Eight ninth-inning runs, including a trio of home runs, helped the Royals break open what had been a one-run game against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday.
Jorge Soler’s three-run fifth-inning home run tied the score, and D.J. Burt’s RBI double put the Royals ahead for good two innings later. The ninth-inning offensive explosion just added cushion on the way to a 14-6 win over the Reds in front of an announced crowd of 4,015 at Goodyear Ballpark.
Taylor Featherston, Emmanuel Rivera and Kyle Isbel each collected their first homer of the spring in the ninth inning. Infielder Chris Owings, who has batted .