"Good to see him get a couple of hits," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "Gordo with the RBI, Brayan Pena with an RBI, [Brandon] Moss with an RBI. Good day."
Royals right-hander Ian Kennedy threw 3 1/3 scoreless innings, giving up three hits while walking none and striking out five. Kennedy threw 64 pitches, 43 for strikes.
Shoemaker was perfect for 3 2/3 innings thanks in part to left fielder Ben Revere, who dove to rob Gordon of extra bases in a highlight-reel catch in the fourth inning, but two batters later, Lorenzo Cain got the Royals in the hit column with a double to left-center.