Alomar Exits With Elbow Injury

Cleveland’s Roberto Alomar left Sunday’s game at Kansas City early after being hit on his left elbow by a pitch from Tim Byrdak in the seventh. He stayed in and scored but did not take the field in the bottom of the seventh. Alomar has a bruise and the injury does not appear serious.

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The Kansas City Royals sent pitcher Chris Fussell to triple-A Omaha and recalled pitcher Alvin Morman. . . . The Mariners sent minor league pitcher Andrew VanHekken to Detroit as the first of two players in a trade for Brian Hunter on April 28.