BALTIMORE — — Maikel Garcia hit two of Kansas City’s franchise-record seven home runs, a rare long-ball barrage that enabled the Royals to beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-6 on Sunday.
Bobby Witt Jr. broke a 5-5 tie with a seventh-inning solo shot and Vinnie Pasquantino followed with drive into the right-field seats.
Jonathan India, Luke Maile and Michael Massey also went deep for the Royals. Massey’s ninth-inning shot set the club record for home runs in a game.
Kansas City entered with a major league-low 18 homers in its first 34 games. It hadn’t hit as many as six in a game since 2020.
Making his 100th career start, Kansas City’s Michael Lorenzen surrendered a career-high four home runs and was pulled in the fifth. Angel Zerpa (2-0) gave up one run in 1 2/3 innings to earn the win.
LHP Cole Ragans (1-1, 4.40 ERA) starts Monday night in the opener of a four-game series against the visiting Chicago White Sox at 6:40.