DAVENPORT, Fla., March 12 (UPI) -- Chuck Knoblauch, Angel Berroa and Mike Sweeney highlighted a 17-hit attack Tuesday as the Kansas City Royals rolled to a 15-8 victory over the New York Mets.
The Royals had just one hit in a March 5 loss to the Mets, but jumped on starter Jae Weong Seo for nine runs and 10 hits in the first three innings on Tuesday.
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Knoblauch had three hits and four RBI, Berroa hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs and Sweeney went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles.
Kansas City starter Jeff Suppan pitched three innings and allowed six runs, but just one was run was earned.
Rey Ordonez went 3-for-3 and Jay Payton had a two-run double for the Mets in a six-run third inning.
