Arizona starter Eduardo Rodriguez surrendered nine runs (eight earned) in a short outing as the Royals buried the listless Diamondbacks.

Diamondbacks starter Eduardo Rodriguez gave up one run in 5 1/3 innings last time out, making it five consecutive starts allowing two runs or fewer.

Seattle took game 3 of the series, 3-2, to go up 2-1 over Kansas City with the final meeting on deck. The Royals are in a slump right now with a 2-9 record over the past 11 games compared to the 3-1 record for the Mariners in the last four and 7-4 mark in the previous 11.