Lorenzo Cain broke a tie with a run-scoring double and scored in a three-run eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cubs, 8-4, on Friday in Chicago to end a four-game losing streak.
Alcides Escobar homered on the game’s first pitch. Alex Gordon and Salvador Perez also went deep, and the Royals finished with a win despite squandering a 4-1 lead.
Mike Moustakas walked to begin the eighth against Pedro Strop. Cain then drove him in with a double, and the Royals scored two more on an error by center fielder Dexter Fowler with two out and Justin Grimm pitching.