KANSAS CITY -- Right-hander Frankie Montas tossed eight scoreless innings as the A's cruised to a 16-0 rout of the Royals on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium.
Montas allowed seven hits, as he received some serious run support sparked by a seven-run third inning against Royals starter Ian Kennedy. The A's finished with four home runs -- two each from Matt Olson and Dustin Fowler -- and capped the series-opening win with a seven-run ninth.
Olson's first jack opened the scoring in the second.