The Kansas City Royals won 8-2 on Sunday night to improve to 76-73. The Orioles won on Sunday to remain 6.0 games ahead of Kansas City in the wild card chase, but the Blue Jays trail the Angels 1-0 as this report was posted. KC sits 5.5 games behind Toronto pending the outcome of their game.
Kendrys Morales powered the KC Royals by going 3 for 5 with a double and a home run with four RBIs. Morales capped the scoring for KC with his two-run shot in the sixth inning. The day after Ned Yost recorded his 1000th career win as a manager, Morales passed his 1000th hit milestone.