Soler’s blast lifts Royals past Athletics

Jorge Soler broke an eighth-inning tie with a home run on Saturday afternoon, allowing the Kansas City Royals to edge the Oakland Athletics 5-4 in Kansas City, Mo. Soler’s one-out solo shot, his ninth of the season, came after the A’s had rallied from a 4-0 deficit to tie the game in the top of the eighth on an RBI single by Chad Pinder.

The homer came off Yusmeiro Petit (2-2), Oakland’s fourth pitcher, and gave Kansas City the third win in its last four games. Royals closer Kelvin Herrera retired the A’s in order in the ninth to retain the one-run advantage, recording his 13th save of the season and ending Oakland’s two-game winning streak.-