KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — The Kansas City Royals scored two runs in the sixth inning to defeat the San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium before 25,175 fans in 2 hours, 41 minutes.

San Francisco struck first with two runs in the fifth. Drew Gilbert singled home Jesus Rodriguez and later scored on a fielder’s choice aided by a throwing error. The Royals had tied the game 1-1 in the third on a solo home run by Carter Jensen.

In the sixth, Vinnie Pasquantino singled to drive in Isaac Collins, and Nick Loftin followed with a go-ahead single. The Giants managed five hits and grounded into two double plays.

Luinder Avila (5-3) earned the win, allowing two earned runs on five hits over 6 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts. Alex Lange pitched a scoreless ninth for his ninth save. Tyler Mahle (2-9) took the loss, yielding three runs on five hits in five innings.

Kansas City improved to 42-60, while San Francisco fell to 42-59.