Royals walk off with win as Mike Aviles' sac fly burns A's

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    With Jarrod Dyson on third as the potential winning run, what's a batter to do?

    Mike Aviles knew a shallow fly ball to the outfield would work just fine.

    Aware of Dyson's blazing speed, Aviles made sure not to overswing and he flied out to Ryan Sweeney in left field. He then watched Dyson score well ahead of the throw, giving the Kansas City Royals a 4-3 victory over Oakland on Saturday, their sixth walk-off win of the year.

    Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310507107&teams=oakland-athletics-vs-kansas-city-royals
     

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