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Royals rally to beat Mariners 6-4

Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost watches batting practice for the team's baseball game against the Cleveland Indians at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, June 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) Photo: Associated Press/Orlin Wagner


KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brandon Moss hit two home runs and Lorenzo Cain drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4 on Thursday night.

The Royals rallied from deficits of 2-0 and 3-2 for their 32nd comeback victory. They snapped a three-game losing streak.

Moss homered in the fifth off Yovani Gallardo after Mike Moustakas had walked. That snapped a four-game homer-less skid for the Royals, which matched their longest drought of the season.

Moss also homered in eighth for his 11th career multi-homer game.

Emilio Pagan (0-2) took the loss, giving up two runs, one unearned, in the seventh.

KPUG EDIT: Ned Yost was ejected in the fourth-inning. The Royals manager was thrown out by plate umpire Larry Vanover after protesting the failure of the officiating crew to overturn Danny Valencia’s home run following video review.

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