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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Sonny Gray has been so good over the past two months the Oakland Athletics havent needed to score runs in bunches. On Friday night, with slugger Yoenis Cespedes gone to the Boston Red Sox, they had no answer for Jeremy Guthrie. Raul Ibanez homered on Grays lone mistake, breaking his own franchise record for oldest Royals player to clear the fences and leading Kansas City past the As 1-0 on Friday night. The 42-year-old Ibanez connected in the fifth inning for his fifth homer, giving Guthrie the lone run he needed for Kansas Citys first victory at the Oakland Coliseum since April 10, 2012. The Royals went 1-5 against the As last season, including 0-3 on the road. "Theres no doubt about it, with the pitching matchups were facing in this series, this was a huge win for us," manager Ned Yost said. Gray (12-4) hung tough in a pitchers duel with Guthrie. The right-hander struck out seven in seven innings and didnt walk a batter for the first time all year. "You get spoiled because it seems like hes doing it every time out. He has done it every time out," As manager Bob Melvin said. "Hes been as consistent as a pitcher can be." Gray had his five-start winning streak snapped with his first losing decision in eight outings dating to a June 13 home loss against the Yankees. "The past is the past and you move on," Gray said. "Obviously I had a good month. That doesnt matter." Guthrie (7-9) struck out six in six innings to win his second straight outing following a three-start skid as the Royals beat the team with baseballs best record for their third straight win and eighth in 10. It could get tougher Saturday, when Jon Lester makes his As debut two days after being traded by the Red Sox. The As struggled to get anything going and lost for the third time in four games a day after trading two-time reigning Home Run Derby champion Cespedes to the Red Sox for Lester and Jonny Gomes. Guthrie struck out the side in the sixth, retiring Brandon Moss and Jed Lowrie on consecutive called third strikes. Nori Aoki doubled leading off the game and advanced on a wild pitch, but Gray retired the next three batters in order to avoid damage. Grey had five or more strikeouts in each of his five July outings, going 5-0 with a 1.03 ERA for the month. ROYALS BULLPEN: Kansas Citys bullpen delivered again. The steady pitching has been key in winning a recent run of close games. Greg Holland followed scoreless innings by Kelvin Herrera and Wade Davis for his 30th save in 32 chances -- and third in as many games. "Its one of those situations where youre in a 1-0 game with a tough pitching staff over there, you know theres not going to be a lot of runs scored so you want to go on with your best guys," Yost said. TRAINERS ROOM: Royals: First baseman Eric Hosmer, who will be out three to six weeks after sustaining a stress fracture of the third finger on his right hand Thursday, is likely headed to the disabled list Saturday. Yost said more testing is likely but a hand specialist has already evaluated him. "Its a non-displaced stress fracture," Yost said. "That means it doesnt need to be casted, doesnt need surgery, just needs time to heal. Hes a pretty quick healer, but its probably going to be a 3-4 week ordeal." Athletics: Center fielder Coco Crisp received pain-relieving trigger-point injections in his strained neck over recent days. Crisp missed his fifth straight game and Melvin said he needs to take swings to test the neck before returning. FULDS RETURN: Sam Fuld started in centre field and batted leadoff one day after returning to Oakland where he began the season following a trade from Minnesota. His leadoff double in the fourth was the first hit off fellow ex-Stanford player Guthrie. ON DECK: Royals: Left-hander Jason Vargas (8-4, 3.31 ERA) makes his first start since July 8. He underwent an appendectomy the next day after he experienced discomfort. Athletics: Lester pitches on seven days rest after getting scratched Wednesday ahead of the trade deadline. Lester (10-7, 2.52 ERA) is 4-0 with a 1.07 ERA over his last eight starts. Site De Chaussure Pas Cher . A steady downpour and low temperatures were predicted for much of the night. No makeup date was immediately announced, although it was determined that the game will not be part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. Chaussures France Pas Cher . Van Slyke drove in a career-high four runs with two homers off struggling left-hander Tony Cingrani, and the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled away to a 6-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night, a rare comfortable win in their pitching-dominated series. http://www.chaussuresfrancepascher.fr/ . For the Bombers it has been a combination of things coming together at the most inappropriate moments in time. Quarterback, injuries, Canadian talent or depth and leadership are all issues. Trust me when I say being a Bomber is no fun right now in a city that embraces football the way Winnipeg does. While Buck Pierce will be getting another shot, I think Max Hall does deserve another opportunity. Site De Chaussure Pas Cher France . Francis told several hundred members of the European Olympic Committees that when sport "is considered only in economic terms and consequently for victory at every cost . Grossiste Chaussure Pas Cher . -- The Guelph Storm are moving on to the Western Conference final after defeating the London Knights 5-4 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League playoff action.CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Mike Leake gave the Reds struggling offence the only run it would need. The right-hander pitched into the seventh inning and boosted Cincinnatis struggling offence by hitting a double and scoring as the Reds ended a seven-game losing streak by beating the Atlanta Braves 1-0 Saturday night. Leake (10-11) gave up a pair of hits and walked three, leaving with the bases loaded and two outs in the seventh. Jumbo Diaz got Tommy La Stella to hit into a forceout. "He was unbelievable," catcher Brayan Pena said. "It was an amazing performance by him. He knew how much we needed this victory." Aroldis Chapman, who pitched two innings on Friday night, fanned the three batters he faced in the ninth for his 27th save in 29 chances. Leake opened the sixth with a double off Ervin Santana (13-7) and came around on Billy Hamiltons sacrifice and Brandon Phillips two-out single. Leake has 67 career hits, the most by any pitcher in the majors since his debut in 2010. The Reds managed only two hits -- a pair of singles by Hamilton -- while losing 3-1 in 12 innings on Friday night. They batted .198 during the seven-game losing streak and their pitching staff had an 8.31 ERA. They ended the slump with a rare one-run win. Cincinnati is 19-31 in one-run games, the most such losses in the majors. "It wasnt just that we lost seven straight, but the way we lost them," manager Bryan Price said. "Gut-wrenching, late-game losses. Long winning streaks start with No. 1." Santana gave up four hits and fanned seven in seven innings as he lost for the first time since the All-Star break. He was 6-0 in his last seven starts. The Braves lost for only the second time in nine games. Theyre 5-1 against the Reds this season. The start of the game was delayed 1 hour, 56 minutes by rain. There have been two postponements, one suspended game and 14 rain delays at Great American Ball Park this season totalling 17 hours, 21 minutes.dddddddddddd Both starters got a lot of groundballs and quick outs on a muggy night. Emilio Bonifacio singled on Leakes second pitch, the Braves only hit through six innings. Leake got 14 of the first 18 outs by way of grounders or strikeouts. Santana was equally stingy. Jack Hannahan opened the Reds third with a single, their only hit until Leake doubled in the sixth. Ten of his first 15 outs were by grounders or strikeouts. Atlantas Justin Upton went 0 for 4, ending his hitting streak at 13 games. TRAINERS ROOM Braves: Leadoff hitter Jason Heyward got a day to rest. Hed started the last 19 games. Manager Fredi Gonzalez plans to give someone else a rest on Sunday. Reds: 2B Brandon Phillips was hit on the side of the right hand in the fourth but stayed in the game. Hes played six games since returning from a torn ligament in his left thumb suffered July 11, going 5 for 23. UP NEXT Braves: RHP Aaron Harang (10-7) faces his former team. Harang is 3-0 in four career starts against the Reds with a 2.16 ERA. Reds: RHP Alfredo Simon (12-8) tries again for his first victory since he was chosen for his first All-Star game. Simon is 0-5 with a 5.40 ERA in seven starts since the break. RAIN, RAIN ... The Reds have had a total of 20 rain delays at home and on the road this season for a combined 20 hours, 24 minutes. Theyve had three games postponed -- two in Cincinnati because of rain, another in Colorado because of a water main break -- and one suspended overnight at Great American Ball Park. STATS The crowd of 41,502 represented Cincinnatis seventh sellout crowd of the season. ... It was the 17th 1-0 game in Great Americans 12-year history. ... Phillips RBI was his first since returning from the DL. ... Leake is 3 for 6 in his last three games with a pair of doubles. He has three doubles this season. ' ' '