PHILADELPHIA — — Bryson Stott, Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals 8-4 on Sunday.
Bryce Harper had two hits and drove in a run for the defending champion Phillies, who have won five of seven.
The Phillies went ahead for good on Schwarber’s 28th homer in the second, a 421-foot drive to center off Zack Greinke (1-12) that made it 5-4.
C Salvador Pérez exited with a left hand contusion after being hit by a pitch from Walker in the second. X-rays after the game were negative.
The Royals open four-game series at Boston on Monday night. Royals LHP Cole Ragans (3-3, 4.33 ERA) at 6:10.