The Royals came out on top over the Cubs on Thursday night behind a strong performance on the mound from Brian Burke (W, 5IP, 3H, R, ER, BB, 7K). The bats kept stayed hot as the Royals plated 9 runs on 7 hits led by Dominic Coviello (2-3, R, 2B, 2RBI) and Brian Williams (2-4, R, 2RBI).