The Mariners broke a 7-7 tie by exploding for six runs in the eighth inning as the Royals fell 13-7 on Saturday. The Kansas City bullpen ended their 27 2⁄3 innings scoreless streak and Collin Snider, Josh Staumont, Jake Brentz, and Dylan Coleman combined to give up eight runs in just 2 2⁄3 innings of work.
The Royals got on the board in the first inning on an RBI groundout by Andrew Benintendi. But Kris Bubic continued the trend of Royals starting pitchers having first inning issues by giving up a two-run home run to J.