Royals 5, Mariners 1
Bruce Chen pitched seven strong innings and the host Kansas City Royals posted a 5-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night in a rain-shortened game.
The contest was called in the eighth inning and gave Kansas City its fourth win in its last five games.
Alex Gordon recorded a two-run double in the Royals’ three-run third.
Wilson Betemit cracked a solo homer in the fourth and hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Billy Butler added an RBI single for Kansas City.
Chen (2-0) allowed one run and six hits while striking out one and walking one.
The Mariners’ Doug Fister (0-3) was touched for five earned runs and eight hits to take the loss.