Kansas City scored three times in the third. Drew Butera led off the inning with his first home run of the season. The Royals followed with four consecutive hits, including Lorenzo Cain's single that got past Rays Gold Glove center fielder Kevin Kiermaier and rolled to the wall allowing two runs to score to give the Royals a 3-1 lead.
The Royals pushed the lead to 4-1 in the fifth when Eric Hosmer doubled and scored on a one-out single by Salvador Perez.