Kansas City hadn't scored a run in 27 innings until it put one on the board in the second after Alex Gordon was hit by a pitch by Seattle starter Taijuan Walker and Salvador Perez and Omar Infante followed with soft singles. The Royals tacked on another run in the third when Alcides Escobar led off with a bloop double and scored two batters later on Lorenzo Cain's base hit.
A Ketel Marte error led to the Royals' third run, and the Kansas City bullpen did its job, particularly in the sixth, when the Mariners loaded the bases with none out against Kennedy, who was over 100 pitches.