Red-hot Kendrys Morales, Paulo Orlando and Alcides Escobar all homered, with Escobar establishing a new career high with his sixth homer. The Royals' magic number to be eliminated from the second Wild Card spot in the American League remained at nine, pending the outcome of the Mariners-Blue Jays game.
Yordano Ventura started for Kansas City and pitched the club's second nine-inning complete game of the season -- Danny Duffy had the other -- and the first of his career. Ventura gave up nine hits, walked one and struck out five.