Sports | Kansas City Royals Bannister Pitches Royals Past O's KC ends 12-game losing streak against Baltimore By Mike Buss Posted May 11, 2008 5:25 PM CDT Copied Baltimore Orioles' Melvin Mora (6) is caught in a rundown while Royals second baseman Mark Grudzielanek, right, moves to backup the play in the sixth inning in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, May 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) Brian Bannister allowed two singles in eight innings and Kansas City beat Baltimore 4-0 Sunday to end its 12-game skid against the Orioles. Bannister struck out five and walked two to end a personal four-game losing streak. He did not allow a runner to reach second. Joakim Soria tossed a perfect ninth to finish the Royals’ fourth shutout of the year. Bannister had been 0-4 with an 8.02 ERA and had allowed 33 hits in 21 1-3 innings over his previous four starts. Defensively, KC’s Joey Gathright took an extra-base hit away from Adam Jones when he made a leaping catch before crashing into the center-field fence in the second. Brian Burres (3-4) allowed four runs in six-plus innings for Baltimore. Read These Next New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. Report an error