Jurickson Profar homered and drove in three runs, Seth Brown added two RBIs and the Oakland Athletics held off the Kansas City Royals 9-8 to cap a four-game series victory.

Everybody in the A’s starting lineup had a hit or drove in a run, bailing out starter Chris Bassitt after a dismal performance. Bassitt failed to survive the fifth before turning the game over to Yusmeiro Petit, who was just about the only effective pitcher all the afternoon.

Kansas City’s Jorge Soler hit his 37th homer of the year, moving him within one of matching Mike Moustakas for the single-season franchise record.