KANSAS CITY Mariners left hander Mike Montgomery simply owns his former club. Montgomery, a 
supplemental first round draft pick of the Royals in 2008, threw a shutout last year in his only previous career start against them.
Montgomery continued his mastery by tossing 6 1/3 innings of one run ball in an 8-5 win on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium. Montgomery, who was part of the Royals’ trade to acquire James Shields and Wade Davis from the Rays in 2012, made his first start of 2016 one to remember. Montgomery, acquired by the Mariners from the Rays in March of 2015, gave up five hits while walking none and striking out three.
Righthander Dillon Gee started for the Royals and lasted 84 pitches and 3 2/3 innings. He gave up three runs, two of them earned. Rookie Brett Eibner hit his third home run, a solo shot, and Alex Gordon hit his sixth, also a solo shot. The Royals enter the all star break 7 games back of Cleveland in the AL Central