OAKLAND -- Alex Gordon hit his second RBI single of the game in the ninth to lead the Royals to a 7-6 series-winning victory over the A's on Wednesday afternoon at the Coliseum and keep Kansas City 1/2 game back of the second American League Wild Card spot.
The go-ahead single through the shift into right-center against right-hander Blake Treinen came after rookie Matt Chapman took Royals reliever Brandon Maurer deep for a game-tying two-run homer in the eighth. Royals closer Kelvin Herrera pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up his 26th save in his first appearance in four days.