KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — The Milwaukee Brewers built an early lead and withstood a late Kansas City rally to win 8-5 on Sunday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium, taking the three-game series.

Milwaukee struck quickly against Royals starter Kris Bubic (1-1). Christian Yelich hit an RBI triple and Gary Sánchez followed with a two-run homer in the first inning for a 3-0 lead. Sánchez’s blast was his third of the year.

Kansas City’s Maikel Garcia cut the deficit with a two-run homer in the third, but the Brewers added single runs in the fourth and two in the seventh. William Contreras provided a key two-run single in the seventh.

The Royals answered with three runs in their half of the seventh, highlighted by Garcia’s RBI single and a two-run single from Vinnie Pasquantino, pulling within 6-5. Milwaukee secured the win with two insurance runs in the ninth.

Winning pitcher Kyle Harrison (1-0) allowed two runs over 5 1/3 innings for Milwaukee. Trevor Megill earned his third save. Attendance was 14,584. The Brewers (7-2) won their second straight, while the Royals fell to 4-5.