Surprise, Ariz. ? Reymond Fuentes singled in a pair of runs in a four-run Kansas City first inning, and the Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics 5-2 on Saturday.

The Royals batted around in the first, which included Chris Bassitt walking Eric Hosmer and Alex Gordon with the bases loaded.

“The first inning was a good inning for us,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “Esky (Alcides Escobar) started it with a base hit down the right field line. Moose (Mike Moustakas) taking advantage of the shift with a perfect bunt, a couple of big walks and we score four runs.”

Bassitt limited the Royals to one run and three hits after the first inning.

“I got back to kind of what I was doing last year, making them as uncomfortable as possible,” Bassitt said. “In the first inning, that was exact opposite of what I was doing and they were able to do whatever they wanted and put the bat wherever they wanted.”

Fuentes is 8-for-16 with six RBIs amid a six-game hitting streak to raise his average to .419. He appears to be batting his way onto the Royals’ roster, possibly as the Opening Day right fielder.

Royals righthander Chien-Ming Wang, who has not pitched in the majors since six starts in 2013 with Toronto, tossed three scoreless innings, lowering his ERA to 2.08 for seven outings.

Mark Canha had a RBI triple in the ninth for the A’s.

Bassitt threw 34 pitches in the four-run first. “In the first inning, I beat myself kind of thing,” Bassitt said. “They are a team that will let you beat yourself if you’re wanting to. They did it all last year and won the World Series because of it.”