BALTIMORE (AP) — Maikel Garcia hit two of Kansas City’s franchise-record seven home runs, a rare long-ball barrage that enabled the Royals to beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-6 on Sunday.
Bobby Witt Jr. broke a 5-5 tie with a seventh-inning solo shot off Yennier Cano (0-1), and Vinnie Pasquantino followed with drive into the right-field seats. Cano had not allowed a run in his previous 12 outings this season.
Jonathan India, Luke Maile and Michael Massey also went deep for the Royals. Massey’s ninth-inning shot set the club record for home runs in a game.
Kansas City entered with a major league-low 18 homers in its first 34 games.