Montas stellar as A's ride pair of 7-run frames

A's score 7 in the 3rd KANSAS CITY -- Right-hander Frankie Montas tossed eight scoreless innings as the A's cruised to a 16-0 rout of the Royals on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium.

Montas allowed seven hits, as he received some serious run support sparked by a seven-run third inning against Royals starter Ian Kennedy. The A's finished with four home runs -- two each from Matt Olson and Dustin Fowler -- and capped the series-opening win with a seven-run ninth.

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Olson's first jack opened the scoring in the second. The A's first five batters reached base in the next frame before Olson went yard again, this time a three-run shot that made it 7-0. He finished 3-for-4 with…