The Kansas City Royals split a doubleheader with the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.

In the opener with the score 4-all, Jorge Lopez (3-2) retired the first two batters in the ninth. Nicky Lopez then reached when second baseman Rougned Odor misplayed a sharp grounder and took third on a wild pickoff throw by the Orioles reliever.

Michal Taylor’s single put the Royals ahead and Salvador Perez provided an insurance run with another RBI single.

Kansas City manager Mike Matheny recorded his 700th career win in the majors with the Royals and St. Louis.

Bruce Zimmermann threw six effective innings and Baltimore beat the Royals 4-2 in the nightcap.

Zimmermann (2-1) allowed two runs and five hits with five strikeouts and no walks.

The Royals pulled to within 3-1 when Hunter Dozier hit a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by Whit Merrifield.

Tyler Nevin added an RBI single in the fourth that boosted the Orioles’ lead to 4-1. Dozier cut the margin to 4-2 with a run-scoring single in the sixth.

Keegan Akin pitched two scoreless innings for the Orioles and Dillon Tate closed out the ninth to pick up his first save and fourth of his career.

The two teams finish their series with a game today at Camden Yards. Carlos Hernandez is scheduled to be the starter for the Royals and Tyler Wells for Baltimore.

Pregame begins at 10:30 this morning, with game time at 11:05. You can hear the broadcast from the Royals’ Radio Network on KMMO AM 1300.