WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Darell Hernaiz went 3 for 4 with two RBIs to lead the Athletics past the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Thursday afternoon at Sutter Health Park. Nick Kurtz added a double and two RBIs for Oakland, which improved to 17-14. The Royals took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and added another run in the second, but the Athletics responded with four runs in the bottom of the second. Shea Langeliers doubled in a run, Kurtz followed with a two-run double and Hernaiz singled in another run to give a 5-2 lead. Hernaiz added an RBI single in the seventh inning. Kansas City scored its final run in the eighth. Luis Medina (1-0) earned the win with three innings of relief, allowing two earned runs on five hits with four strikeouts. Jack Perkins pitched a scoreless ninth for his third save. Noah Cameron (2-2) took the loss. The Royals fell to 12-19. Attendance was 9,333. Time of game was 2 hours, 40 minutes.