The Kansas City Royals returned to the basement of the AL Central with a 6-3 loss to The Athletics on Thursday, Apr. 30 in Sacramento.

Shea Langeliers and Darell Hernaiz both went three-for-four for the A’s, registering RBIs in a four-run second inning that tagged Royals starter Noah Cameron with the loss. Kansas City had gone up in the first when Starling Marte singled home Maikel Garcia, only for the Royals to leave the bases loaded. After Hernaiz tied the game up in the bottom half of the frame, Garcia smacked his third home run of the year to put the Royals back on top. The Royals would not lead again after the second, as Hernaiz delivered a third RBI in the seventh to make the score 6-2. Catcher Elias Díaz recorded his first home run as a Royal in the eighth.

Garcia and Marte both recorded three hits for the Royals, who stranded 12 runners. Cameron went 5.1 innings in the loss, allowing five runs (one unearned) on nine hits and two walks while striking out five.

The Royals sink to 12-19, 3.5 games behind Cleveland and Detroit for the AL Central lead. KC will travel to Seattle on Frida) evening for the start of a series against the Mariners, with Cole Ragans getting the start. First pitch is at 8:45 p.m., with pregame at 8 p.m. on KMMO-FM 102.9.