OAKLAND -- The offensive woes continued, Jakob Junis struggled and the losing streak reached six, as the Royals fell 7-2 to the A's on Friday at the Coliseum.
The Royals mustered seven hits, but they were a Mike Moustakas two-run homer in the eighth inning away from being shut out. Kansas City has dropped seven of eight overall, and it was held to two runs or fewer for the fifth time during that stretch. Prior to Moustakas' homer, only one man reached scoring position -- Alex Gordon with two outs in the second inning -- and Paulo Orlando grounded out to end the inning.