KANSAS CITY -- When it comes to a special occasion, Alex Gordon rises -- and so do the baseballs that he hits.It was Alex Gordon Bobblehead Day at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday and so, naturally, the man himself belted a two-run homer to help the Royals to a 7-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants.This was right in character for Gordon, who also homered in Saturday night's victory on Husker Night, a celebration for fans from his alma mater, the University of Nebraska. 
Lest we forget, he was honored with the Heart and Hustle Award before helping in Friday night's win with a diving, run-saving catch and an RBI double.All of which contributed to the three-game sweep of the Giants, a seventh straight victory and the 15th win in the last 18 games for the Royals.On an overcast afternoon, left-hander Danny Duffy went 6 2/3 innings for his second straight win.The Giants lost for the 12th time in their last 17 games.The Royals jumped on right-hander Tim Lincecum for four runs in the first inning. Nori Aoki got an infield single, Salvador Perez drew a one-out walk and Billy Butler banged an RBI double to right field.That brought up Gordon, who pulled a homer over the right-field bullpen. It was his 12th this season and third in four games.Lincecum lasted just one out into the fourth inning, departing after Alcides Escobar singled and got around the bases on Jarrod Dyson's sacrifice bunt and Aoki's single.Salvador Perez promptly made reliever Juan Gutierrez's brief stay unpleasant by banging a two-run homer down the left-field line. It was Perez's 14th, matching Mike Moustakas for the club high.That 7-1 advantage held until the seventh when the Giants pushed Duffy out of the game and scored three runs. Two walks around an out preceded a two-run double to left-center by Andrew Susac.After getting the second out, Duffy yielded to right-hander Jason Frasor. He gave up an infield single to Angel Pagan and then a run-scoring line drive to Hunter Pence and the lead was cut to 7-4.Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Lest we forget, he was honored with the Heart and Hustle Award before helping in Friday night's win with a diving, run-saving catch and an RBI double.All of which contributed to the three-game sweep of the Giants, a seventh straight victory and the 15th win in the last 18 games for the Royals.On an overcast afternoon, left-hander Danny Duffy went 6 2/3 innings for his second straight win.The Giants lost for the 12th time in their last 17 games.The Royals jumped on right-hander Tim Lincecum for four runs in the first inning. Nori Aoki got an infield single, Salvador Perez drew a one-out walk and Billy Butler banged an RBI double to right field.That brought up Gordon, who pulled a homer over the right-field bullpen. It was his 12th this season and third in four games.Lincecum lasted just one out into the fourth inning, departing after Alcides Escobar singled and got around the bases on Jarrod Dyson's sacrifice bunt and Aoki's single.Salvador Perez promptly made reliever Juan Gutierrez's brief stay unpleasant by banging a two-run homer down the left-field line. It was Perez's 14th, matching Mike Moustakas for the club high.That 7-1 advantage held until the seventh when the Giants pushed Duffy out of the game and scored three runs. Two walks around an out preceded a two-run double to left-center by Andrew Susac.After getting the second out, Duffy yielded to right-hander Jason Frasor. He gave up an infield single to Angel Pagan and then a run-scoring line drive to Hunter Pence and the lead was cut to 7-4.Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
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