KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals took a page out of the Tampa Bay Rays’ playbook on Sunday. The Royals hit three home runs en route to a 8-4 victory at Kauffman Stadium.
The Royals trio of Bobby Witt Jr., Drew Waters and MJ Melendez each homered in the game. KC collected 11 hits to salvage a win in the finale of their three-game series against the Rays.
Melendez opened the scoring in the first inning. He doubled off Rays starter Zack Elfin and scored Royals captain Salvador Perez in the process. The Royals continued to be aggressive against Elfin.