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07/19 16:59 CDT Ty France hits grand slam and solo HR, Jackson Merrill also
hits 2 HRs as Padres beat Royals 19-2
Ty France hits grand slam and solo HR, Jackson Merrill also hits 2 HRs as
Padres beat Royals 19-2
By AVERY OSEN
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --- Ty France hit a grand slam and a solo shot, Jackson
Merrill also homered twice, and the San Diego Padres beat the Kansas City
Royals 19-2 on Sunday.
Tatis Jr. homered for the second consecutive game, singled and drove in four
runs.
France's slam gave San Diego a 13-2 lead in the eighth inning.
Merrill hit a 405-foot homer, his 11th of the season, in the fourth inning and
had a two-run shot in the ninth off position player Tyler Tolbert. After Randy
Vsquez grounded out, France added a solo homer off Tolbert.
Kansas City's Jac Caglianone hit his 16th homer of the season to open the
scoring in the first and extend his hit streak to a career-high 10 games.
The Royals had the bases loaded and no outs in the fourth inning when Yuki
Matsui relieved Germn Mrquez. Matsui struck out Carter Jensen swinging and
then got Nick Loftin to hit into a 5-4-3 double play to get out of the jam.
Mrquez pitched three innings and allowed two runs. Matsui (1-1) threw two
no-hit innings and had three strikeouts.
Noah Cameron (5-8) allowed seven earned runs and nine hits over five innings.
Bobby Witt Jr. didn't play due to back tightness, according to manager Matt
Quatraro.
Kansas City placed Stephen Kolek on the 15-day injured list (right flexor
strain) earlier Sunday after the right-hander exited his rehab start on
Saturday.
Up next
Padres LHP JP Sears (2-2, 5.03 ERA) starts Monday to open a four-game series
against the Braves in Atlanta.
Royals LHP Michael Wacha (5-7, 3.77 ERA) takes the mound Monday in the first of
three home games against San Francisco.
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