Carlos Rodon earned the victory, yielding eight hits and two runs over 6 2/3 innings, striking out four and walking two. His only perfect inning came in the first, but the left-hander managed to limit the damage. Ventura gave up three runs on six hits through six, striking out three and walking four.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Scary collision: When Cabrera popped up into foul territory with two outs in the seventh, Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas raced back.