Canha hit an RBI double with two outs in the 11th inning and the Oakland Athletics edged the Kansas City Royals 1-0 Wednesday to hold their lead atop the AL wild-card race.

The Athletics, who have won seven of eight, began the day two games ahead of Tampa Bay for the top wild-card spot. Cleveland was a half-game behind the Rays.

Canha was sitting on a hard sinker down and away that he’d seen Royals reliever Jesse Hahn use effectively.

“I was expecting it early,” Canha said. “He mixed in a couple of sliders and I finally got the pitch I was looking for.”

Canha connected on the fifth pitch of the at-bat, driving a 1-2 sinker down the right field line.

The A’s gave away Mark Canha T-shirts that he saw fans waving in the outfield during the game.

“It was a fun day,” Canha said. “I couldn’t have written a better story myself.”

Starters Homer Bailey of the A’s and Danny Duffy of the Royals each pitched seven sharp innings. Bailey, who was traded from Kansas City to Oakland in July, allowed three hits and struck out 11 while Duffy gave up two hits and fanned six.