KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals scored eight total runs in the first two games of their series against the San Diego Padres, but they tallied that many runs in a pair of big innings against the Padres on Sunday ... and they weren’t even through scoring.
Michael A. Taylor and Salvador Perez each sent baseballs sailing into the stands for home runs, while the offense scored in multiple ways and with varied contributions in a 15-7 win over the Padres in the finale of their three-game series in front of an announced crowd of 12,584 at Kauffman Stadium.
That gaudy run total represented a season-high for the Royals, and the offensive outburst helped them avoid being swept in the three-game series. They finished their homestand 3-3 and begin a six-game road trip Tuesday night.
