The game was decided in the 10th inning when Maikel Garcia lifted a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Michael Massey for a 3-2 Kansas City victory over Seattle at T-Mobile Park.
Emerson Hancock dominated for seven innings, striking out 14 batters while allowing just one run on six hits. The right-hander went 7.0 innings with 14 strikeouts and 1 earned run, carrying a 2.59 ERA into his start.
The decisive moment came after Kansas City tied the game in the ninth. Jac Caglianone singled to center, and Lane Thomas scored when center fielder Rodríguez committed a fielding error. Garcia had earlier doubled to left in the third inning, scoring Kyle Isbel to tie the game 1-1.
Seth Lugo matched Hancock's effectiveness through six innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with six strikeouts. Cooper Criswell took the loss after allowing the winning run in the 10th, while Matt Strahm earned the victory for Kansas City.
The Royals snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 12-19. Seattle's winning streak ended at two games, leaving them at 16-16. Seth Lugo sits nine strikeouts away from 1,000 career strikeouts.