Brian Bannister pitched into the eighth and Mark Grudzielanek and Jose Guillen homered to help Kansas City beat the Cleveland Indians 6-1 Sunday, a day after the Royals snapped a 12-game losing streak.

Bannister (5-6) was working on a shutout when Grady Sizemore homered with one out in the eighth and brought Ramon Ramirez out of the bullpen. It was Sizemore’s third home run in three days.

Guillen, who went into a tirade and called his teammates “babies” after they squandered a five-run lead and lost their 10th straight on Wednesday night, was 3-for-4 with two RBIs. He homered leading off the second against Paul Byrd (2-5) and had an RBI single in the third.