OAKLAND -- Danny Duffy pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, and the Kansas City Royals snapped a six-game skid with a 2-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday.
Duffy (3-6) struck out a season-high 10 and walked three.
Chris Bassitt (0-1) also allowed three hits in seven innings in his first appearance since undergoing Tommy John surgery on May 6, 2016. He struck out six and walked one, allowing one run - on Paulo Orlando's RBI single in the second inning.
The Royals scored again in the ninth on Alex Gordon's home run - his fifth - off Yusmeiro Petit.