Royals pound the Phillies

Alex Gordon and Chris Getz each hit bases-loaded triples and the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat Philadelphia 13-4 Friday, spoiling the Phillies’ home opener.

The interleague matchup was a rare one between teams that first met in the 1980 World Series. The Royals overcame a 4-0 deficit to surge past Kyle Kendrick and the Phillies

After getting a total of 17 hits in their first three games against the Chicago White Sox, the Royals had 19 against the Phillies.

Eric Hosmer was 4 for 5 with three RBIs.

Domonic Brown and Erik Kratz hit solo homers for the Phillies, who are off to a 1-3 start.