Jose Siri homered, Wander Franco had a sacrifice fly in a two-run seventh, and the MLB-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat Kansas City 3-1 Sunday for a split of a four-game series against the Royals.

Kansas City dropped to 22-56 and is winless in 11 consecutive series, the third-longest stretch during the same season in franchise history.

Siri opened the seventh inning by drawing a walk from Taylor Clarke (1-2). Yandy Díaz got his fourth hit of the game on an infield single that deflected off the Royals reliever to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., who was charged with an error for an errant throw to first that put runners on second and third.

Siri scored on Clarke’s wild pitch before Franco’s sacrifice fly made it 3-1.

Siri opened the scoring with a solo homer in the third-inning, He has hit 12 of his 14 homers since May 7.

Colin Poche (5-2) worked a scoreless eighth, and Pete Fairbanks got three outs in the ninth to earn his eighth save.

Both starters pitched well, but didn’t figure in the decision.

Kansas City’s Daniel Lynch gave up one run and six hits over six innings. The lefty was coming off a start Tuesday at Detroit in which he allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings.

Kansas City tied it at 1 in the fourth when Witt singled, swiped second for the Royals’ third stolen base in the game and scored on Maikel Garcia’s base hit.