. After Peter Bourjos struck out looking, Asche walked. Perez then picked Asche off first, but the Phillies challenged and the call was overturned. Franco followed with an RBI single.Asche ripped an RBI double to right in the fifth to put the Phillies ahead 3-1. Herreras RBI single in the sixth made it 4-1.Herrera gave the Phillies a 1-0 lead on his ninth homer and first leading off.Alcides Escobar hit a double and scored on Cheslor Cuthberts single to tie it at 1 in the second.K ZONEKennedy has struck out 19 of the 48 batters hes faced in the past two starts.STANDINGSThe defending World Series champion Royals fell seven games behind Cleveland in the AL Central. The Phillies finished the first half 36-45. They were 24-17 at one point.STREAKINGEscobar has a 12-game hitting streak. The shortstop has started all 79 games this season. ... Phillies OF Peter Bourjos extended his hitting streak to 10 with an infield single. ... Phillies 1B Tommy Joseph struck out as a pinch-hitter and is hitless in his last 14 at-bats with six strikeouts.UP NEXTLHP Danny Duffy (3-1, 3.24 ERA) goes for the Royals while RHP Aaron Nola (5-7, 4.45) pitches for the Phillies. Duffy threw a career-best eight innings in his last start. 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Richard Petty Motorsports will downsize from two Cup cars to one for 2017, making it the fourth organization to either cut its number of cars or close after the 2016 season.Brian Scott, who brought sponsorship from Albertsons Companies as well as his familys Shore Lodge, announced his retirement last month, and RPM announced Friday that it would not field the No. 44 car next year.The charter (NASCARs licenses that guarantee spots in Sprint Cup races) from the No. 44 car has been leased to Go FAS Racing and will return to RPM for 2018, where it must either field a team with it or sell it.RPM has driver Aric Almirola and sponsor Smithfield signed for 2017, and the move allows the organization to regroup without fielding the second car it has no funding for in 2017. Almirola was 26th in the standings in 2016 while Scott was 31st.We feel that its in the best interest of our partners and for Richard Petty Motorsports to focus our resources on the No. 43 Ford Fusion and Aric in 2017, said RPM CEO Brian Moffitt, the son-in-law of team co-owner Richard Petty.A concentrated effort on one team will positionn us for improvement while giving us adequate time to re-establish our two-car team in 2018.ddddddddddddPetty, the seven-time Cup champion and inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee, has been co-owner of Richard Petty Motorsports since its 2009 formation, the result of a merger with Gillett Evernham Motorsports and the closure of the historic Petty Enterprises organization.RPM then downsized to a two-car organization before the 2011 season with Andrew Murstein, the primary shareholder of Medallion Financial, heading the investment group with Petty still owning a share of the team.RPM is not the only team to have had trouble obtaining sponsorship for next season. 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