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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — \u2014 Vinnie Pasquantino<\/a> doubled, homered and drove in five runs as the Kansas City Royals<\/a> topped the Washington Nationals<\/a> 8-5 to reach the .500 mark for the second time since mid-June.<\/p>\n After a two-out, third-inning walk by Maikel Garcia<\/a> and Bobby Witt Jr<\/a>.\u2019s infield hit, Pasquantino hit Mitchell Parker\u2019s first-pitch fastball into the second row of the right field stands, a few feet inside the foul pole, expanding Kansas City\u2019s lead to 4-0.<\/p>\n Pasquantino opened the scoring with a first-inning sacrifice fly and capped the Royals scoring with an RBI double in the seventh.<\/p>\n Jonathan India\u2019s two-run homer extended Kansas City\u2019s lead to 7-2 in the sixth.<\/p>\n Michael Wacha<\/a> (7-9) allowed two runs on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 5 2\/3 innings, his sixth consecutive start permitting fewer than three runs.<\/p>\n Lucas Erceg<\/a> earned his second save with a hitless ninth.<\/p>\n In 5 1\/3 innings, Parker (7-13) allowed five runs on two hits with three walks and three strikeouts. Over his last three starts \u2014 all losses \u2014 Parker has allowed 17 runs in 14 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n Leaping at the center field wall, Robert Hassell III<\/a> robbed Randal Grichuk<\/a> of a solo home run in the fifth.<\/p>\n In the sixth, CJ Abrams<\/a> scored when Witt misplayed Paul DeJong\u2019s deep pop fly<\/a>, cutting the Royals lead to 4-2.<\/p>\n Abrams and James Wood<\/a> collected two-out RBI in the seventh. Wood recorded his fourth straight multihit game.<\/p>\n On Witt\u2019s soft ground out between the plate and mound, Garcia hustled from first to third before scoring on Pasquantino\u2019s sacrifice fly as Kansas City took a 1-0 lead in a hitless first inning.<\/p>\n Pasquantino leads the Royals 32 two-out RBI and ranks second in the majors with 23 go-ahead RBI.<\/p>\n Nationals RHP Jake Irvin<\/a> (8-7, 4.90 ERA) opposes Royals RHP Seth Lugo<\/a> (8-6, 3.46)<\/p>\n ——<\/p>\n