KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — Gerrit Cole struck out 10 over 6 2/3 innings, allowing four hits and no walks, as the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 7-0 on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium. The victory extended New York’s winning streak over Kansas City to 14 games.

Cole, making his second start since returning from Tommy John surgery, improved to 1-0. Ben Rice drove in three runs with a triple and a single. Ryan McMahon homered in the eighth, a two-run shot, and finished with two hits and two RBIs. Paul Goldschmidt and Aaron Judge also drove in runs.

The Yankees scored two runs in the fourth on Rice’s triple and a sacrifice fly, added three in the seventh on a walk and Rice’s single, and closed the scoring with two in the eighth on McMahon’s homer.

Noah Cameron (2-4) took the loss, allowing two earned runs on four hits over five innings for the Royals, who managed four hits. Attendance was 17,007, and the game lasted 2 hours, 29 minutes. New York improved to 34-22, while Kansas City fell to 22-34.