Julio Rodríguez homered twice and drove in four runs, but Lane Thomas' pinch-hit single in the seventh inning scored Salvador Perez to give the Kansas City Royals a 7-6 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.

Three’s a charm

Kevin Gausman (2-1) allowed two runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings to win his second straight start as the Blue Jays bounced back from Friday's 8-6 loss. Mason Fluharty got one out, Tyler Rogers worked the eighth and Louis Varland survived a rocky ninth inning for his second save in two chances despite allowing pinch hitter Kyle Manzardo's RBI double. Varland struck out Brayan Rocchio for the final out, leaving the bases loaded.

Seattle's core bats showed up against the Athletics, which only made the Mariners' lack of support around them look more troubling.