WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Lawrence Butler hit a three-run home run, Luis Severino allowed one run and struck out eight over seven innings, and the Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Wednesday night to snap the Royals’ four-game winning streak. Nick Kurtz added an RBI double, extending his streak of consecutive games with a walk to 18, tying Barry Bonds for the longest such stretch in nearly 80 years.

Kansas City scored once in the first on a fielder’s choice and once in the ninth on a sacrifice fly. The Athletics answered with a run in the second on Jeff McNeil’s RBI double, three runs in the fourth on Butler’s homer, and a run in the sixth on Kurtz’s double. Severino improved to 2-2, while Royals starter Michael Wacha fell to 2-2 after allowing four earned runs in five innings. Mark Leiter Jr. earned his third save. Attendance was 9,399 at Sutter Health Park, and the game lasted 2 hours, 32 minutes. The Athletics improved to 16-14, while the Royals dropped to 12-18.