Royals tip Angels on strength of Kila Ka'aihue's walk-off HR

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    Kila Ka'aihue was just hoping to get the inning started. With one swing, he brought an end to the whole game.

    The Hawaiian-born first baseman, who had struck out twice, slammed Michael Kohn's second pitch of the ninth inning over the right-field fence for his first major league walk-off home run Friday night, lifting Kansas City past the Los Angeles Angels 2-1.

    "I was just trying to get a hit and start us off," he said. "I got a good pitch to hit, and that's it. Our team is playing really well. The emotions and confidence is high here."

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