Holliday and Sugano help Orioles snap a 3-game skid with an 8-1 victory over Royals

KANSAS CITY Mo AP Jackson Holliday highlighted Baltimore s four-run sixth inning with a two-run single Tomoyuki Sugano was solid through five-plus innings and the Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals - on Saturday to snap a three-game skid Heston Kjerstad and Ram n Ur as also had RBI singles in Baltimore s big inning Gary S nchez hit a two-run single in the second and Tyler O Neill had a two-run triple in the seventh for the Orioles whose five through nine batters went for with all eight RBIs Leadoff man Gunnar Henderson was for with four strikeouts dropping to for since returning from a a right intercostal strain Sugano - got the first eight Royals hitters out and allowed one run and five hits in innings He struck out four walked one and hit one batter Royals starter Michael Wacha - tossed innings and gave up four runs and six hits with five strikeouts and one walk Bobby Witt Jr hit his first homer of the season for Kansas City a -foot shot to left field in the sixth Key moment After giving up back-to-back singles to start the fifth and pitching with a - lead Sugano kept the Royals off the board stranding the runners at first and second The Orioles then responded with their four-run sixth Key stats Baltimore had hits after entering the meeting tied for first in the American League in that category Up next The teams will play the rubber encounter of the series Sunday The Royals had seven series last season during which they won the first challenge and dropped the next two of the series LHP Cade Povich - ERA will start for Baltimore and LHP Kris Bubic - ERA will take the mound for Kansas City AP MLB https apnews com MLB Source