Cleveland ? Brian Bannister finally got a win as his Kansas City teammates kept piling up hits and runs.

Bannister won for the first time in nearly three months, and Ryan Shealy homered twice and drove in five runs as the Royals totaled 17 hits to defeat the Cleveland Indians, 13-3, Sunday.

Bannister (8-15) gave up four hits and three runs in the first inning, then settled down and won for the first time in 14 starts to snap a nine-game losing streak. He had not won since beating Colorado in an interleague game June 23. His last victory over an AL club was June 1, a 6-1 win in Cleveland.

“Over the last couple of months, it seems like my confidence has been tested every time out,” Bannister said. “I felt that today in the first inning, but it was nice that the offense exploded and took some of the pressure off my shoulders.”

The right-hander improved to 3-1 with a 1.91 ERA in five career starts against the Indians after allowing three runs and six hits over six innings. He had been pounded for 10 hits and seven runs over 32â3 innings by Minnesota in his previous start Tuesday and had a 7.79 ERA during his losing streak.

“It will be much more fun going into my next start with this under my belt,” Bannister said. “The offense stuck it to them and didn’t shut it down. It was fun to watch.”