OAKLAND -- Khris Davis slugged two homers, enjoying his 17th career multihomer game to help the A's secure their second straight victory over the Royals at the Coliseum on Friday night.
Right-hander Frankie Montas did his part with 7 2/3 innings of two-run ball in the 7-2 win, which also featured three RBIs from his batterymate, Jonathan Lucroy. Marcus Semien added three hits and scored twice to improve to 5-for-8 in this series.
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Davis gave the A's a quick 1-0 lead in the first inning with a two-out blast against Royals right-hander Jakob Junis, later opening the fourth frame with another long ball for his team-leading 17th of the season.