Indians right-hander Josh Tomlin was strong through 7 1/3 innings, giving up six hits and two runs. He walked none.
Indians catcher Yan Gomes, playing despite suffering a non-displaced fracture in his right hand a little over two weeks ago, belted the first pitch he saw from Royals right -hander Ian Kennedy in the third inning for a two-run homer, his ninth.
Kennedy went 7 2/3 innings and gave up just four hits and three runs. He finished his first year with the Royals with a 3.68 ERA in 195 2/3 innings.