Cole Ragans pitched perhaps his best MLB game, tossing six shutout innings while Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-3 with a walk and a home run as the Royals shut the Athletics out 4-0 to salvage the series in Oakland.
The Royals got on the board in the third inning off A’s starter Adrian Martinez when Dairon Blanco hit a solo home run, the first of his MLB career. The Royals looked poised for a big inning when Maikel Garcia was hit by a pitch and stole second, but he was caught at third, depriving Witt of an RBI opportunity when he later singled.