Matt Holliday lifted a sacrifice fly and Brett Gardner added a run-scoring single as Royals starter Jason Hammel lasted six-plus innings, permitting three runs and six hits. Kansas City has lost eight of Hammel's nine starts.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
More than one way to do it: Each of the previous 15 runs in the series had been driven in via homers before Gary Sanchez led off the sixth inning with a single, stole second base -- just his second career steal -- and advanced to third on a Salvador Perez throwing error.