KANSAS CITY, Mo. — — Kris Bubic took a shutout into the seventh inning and the Kansas City Royals won their first series of the season with a 4-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
Bubic (2-0) allowed five hits, walked one and struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings. His streak of 12 shutout innings was snapped when Ryan Mountcastle tripled to lead off the seventh and scored on Bubic’s wild pitch one out later.
Bobby Witt Jr. had three of the Royals’ 13 hits, falling a home run shy of the cycle. Salvador Perez, Mark Canha and Maikel Garcia each had two hits and scored a run.
Carlos Estévez earned his second save with a hitless ninth for the Royals.
The Royals begin a four-game homestand with Minnesota Monday at 6:40.