Royals rout Phillies 15-1, score in every inning

The Kansas City Royals erupted for a season-high 15 runs on 22 hits, scoring in every inning to rout the Philadelphia Phillies 15-1 on Monday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. The victory gave the Royals the series win after the teams split the first two games.

The offensive onslaught was led by a career-worst performance from Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez. The All-Star left-hander, who entered the game with a 2.00 ERA, was tagged for nine earned runs over 3 1/3 innings, surrendering 12 hits and three home runs. His previous high for earned runs allowed was seven. Sánchez’s ERA ballooned to 2.62.

The Royals, who possess the second-worst record in baseball, immediately erased an early 1-0 deficit by batting around in the first inning. After the Phillies failed to complete an inning-ending double play, Nick Loftin and Starling Marte delivered RBI singles. The big blow came from Luke Maile, who in his first major-league plate appearance of the season launched a three-run homer to right-center field.

Kansas City continued the barrage with solo home runs from Salvador Perez in the second inning and Lane Thomas in the fourth. Perez’s blast was the 314th of his career, moving him to...