KANSAS CITY (Interstat) — Bo Naylor hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning and Kyle Manzardo delivered a two-run double in the first as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Thursday.

Cleveland scored three runs in the first, keyed by Manzardo’s double to right-center. Petey Halpin added an RBI single in the third to make it 4-0. The Royals got on the board with a run in the fifth on Maikel Garcia’s single and added a sacrifice fly in the sixth.

Naylor’s homer to right in the seventh extended the lead. Kansas City scored twice in the seventh and once in the eighth on a sacrifice fly, but could not complete the comeback.

Slade Cecconi (2-4) earned the win, allowing two earned runs over 5 1/3 innings. Seth Lugo (1-2) took the loss. Cade Smith recorded his 11th save with a perfect ninth inning.

Bobby Witt Jr. went 4 for 4 with a home run for the Royals. The Guardians improved to 20-19; the Royals fell to 17-21. The game drew 24,892 at Kauffman Stadium and lasted 3 hours, 4 minutes.