Fueled by a four-run eighth inning, the Royals beat the Red Sox 5–3 on Sunday, winning their third straight series and their 10th game in the last 11.
Combined with Cleveland’s loss in Chicago, the Royals (55–48) moved back to within two games of the Indians in the American League Central division.
The Royals’ win on Sunday — just their third rubber match win of the season, two of which have come vs. Boston — came without the benefit of a home run, snapping the club’s 10-game streak with a HR.
It was the seventh double-digit HR streak in the Royals’ 49-year history and the longest since an 11-game streak from Sept.