Caglianone’s 4-for-4 fireworks spark Royals as MLB stars notch historic strikeouts

Royals slugger Jac Caglianone went 4-for-4 with two homers, two doubles and four RBI to power Kansas City past the Cubs and reach 20 homers, a bright breakout in an otherwise tough season; elsewhere, a flurry of milestone Ks dominated the day as Max Scherzer passed Walter Johnson for 10th on the all-time list and Gerrit Cole became the fastest Yankee to 1,000 strikeouts, Aaron Nola joined the Phillies’ 2,000-K club before leaving with a bruised knee, Sandy Alcantara extended his scoreless-start streak and set the Marlins’ franchise innings record, and Oakland’s Gage Jump struck out 11 at Fenway to snap Boston’s nine-game win streak in a 7-3 loss.