KANSAS CITY, Mo. -AP- Lorenzo Cain homered and drove in four runs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-5 on Tuesday night, extending their winning streak to a season-best five games.The Royals, who have won six straight series, took a two-game lead in the AL Central after being seven games out and in fourth place on May 10.Cain hit a two-run homer in the first inning and a two-run single in the five-run fifth when the Royals batted around. Cain has 23 RBI in his past 19 games after driving in 10 runs in his first 30 games. 
Kendrys Morales homered -- a two-run shot in the sixth -- and drove in three runs for the Royals while Eric Hosmer had three hits and drove in two runs. Hosmer is 13 for 30 with 13 RBI on this homestand.Royals right-hander Dillon Gee (2-2) labored through five innings to pick up the victory, throwing 102 pitches. He gave up four runs and nine hits, while walking one and striking out seven.Rays starter Drew Smyly (2-7) was pulled after four innings, yielding eight runs and 12 hits. In his past three starts, all losses, he has allowed 25 hits and 16 earned runs in 16 1/3 innings.Every Royal had at least one hit. Paulo Orlando singled in the eighth, extending his hitting streak to a career-high 14 games. Drew Buterahad three hits, matching his career high.Corey Dickerson hit a three-run homer for the Rays in the second and drove in another run in the ninth.The Rays loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth off rookie left-hander Scott Alexander. Evan Longoria led off the inning with a double and Alexander walked the next two. After Dickerson's one-out RBI single, Wade Davis was summoned and picked up his 15th save in 16 opportunities.THE DEFENSE RESTSThe Rays, who made three errors Monday, have committed 11 in their past seven games with four multi-error games. "That's terrible," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "We're better than that and we need to get better at it."
Kendrys Morales homered -- a two-run shot in the sixth -- and drove in three runs for the Royals while Eric Hosmer had three hits and drove in two runs. Hosmer is 13 for 30 with 13 RBI on this homestand.Royals right-hander Dillon Gee (2-2) labored through five innings to pick up the victory, throwing 102 pitches. He gave up four runs and nine hits, while walking one and striking out seven.Rays starter Drew Smyly (2-7) was pulled after four innings, yielding eight runs and 12 hits. In his past three starts, all losses, he has allowed 25 hits and 16 earned runs in 16 1/3 innings.Every Royal had at least one hit. Paulo Orlando singled in the eighth, extending his hitting streak to a career-high 14 games. Drew Buterahad three hits, matching his career high.Corey Dickerson hit a three-run homer for the Rays in the second and drove in another run in the ninth.The Rays loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth off rookie left-hander Scott Alexander. Evan Longoria led off the inning with a double and Alexander walked the next two. After Dickerson's one-out RBI single, Wade Davis was summoned and picked up his 15th save in 16 opportunities.THE DEFENSE RESTSThe Rays, who made three errors Monday, have committed 11 in their past seven games with four multi-error games. "That's terrible," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "We're better than that and we need to get better at it."
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