KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ Carlos Febles' RBI single capped a three-run 10th inning and boosted Kansas City past the Oakland Athletics 8-7 on Tuesday night.

Jason Isringhausen, who was 14-for-14 in career save chances, was two outs away from tying the major league record for consecutive saves starting a career. The record is 15 shared by Robb Nen and Greg McMichael.

But Isringhausen (1-1) gave up a game-tying, two-run homer to Mark Quinn. Then with two outs, Rey Sanchez singled and stole second. After Johnny Damon was walked intentionally, Febles lined a clean single into left-center.

It was the seventh walk-off win in 11 home victories for the Royals.

Miguel Tejada and Jeremy Giambi homered off Ricky Bottalico to open the 10th inning and give the A's a 7-5 lead. Tejada went 3-for-4 with a single, double and three RBIS.

Jason Rakers (1-0) got two outs for the win.

Jermaine Dye's league-leading 12th homer leading off the fourth ignited a four-run rally for the Royals in the fourth that tied it 5-all.

After Dye's 427-foot shot, Carlos Beltran doubled off Ron Mahay, and Joe Randa got a single on a high popup that shortstop Tejada lost in the lights.

Mark Quinn and Rey Sanchez followed with RBI singles and Johnny Damon, who homered leading off the Royals' first, hit a sacrifice fly off reliever Luis Vizcaino.

Olmedo Saenz homered off Miguel Batista leading off a five-run second inning for the A's. After Matt Stairs walked, Ben Grieve lined a single into center which Carlos Beltran let get past him for an error. Stairs scored and Grieve wound up on third and scored on Eric Chavez's sacrifice fly.

Ramon Hernandez reached on a single and Frank Menechino walked and both scored on Tejada's double to make it 5-1.

Batista, in his first start since joining Kansas City from Montreal, gave up five runs and four hits in two innings.

Mahay, in his first start since April 8, allowed five runs and seven hits in 3 1-3 innings.

Notes: Damon has led off a game with a home run nine times. ... Commissioner Bud Selig will participate in pregame ceremonies Sunday honoring David Glass, the new owner of the Royals. ... Grieve's hit in the second was originally ruled a triple. But official scorer Sid Bordman changed his mind two innings later and made it a single and a two-base error, without an RBI. ... The A's had an embarrassing lapse in the third when third baseman Chavez and catcher Hernandez miscommunicated and let Mike Sweeney's high pop foul drop to the ground beneath them. Hernandez was given an error. But a moment later, second baseman Menechino made an outstanding running catch of Sweeney's pop foul behind first.