Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres Match Player Stats On Jun 10, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 10, 2017

SAN DIEGO -- Lorenzo Cain had a grand slam among his two home runs and five RBIs as the Kansas City Royals thumped the San Diego Padres 12-6 on Saturday afternoon.

Salvador Perez hit the go-ahead homer in the eighth, right after Eric Hosmer's two-run tying blast, as Kansas City scored nine runs in the inning. Cain's second career grand slam, off reliever Jose Valdez, was the first of the year for the Royals and his third hit of the game.

Perez's 100th career homer was his third in three straight games in San Diego, including last summer's All-Star Game. Hosmer, who was the All-Star Game MVP, added his sixth homer.

Both came off Brad Hand (1-4), the Padres' fourth reliever.

Travis Wood (1-2) got the win.

Jose Pirela had a homer and three RBIs for San Diego, finishing a triple shy of the cycle. Pirela and Cory Spangenberg had three hits.

The Padres used six relievers after Miguel Diaz's starting debut fizzled. Diaz lasted but two innings, allowing a hit and three walks, with a strikeout.

Kansas City right-hander Ian Kennedy ran his winless streak to 15 starts. He worked six innings and was charged with four runs on six hits. He walked two and struck out five.

The Royals scored single runs in the sixth and seventh to pull within 4-3. Cain homered and Whit Merrifield had a run-scoring single.

San Diego forged ahead 4-1 with a three-run fifth inning. Pirela had a two-run double and Yangervis Solarte knocked him in with a sharp single.

The Royals tied the game at 1 in the fifth on Alcides Escobar's first homer.

Diaz struggled with his control and he wasn't around long enough to fix it. He walked a runner in the second, then was bailed out by a double play. But in the third, Alex Gordon opened with a single and consecutive bases on balls to Kennedy and Whit Merrifield ended Diaz's day.

The Royals were poised for a big inning, but fell short.

Craig Stammen entered and was asked to maneuver around the heart of the Royals' lineup. He struck out Jorge Bonifacio and got Cain to hit into a double play, which was started by a nifty play by shortstop Erick Aybar.

The Padres struck quickly when leadoff hitter Pirela scorched his second homer in the majors and his first since playing with the New York Yankees in 2015. Pirela smacked Kennedy's 93 mph fastball 409 feet for a 1-0 lead.

NOTES: Royals LHP Danny Duffy (oblique) isn't with the club as he stayed in Kansas City to continue his rehabilitation. Duffy has begun to play catch. ... Padres 1B Wil Myers didn't start because of an illness. ... RHP Jered Weaver could require another bullpen session before being sent out on a minor league rehab start. ... There is no timetable for RHP Trevor Cahill's first bullpen session as he rebounds from a sore shoulder. Cahill has resumed throwing, but not off a mound.