Kyle Hendricks (2-9) allowed six runs on eight hits in five innings in the loss.
Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer that highlighted a six-run fifth inning and Kansas City beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0 Friday night in front of the Royals' second-largest crowd of the season.Friday night's attendance of 36,351 at Kauffman Stadium was topped only by the 38,775 on opening day.The Royals, in third place in the AL Central behind Cleveland and Minnesota, moved 10 games over .500 at 57-47 and eclipsed last season's win total.
Swanson went to second on the throw to third. But Singer got Miles Mastrobuoni to ground out to second. Miguel Amaya hit a flyout to center, and Kyle Isbel threw out Tauchman at the plate."That whole inning was a swing in momentum," Quatraro said. "Izzy was kicking himself for throwing to third. We get the first out on a groundout and then he makes a perfect throw and Salvy was set up perfectly. That's a gigantic swing in momentum right there.
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