KANSAS CITY— Trevor Bauer went 6 2/3 innings, giving up just two runs, and Royals nemesis Brandon Moss belted a two-run homer as the Indians rolled to a rain-shortened 6-2 win on Thursday night in the rubber game at Kauffman Stadium.

The game was called with one out in the bottom of the eighth, as Kansas City lost its first series at home this season.

Bauer gave up four hits, walked four and struck out five. It was his fifth straight quality start, and the right-hander now has won three of his last four decisions.

“Early on, he had some walks ... the pitch to Cain he allowed,” Indians manager Terry Francona said. “Other than that, [Bauer] was really good. He competes, uses his pitches, established his fastball. Again it seems like as the game progresses, he gets a little bit stronger.”

Moss hit his second homer of the series in the fifth inning. He now has four homers and 10 RBIs against the Royals this season. He also hit two homers against the Royals in the American League Wild Card Game as a member of the A’s.

Right-hander Chris Young struggled for the Royals. He gave up eight hits and six runs in five innings while dropping his second straight start.

“He was OK,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “He made two pitches that hurt him -- the double to [David] Murphy and the homer to Moss. He did a good job in certain spots.”

Added Young, “You give them credit, too. I wasn’t as sharp as I wanted to be. When I made good pitches, they kept fouling them off. That’s baseball. They were better than me tonight. I wish I could have kept our team closer. Wasn’t my night.”