Royals take series from Cubs with 8-4 win

Vinnie Pasquantino hit two of Kansas City’s four two-run homers and doubled on a 3-for-4 afternoon, leading the Royals past the Chicago Cubs 8-4 on Wednesday.

Matt Shaw and Pete Crow-Armstrong hit solo shots for Chicago, which fell a game back to Milwaukee in the NL Central after the Brewers beat Seattle.

Chicago’s Colin Rea (8-4) was tagged with six runs, five earned, on six hits in five innings, ending his four-start winning streak. Rea had allowed only five runs over 23 2/3 innings in his four previous starts for an ERA of 1.90.

Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga (7-3, 2.40) starts Friday at Rate Field against the White Sox, who send RHP Adrian Houser (5-2, 1.89) to the mound.



(AP Photo Nam Y. Huh)