Manny Machado also homered as the Orioles racked up 14 hits while winning their second straight contest on the heels of a seven-game slide. Jones had a team-best three RBIs.

Chance Sisco recorded the go-ahead, two-run double in the fourth inning for Baltimore, which was 6-for-7 with runners in scoring position.

Right-hander Miguel Castro (1-1) pitched 4 2/3 innings of scoreless relief for the Orioles. He allowed four hits and two walks and struck out one.

Salvador Perez hit a grand slam for the Royals.

Kansas City right-hander Ian Kennedy (1-4) served up three homers while being shellacked for nine runs and eight hits over four innings. He struck out four and walked two.

Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman lasted just 1 1/3 innings and gave up six runs (five earned) and four hits. He walked three and didn't strike out a batter.

Baltimore moved into the lead to stay with a four-run fourth inning.

Runners were at the corners when Sisco sent a two-run double into the gap in right-center field to give the Orioles a 7-6 lead. Mancini followed by sending a 1-1 fastball over the fence in right to make it a three-run margin.

Anthony Santander contributed a pinch-hit, run-scoring single in the fifth to make it 10-6. Jonathan Schoop added an RBI single in the sixth to make it a five-run advantage.

Kansas City struck first when it loaded the bases with no outs in the first before Perez sent an 0-2 fastball over the wall in right for a 4-0 lead.

Baltimore got three runs back in the bottom of the inning when Jones delivered a run-scoring double and Machado followed by driving an 0-1 pitch over the fence in right-center field.

Soler's two-run single to center finished Tillman's outing and gave the Royals a 6-3 lead in the second inning.

The Orioles moved back within one when Jones deposited a 2-0 pitch over the fence in left in the third.

--Field Level Media