Moreno drove James McArthur's slider to the wall in right-center with one out to push Arizona ahead 5-4. After Corbin Carroll's infield hit, Ketel Marte followed with a three-run homer to straightaway center.

Marte homered in all three games of the series and has 22 this season.

McArthur (4-4) allowed five runs on four hits and a walk for his fifth blown save.

Joe Mantiply (4-2) struck out one in the eighth to earn the win for the Diamondbacks, who have won eight of their last 11 games and have not lost a series since June 25-27.

The teams traded leads through the first four innings.

With two outs in the second, Eugenio Suárez connected on his 12th homer to put Arizona up 1-0.

The Royals promptly tied the game in the bottom half of the inning on Drew Waters' RBI double.

The Diamondbacks regained the lead in the fourth on consecutive homers by Joc Pederson - his 14th - and Christian Walker - his 23rd. Pederson's homer was the 200th of his career.

Wednesday marked Arizona's first four-home run game since July 3 at the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Kansas City again answered in the bottom half of the frame, tying the game on Maikel Garcia's grounder and Kyle Isbel's RBI triple. Isbel scored on Ryne Nelson's wild pitch for a 4-3 lead.

Nelson finished six innings, allowing four runs on nine hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Marte and Suárez each had two of the Diamondbacks' 10 hits.

Royals starter Michael Wacha surrendered three homers for the first time since Oct. 2, 2022. Wacha allowed three runs on six hits, exiting with runners at the corners and two out in the fifth.

Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino each had three singles for Kansas City. Pasquantino's two-run ninth-inning single capped the scoring.

Arizona pitchers induced three double-play grounders.

Activated from the 15-day injured list for his first start since June 27 due to right knee inflammation, Montgomery (7-5) retired 14 of the last 16 batters faced in going five innings. He allowed a run on three hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

Montgomery is 4-1 in his last five starts, and the Diamondbacks are 9-5 in his appearances this season.

Arizona loaded the bases with no outs in the first inning and jumped to a 3-0 lead. Marte walked and eventually scored on Christian Walker's sacrifice fly. Two more runs came across on Gabriel Moreno's two-out single.

Royals right-hander Alec Marsh, making his first start since game one of a July 10 doubleheader at St. Louis, settled in to retire 10 of the next 11 hitters, six on strikeouts, before surrendering Marte's two-run homer in the fifth.

Marte pulled Marsh's 2-0 changeup around the right field foul pole for a 5-1 lead. Ignoring first base umpire Brian O'Nora's foul ball call, Marte continued to circle the bases. After a short umpire conference, the ball was ruled fair.

It was Marte's for Marte's 21st homer of the season and his fourth in his last nine starts. He scored three runs, collected two of the Diamondbacks' eight hits and is batting .355 with 15 RBIs in 20 games since June 27.

Four Arizona relievers allowed one run over four inning, and Kansas City had seven hits overall.

The Diamondbacks have won seven of their last 10 games and look for their sixth series win out of seven in Wednesday's finale.

Marsh (7-7) allowed five runs on five hits and two walks in five innings, striking out six.

Bobby Witt Jr.'s double in the first inning drove in the Royals's first run, and Salvador Perez added an RBI single in the ninth.

Kansas City had a four-game win streak snapped.

Witt tripled in the first inning, doubled in the third and blasted a three-run homer in the fourth.

Attempting Kansas City's cycle since George Brett in 1990, Witt was hit by a pitch and flied out in his final plate appearances. His fourth consecutive game of at least three hits matches Johnny Damon (2000) for the Royals' second-longest such streak. Brett had six straight games with three or more hits in 1976.

Witt has five extra-base hits in four games since appearing in the All-Star Game. He leads the majors in home-game batting average at .411.

Cole Ragans earned the win, tossing six innings while allowing three runs on six hits with two walks and five strikeouts.

Ragans (7-6) surrendered five hits and three runs in the third inning, which included Ketel Marte's two-run homer.

Kansas City jumped ahead with a two-out, second-inning rally when Drew Waters walked, Maikel Garcia singled and Kyle Isbel hit an RBI single.

The Diamondbacks answered quickly in the third with doubles by Kevin Newman and Alek Thomas before Marte's 20th home run produced a 3-1 lead.

Witt doubled leading off the bottom of the third, then scored on Vinnie Pasquantino's hit. Then Arizona's Yilber Diaz, making his third career start, left a fastball in the middle that Salvador Perez pounded 425 feet to straightaway center for a 4-3 Kansas City advantage.

The Royals added to their lead in the fourth on Isbel's RBI hit-and-run double following a single by Garcia.

Diaz (1-1) pitched three-plus innings, allowing seven runs on nine hits and a walk. He didn't strike out a batter.

Witt hit the first pitch from reliever Miguel Castro 431 feet to left-center for his 18th homer, capping a four-run fourth.

Hunter Renfroe homered, his ninth, leading off the fifth, and Witt scored on Perez's sixth-inning sacrifice fly.

Isbel had three hits and two RBIs for the Royals who have won eight of their past 10 games.

Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo was ejected after Royals reliever John Schreiber hit Gabriel Moreno with a pitch in the seventh. Lovullo apparently believed the plunking was in response to Witt getting hit by a pitch.

Arizona lost consecutive games for only the second time since late June.

Lugo (12-4) allowed just one run on three hits, while striking out six and walking none en route to Kansas City's ninth win in 10 tries against Chicago this season. Sunday was Lugo's first career complete game.

Hunter Renfroe, Maikel Garcia and Dairon Blanco recorded RBI singles in the bottom of the eighth, putting Kansas City ahead for good. Garcia, Blanco and Vinnie Pasquantino each finished 2-for-4.

Chicago rookie Drew Thorpe threw six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks while striking out five. Thorpe lowered his ERA to 3.03 on the year and has gone at least six innings in five straight starts. Tommy Pham was 2-for-3, driving in the lone Chicago run.

The White Sox have lost seven straight.

Pham led off the game with a single for the White Sox, but he was caught stealing by Salvador Perez on a strikeout double play with Luis Robert Jr. batting.

In the bottom of the first, Adam Frazier was hit by a pitch before Witt singled. However, Thorpe got Pasquantino to ground into a fielder's choice and Perez to ground into a double play to end the first.

From there, neither offense threatened until the top of the sixth. Nicky Lopez was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. Lugo then retired Nick Senzel and Korey Lee, but Pham drove in Lopez on a single to center, breaking the scoreless tie.

With Thorpe still pitching in the home half of the sixth, Witt and Pasquantino each tallied one-out singles. With runners at the corners, Thorpe struck out Perez and retired Renfroe on a flyout, sending the game to the seventh with the one-run lead intact.

Chicago reliever Justin Anderson replaced Thorpe for the bottom of the seventh after 97 pitches, one shy of a career high. Anderson allowed one-out singles to Garcia and Blanco before Kyle Isbel's sac bunt tied the game at one apiece.

John Brebbia replaced Anderson in the bottom of the eighth. Witt and Pasquantino greeted the Chicago reliever with back-to-back singles. After Perez struck out, Renfroe's line drive base hit scored Witt for the go-ahead run. Michael Massey struck out, but Garcia and Blanco followed with two more RBI singles, giving the Royals a 4-1 lead and chasing Brebbia (0-5) from the game.

Singer (6-6) allowed just five hits and two walks, while striking out seven en route to the Royals' second win in as many nights and eighth in nine games against Chicago this year. Bobby Witt Jr. finished 3-for-4 with an RBI for Kansas City. Hunter Renfroe drove in two for the Royals.

Andrew Benintendi was 1-for-3 for the White Sox, driving in their lone run. Chicago has dropped six in a row and nine of its last ten.

After a scoreless top of the first, Kansas City's offense struck in the home half of the inning. Witt and Vinnie Pasquantino each slashed one-out singles off Chicago starter Jonathan Cannon. Witt was caught attempting to steal third by catcher Chuckie Robinson, but Salvador Perez drove in Pasquantino for the game's first run.

Michael Massey then tripled, scoring Perez. Hunter Renfroe's RBI double gave the Royals a 3-0 advantage.

Maikel Garcia led off the bottom of the second with a double for the Royals, before scoring on Witt's 26th double of the year, putting Kansas City up 4-0 after two innings.

The White Sox threatened in the top of the fourth, loading the bases with two outs for Brooks Baldwin. However, Singer escaped the jam, striking out Baldwin on four pitches.

Still trailing 4-0 in the seventh, Nicky Lopez and Paul DeJong tallied two-out singles, before Singer retired Robinson for the final out.

Chicago reliever Steven Wilson replaced Cannon in the bottom of the seventh after six innings of four-run, eight-hit ball. In his ninth career start, Cannon (1-4) struck out four and didn't walk a batter.

Hunter Harvey came in to relieve Singer in the top of the eighth. Tommy Pham led off with a double, advancing to third on left fielder Drew Waters' fielding error. Benintendi then gave Chicago its first run on a grounder to second. Luis Robert Jr. then doubled, before Harvey struck out Andrew Vaughn. Eloy Jimenez walked, bringing the tying run to the plate in Baldwin, but Harvey struck out the rookie to end the frame.

Kansas City added two more runs in the bottom of the eighth, as Renfroe and Garrett Hampson each worked bases loaded walks off Chicago's Tanner Banks.

Kyle Bubic pitched a scoreless ninth for Kansas City, handing the White Sox their MLB-worst 73rd loss.

Witt scored twice and also walked as Kansas City won for the fifth time in seven games. Michael Massey also drove in two runs for the Royals.

The White Sox, who own the worst record in the majors, lost their fifth straight game and eighth in their last nine.

Kansas City starter Michael Wacha (7-6) won his third straight start by logging seven scoreless innings. He gave up four hits, walking one and striking out seven.

Chicago starter Chris Flexen (2-9) struggled with his control in the fifth, allowing the Royals to break the game open.

Maikel Garcia and Kyle Isbel drew walks to open the frame before Adam Frazier dropped a sacrifice bunt down to move Garcia to third and Isbel to second. Flexen then walked Witt, and Vinnie Pasquantino followed with a sacrifice fly to put Kansas City up 3-0.

After Salvador Perez was intentionally walked, Flexen hit Hunter Renfroe with a pitch to force in another run. Massey lined a two-run single to right to chase Flexen from the game, with Chad Kuhl taking over in relief.

Freddy Fermin then capped the five-run rally with a run-scoring base hit, making it 7-0.

Flexen was tagged for seven runs and four hits in his 4 2/3 innings. He issued five walks and fanned four.

Korey Lee got a run back for the White Sox with a two-out solo shot in the eighth. Tommy Pham doubled and singled for Chicago.

Infielder Brooks Baldwin -- who played second base on Friday -- had his contract selected from Triple-A Charlotte ahead of the game and made his major league debut against the Royals. He went 1-for-3 with a single while hitting out of the eight-hole.

Witt got Kansas City going, cranking a solo home run in the home half of the first before driving in Garcia with a single in the third. Witt, who lost in the final of Monday's Home Run Derby, has gone deep 17 times this season.

The Royals had designated him for assignment on Saturday to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for right-hander Hunter Harvey, whom they obtained in a trade the same day with the Washington Nationals. Anderson declined his outright assignment to Triple-A Omaha.

Anderson, 34, was 3-1 with a 4.04 ERA, 15 walks and 29 strikeouts in 35 2/3 innings over 37 appearances in his first season with Kansas City.

For his career, he is 14-7 with a 3.18 ERA, 47 walks and 202 strikeouts in 158 1/3 innings over 165 relief appearances with the Miami Marlins (2019), Tampa Bay Rays (2019-21), Atlanta Braves (2023) and Royals.

Devers hit his 23rd home run of the season to give the Red Sox a 2-1 lead in the first inning, and Smith's fifth home run increased the lead to 4-1 in the second. Both home runs came against Kansas City starting pitcher Brady Singer (5-6), who gave up four runs on eight hits in 2 2/3 innings.

Jarren Duran went 4-for-5 for Boston, and David Hamilton added three hits. The Red Sox took two of three games against the Royals and have won their last four series.

Adam Frazier (No. 3 of the year) and Salvador Perez (No. 17) each hit a solo home run for the Royals. Frazier led off the game with a home run against Boston starter Brayan Bello (10-5), and Perez homered against Bello in the sixth.

Bello gave up three runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings. Kenley Jansen pitched two innings of relief to collect his 19th save. Jansen struck out the side in the eighth, but surrendered a run in the ninth.

After the home runs by Devers and Smith handed Boston a 4-1 advantage, Kansas City cut its deficit by a run in the fourth. Perez scored when MJ Melendez hit into a fielder's choice. Melendez appeared to injure himself running to first on the play and was replaced in left field by Garrett Hampson the following inning.

The Royals were within 4-3 following the Perez home run in the sixth. Perez and Hunter Renfroe each collected two of Kansas City's nine hits in the loss.

Smith had an RBI single that drove in Devers to make it 5-3 in the seventh.

Freddy Fermin had an RBI single in the ninth, but Hampson was thrown out at third by Ceddanne Rafaela on the play for the second out of the inning. Fermin was stranded at second.

Harvey, 29, is 2-4 with a 4.20 ERA in 43 relief appearances this season, his third with Washington. Harvey spent his first three big-league seasons with the Baltimore Orioles, who drafted him in the first round (No. 22 overall) of the 2013 draft.

Wallace, a 22-year-old third baseman, was the Royals' No. 2 prospect, per MLB Pipeline. In 34 games this season at Double-A Northwest Arkansas, he hit .282 with three home runs and 16 RBIs.

A second-round pick of Kansas City in the 2022 draft, Wallace has hit .265 with 18 homers and 118 RBIs in 198 games over three minor league seasons.

Crawford (6-7) limited the Royals to two hits, struck out four and walked one. He exited after allowing a leadoff single to Maikel Garcia in the eighth.

The only other hit against him was a double by Garrett Hampson with one out in the third inning.

Crawford also pitched seven scoreless innings in his previous start to help the Red Sox defeat the New York Yankees 3-0 on July 10. He threw 68 pitches (54 strikes) in that game.

Rafael Devers hit his 22nd home run of the season on Saturday and Dominic Smith added two hits and two RBIs for the Red Sox, who began the day tied with the Royals for the final wild-card spot in the American League.

Devers' home run was the 194th of his career and moved him past Jason Varitek and into the No. 11 spot for most home runs by a Red Sox player in franchise history. Devers, Jarren Duran and Reese McGuire also collected two hits for the Red Sox.

Kansas City starting pitcher Seth Lugo (11-4) began the day with the lowest ERA in the major leagues (2.21), but allowed five runs on 10 hits in five innings. He walked one and struck out six. His ERA rose to 2.48.

The loss ended Kansas City's four-game winning streak.

Boston struck first when Smith singled and scored on McGuire's double in the second.

The Red Sox extended their lead to 4-0 by scoring three runs with two outs in the third. Wilyer Abreu made it 2-0 when his double drove in Masataka Yoshida, and Smith followed with a two-run single that scored Devers and Abreu.

Devers' home run put Boston up 5-0 in the fifth.

Kansas City was held to four hits, two of which came with two outs in the ninth.

Ragans (6-6) gave up four hits, struck out seven and walked one.

Bobby Witt Jr. (No. 16 of the year) and MJ Melendez (No. 11) each hit solo home runs for the Royals, who scored a run in the first inning, three in the second, one in the fourth and one in the eighth.

Witt's home run came against Boston starting pitcher Cooper Criswell (3-4). Witt will be among the contestants in Monday's Home Run Derby during All-Star festivities.

Melendez homered against Greg Weissert. Melendez has eight home runs in 14 career games against the Red Sox.

Witt, Melendez and Adam Frazier each had two hits and an RBI for Kansas City. Melendez and Frazier each scored twice, and Salvador Perez drove in two runs.

Ceddanne Rafaela collected two of Boston's five hits. The Red Sox struck out 10 times.

Chris Stratton and Nick Anderson both tossed a scoreless inning of relief for the Royals. Stratton struck out three after Boston's first two batters reached base in the eighth.

Criswell allowed five runs on eight hits in six innings, but only two of the runs he gave up were earned.

Kansas City took a 1-0 lead when Perez hit a sacrifice fly that drove in Frazier in the first. An RBI single by Frazier, a sacrifice fly from Vinnie Pasquantino and an RBI single by Perez increased the lead to 4-0 in the second.

Back-to-back doubles by Jamie Westbrook and Rafaela cut Boston's deficit to 4-1 in the bottom of the second, but Witt's 429-foot home run made it 5-1 in the fourth. Melendez capped the scoring when he homered in the eighth.

Rob Refsnyder and Rafael Devers had Boston's other hits in the loss.

The Royals won the opener 6-4 as the teams played two following a Tuesday rainout.

Kyle Isbel hit home run and scored three times and MJ Melendez also homered for the Royals, who won their third straight game.

Kansas City starter Michael Wacha (6-6) allowed four runs, three earned, on seven hits in five innings. He struck out three and walked one.

James McArthur tossed a scoreless ninth inning for his 17th save.

Lars Nootbaar paced the St. Louis offense with a homer, a double and two runs.

Cardinals pitcher Gordon Graceffo (0-1) allowed three runs on four hits in 3 1/3 innings in his first start and second appearance in the big leagues. He fanned two without issuing a walk.

St. Louis took a 1-0 lead on Nootbaar's second-inning homer before the Royals tied the game on Melendez's third-inning homer.

Kansas City moved ahead 3-1 in the fourth inning. Bobby Witt Jr. led off with a single and moved to third on Vinnie Pasquantino's double.

After Perez hit a sacrifice fly, Matthew Liberatore replaced Graceffo and allowed Hunter Renfroe's two-out RBI single.

The Cardinals cut their deficit to 3-2 in the bottom of the inning on doubles by Nootbaar and Nolan Gorman.

The Royals increased their lead to 5-2 in the fifth inning. Isbel hit a one-out single, stole second and scored on Adam Frazier's single. Frazier advanced to third on the throw home and scored on Witt's sacrifice fly.

St. Louis answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning on Willson Contreras' single, Alec Burleson's RBI double and Paul Goldschmidt's RBI infield single.

Perez's homer leading off the sixth inning made it 6-4. Singles by Isbel, Witt and Pasquantino made it 7-4 in the seventh.

The Cardinals cut their deficit to 7-5 in the bottom of the seventh on Dylan Carlson's single, Brendan Donovan's double and Contreras' RBI groundout.

Isbel's ninth-inning homer upped Kansas City's lead to 8-5.

Garrett Hampson added a two-run double as the Royals erased a 3-0 deficit to earn their second straight victory.

Royals starting pitcher Alec Marsh (7-6) allowed three runs on three hits in six innings. He struck out eight batters and walked one.

James McArthur worked the ninth inning to earn his 16th save.

Alec Burleson hit a two-run homer, and Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt each hit solo shots for the Cardinals, who lost for just the third time in nine games.

Cardinals starter Andrew Pallante (4-4) allowed four runs on six hits in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out five and did not issue a walk.

St. Louis struck first with Arenado's second-inning homer to take a 1-0 lead.

The Cardinals pushed their lead to 3-0 in the third inning when Pedro Pages walked and Burleson smacked his homer.

Pallante cruised through his first four innings while allowing just one baserunner, but the Royals broke through in the fifth to tie the game 3-3.

Hunter Renfroe led off with a ground-rule double down the right field line, then moved to third on Freddie Fermin's infield single. MJ Melendez followed with an RBI double. One out later, Hampson hit a two-run double. Hampson stole third base, but Pallante struck out Bobby Witt Jr. to end the outburst.

Perez's homer in the sixth inning put Kansas City up 4-3.

The Royals increased their lead to 6-3 off reliever Chris Roycroft in the eighth inning. Maikel Garcia led off with a single, raced to third on Witt's single and scored on Vinnie Pasquantino's sacrifice fly.

Witt moved up on a wild pitch and scored on Perez's single.

Goldschmidt hit a ninth-inning homer to make the final score 6-4.

The contest will be made up Wednesday with a split doubleheader at Busch Stadium, with the first game starting at 12:45 p.m. CT and the nightcap at 6:45 p.m. CT.

The Cardinals (48-42) have won two straight and four of their last five games. The Royals (49-43) have dropped four of their last five.

This is a two-game interleague series, with both teams scheduled for a day off on Thursday.

Witt, 24, was already headed to Arlington, Texas, as a first-time starter for the American League All-Star squad.

Witt, who grew up in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, will participate in next Monday's derby for the first time.

"It's an honor just to be able to be asked to do that and kind of represent the Royals," Witt said.

Other confirmed entries in the slugging exhibition are the Philadelphia Phillies' Alec Bohm, the Baltimore Orioles' Gunnar Henderson and two-time winner Pete Alonso of the New York Mets. More participants will be announced in the coming days.

Witt is batting .324 with 15 homers, 61 RBIs and 22 stolen bases in 92 games this season. Entering Monday, he was leading the majors with 119 hits and leading the AL with 25 doubles.

Witt will become the fifth Royals player to participate in the Home Run Derby and the first since Salvador Perez in 2021.

Singer (5-5) allowed one run on six hits while striking out seven and walking a pair, earning his first victory since May 19. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Royals.

Bobby Witt Jr. finished 3-for-5, including a three-run home run, while Maikel Garcia tallied a pair of hits and a three-run homer of his own.

Tanner Gordon (0-1) started for Colorado, making his MLB debut. The 26-year-old right-hander threw 6 1/3 innings of five-run, eight-hit ball while striking out four.

Jake Cave was 2-for-3 for the Rockies, who saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.

After a scoreless first inning, Salvador Perez and Michael Massey led off the top of the second with singles for Kansas City. Freddy Fermin then laced a ground ball up the middle, scoring the game's first run.

After Gordon retired MJ Melendez, Garcia launched his sixth homer of the year, a 382-foot shot, giving the Royals a 4-0 lead.

The Rockies threatened in the bottom of the third as Michael Toglia walked, then advanced to second on Nolan Jones' sacrifice bunt. Aaron Schunk then laced the first hit of his career, placing runners at the corners for Colorado. Singer, however, struck out Charlie Blackmon and Ezequiel Tovar to escape the jam.

In the top of the seventh, Melendez connected on a one-out solo homer, his ninth of the year, giving Kansas City a 5-0 lead. Garcia then reached on a bunt single, chasing Gordon after 78 pitches.

Colorado cracked the scoreboard in the bottom of the seventh, as Cave and Toglia reached on singles before Jones' RBI base hit.

With Justin Lawrence pitching for the Rockies in the top of the eighth, Witt and Vinnie Pasquantino singled to start the inning. Two batters later, Massey drove in Witt with an RBI single, giving the Royals a 6-1 lead. After a wild pitch, Fermin's sac fly scored the seventh Kansas City run.

Angel Zerpa came in to relieve Singer in the bottom of the eighth after 86 pitches. Zerpa threw a scoreless inning.

The Royals tacked on three more in the ninth, as Witt connected on his 15th homer of the season, a three-run shot off Ty Blach.

Ryan McMahon reached base four times on three hits and a walk and had the other RBI as Colorado won a third straight game for the second time this season. The Rockies won seven straight games in May.

Doyle reached base three times and is 11-for-17 over the last five games.

Vinnie Pasquantino homered and Hunter Renfroe had three hits for the Royals, who have lost three straight games and four of their past five.

Gomber (2-5) allowed one run and six hits over seven innings. He struck out three and walked none.

Gomber was 0-3 with an 8.69 ERA over his past six starts.

Tyler Kinley worked a scoreless eighth before Victor Vodnik escaped trouble in the ninth and posted his first career save.

Renfroe hit a bloop single into left center with one out and Freddy Fermin drew a two-out walk. Vodnik then induced pinch hitter Michael Massey to ground out to first to give Colorado its second win in two nights against the Royals.

Kansas City's Seth Lugo (11-3) gave up three runs (two earned) and five hits in six innings. The potential American League starting pitcher for the upcoming All-Star Game struck out five and walked two.

Colorado struck first in the second inning, beginning when Brendan Rodgers reached on a throwing error by Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia. Doyle came up and drilled a 1-1 slider over the wall in right center. It was his fourth homer in five games and 11th of the season.

The Rockies tacked on a run in the fifth as Sam Hilliard reached on a bunt single and stole second. With two out, McMahon singled to center to score Hilliard and make it 3-0.

Kansas City got on the board with two outs in the sixth when Pasquantino slugged a 434-foot homer to center. It was his 11th of the season.

Brendan Rodgers had two hits and Michael Toglia homered for the Rockies, who notched their fourth victory in the past six games.

Freddy Fermin reached base four times on three hits and a walk for Kansas City, which lost for the fourth time in its last six contests. Vinnie Pasquantino and Bobby Witt Jr. added two hits apiece.

With the game tied at 2, Rodgers led off the eighth inning with a single off John Schreiber (3-3) and Ryan McMahon followed with a double to right-center field. Elias Diaz walked to load the bases.

Doyle came up and laced a double down the right field line that bounced into the stands for a ground-rule double, scoring pinch-runners Aaron Schunk and Sam Hilliard.

Victor Vodnik (2-1) gave up one hit in the eighth for the Rockies before Jalen Beeks encountered trouble in the ninth. He allowed singles to Fermin and Nick Loftin before retiring three straight batters for his eighth save.

Kansas City's Cole Ragans gave up two runs and five hits over seven innings. He struck out eight and walked three.

Colorado's Kyle Freeland also pitched seven innings, allowing two runs (one earned) and seven hits. He struck out five and walked one.

The Rockies tied the score at 1 in the bottom of the third when Toglia homered to left-center field. Kansas City left fielder Dairon Blanco went back to the wall and reached above the fence and the ball hit his glove just as the leather collided with a fan who was trying to catch it.

The umpiring crew ruled it a homer and the play was reviewed. The decision was made that there was no fan interference. It was Toglia's 10th homer of the season.

The Royals went ahead 2-1 in the fourth as Fermin walked and moved to third when McMahon made an error on Loftin's grounder. Garrett Hampson then hit into a fielder's choice to score Fermin.

The Rockies tied the score in the sixth as leadoff batter Rodgers reached on an infield single, moved to second on a wild pitch and to third on McMahon's groundout before Diaz smacked a tying single.

Kansas City scored in the first when Witt smacked a one-out double and scored on a two-out single by Salvador Perez.

The club optioned third baseman CJ Alexander and right-hander Carlos Hernandez to Triple-A Omaha, while right-hander Dan Altavilla (oblique) was transferred to the 60-day injured list.

Frazier, 32, had been out with a right thumb strain after batting .211 with two home runs and 10 RBIs in his first 57 games this season. In nine major league seasons with five clubs, including parts of six with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Frazier is a career .266 hitter with 58 home runs and 327 RBIs in 1,019 games.

Pennington, 26, is set to make his major league debut this weekend after posting a 2.35 ERA in 32 appearances (two starts) this season at Omaha.

Alexander, 27, made his major league debut June 24 and went 1-for-8 in four games. Hernandez, 27, was 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA in 12 relief appearances for the Royals this season.

The Rays led 4-0 after two innings and 9-4 after six before the Royals rallied to tighten the outcome. Tampa Bay emerged with two victories in the three-game series.

Rays starter Zach Eflin (5-5) pitched five-plus innings, allowing six runs -- five earned -- on seven hits with a walk and three strikeouts.

Pete Fairbanks served up Bobby Witt Jr.'s ninth-inning homer while earning his 14th save.

Tampa Bay's Randy Arozarena doubled and walked twice, reaching base safely for the 17th consecutive game. Brandon Lowe homered for the third time in his past four games for the Rays, who have won 10 of their past 14 games and five consecutive series.

Witt collected three hits, Michael Massey also homered and Hunter Renfroe had two hits for the Royals.

Kansas City starter Alec Marsh (6-6) labored through three innings, tossing 75 pitches while permitting the first two batters to reach safely in each frame. He surrendered five runs on six hits and three walks with one strikeout, matching his fewest innings and lowest strikeout total of the season.

Royals pitchers walked eight, and five of those baserunners came around to score.

Marsh walked the game's first two batters. After a balk on a disengagement violation, Richie Palacios scored on Arozarena's grounder, and the Rays took a 2-0 lead on Josh Lowe's RBI double.

DeLuca hooked a Marsh sinker inside the left field foul pole leading off the second inning and added a two-out RBI hit in the third to put Tampa Bay ahead 5-1. DeLuca hadn't hit a homer or produced a multi-RBI game since May 18.

After Kansas City reliever Carlos Hernandez walked the bases full to open the fifth, Taylor Walls hit a sacrifice fly. Ben Rortvedt added a two-run single off Will Smith to make it 8-3.

Massey opened Kansas City's scoring with a solo homer in the second. He manned second base for the first time since May 24, after he was limited strictly to hitting duties due to a lower back ligament sprain.

Witt's sacrifice fly and Vinnie Pasquantino's two-out RBI single cut the deficit to 5-3 in the third. Pasquantino added an RBI groundout in the fifth.

Two errors by second baseman Palacios highlighted the Royals' three-run sixth that trimmed the deficit to 9-7.