By Jeremy Kahn

Alex Gordon will probably thank the Kansas City Royals Marketing Department for a such special weekend.

After Husker Night on Saturday, where Gordon, who went to the University of Nebraska, hit a home run, he was honored with a bobble head that went to the first 10,000 fans and Gordon did not disappoint in the finale, as he hit a two-run home run in a four-run first inning and the Royals defeated the San Francisco Giants 7-4 at Kauffman Stadium.

With the victory, the Royals completed a three-game of the Giants, and have now won seven games in a row and are now within one-half game of the first place Detroit Tigers in the American League Central.

Danny Duffy went six and two-thirds innings for the Royals, allowing four runs and three hits, as he won back-to-back for the first time this season.

Duffy was cruising into the seventh inning, as he walked his only two batters of the game and then they both scored when Andrew Susac hit a two-run double.

Tim Lincecum was shelled in just three and one-thirds innings, as he allowed six runs and seven hits and remains winless since July 11.

The Giants were able to get the tying run on base in the top of the ninth inning, but Royals closer Greg Holland got Pablo Sandoval to fly out to centerfield for the final out.

It was the 34th save in 36 chances for the All-Star Holland, which leads the American League.

On the afternoon, the a Royals stole seven bases, one short of the team record that was set on August 1, 1998 against the Baltimore Orioles.

Both Nori Aoki and Jarrod Dyson stole three bases for the Royals, the first time that two Royals players stole three bases in the same time in the teams’ 46-year history.