TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Junior Caminero homered three times and drove in six runs, and Ian Seymour threw 6⅔ hitless innings as the Tampa Bay Rays routed the Kansas City Royals 13-2 on Thursday afternoon at George Steinbrenner Field.

The victory before an announced crowd of 14,276 took 2 hours, 19 minutes and gave the Rays a split of the four-game series, snapping a two-game losing streak. Tampa Bay improved to 45-33, while the Royals fell to 34-48.

Caminero’s power display highlighted a Tampa Bay offense that collected 15 hits. The third baseman hit a two-run homer in the first inning, a solo shot in the fifth and a three-run blast in the eighth. His six RBIs matched a career high, and the three home runs were the first multi-homer game of his career.

Seymour (4-1) dominated from the start, striking out seven and walking none. He faced only 20 batters over his 6⅔ innings, allowing no hits and only one baserunner on a second-inning walk to Victor Mesa Jr. that was overturned on a challenge. The left-hander retired 11 straight batters at one point and did not allow a Royal to reach scoring position. Casey Legumina finished the seventh and worked the eighth, allowing no hits and no runs.

Seth Lugo (3-5) took the loss for Kansas City, allowing seven runs on six hits and three walks over 4⅓ innings. He struck out three.

The Rays struck first in the bottom of the first. After Yandy Díaz struck out, Jonathan Aranda singled to left field. Caminero then launched a 1-1 pitch over the left-field wall for his 17th homer of the season, tying the game 2-2 after the Royals had taken an early lead on a two-run homer in the top of the ninth — a game where the Royals’ offense was largely silent until the final frame.

Tampa Bay broke the tie in the fourth inning. With two outs, Cedric Mullins singled to right field and Taylor Walls walked. Mesa Jr. followed by crushing his third homer of the season, a three-run shot to right field, giving the Rays a 5-2 lead.

Caminero added his second homer in the fifth, a solo shot to left field that extended the lead to 6-2. Later in the inning, Richie Palacios singled and Chandler Simpson doubled to center field, scoring Palacios and making it 7-2.

The Rays added a run in the seventh when Aranda doubled to right field, scoring Díaz, who had doubled earlier in the inning.

Tampa Bay broke the game open with a five-run eighth inning. Mullins and Walls singled, and after a groundout moved them up, Hunter Feduccia grounded out to second base to drive in Mullins. Nick Fortes, pinch-hitting for the pitcher, singled to left to score Walls. Aranda singled, and Caminero followed with his third homer, a three-run drive to left-center field, making it 13-2.

Kansas City’s only hit came in the ninth inning when Carter Jensen hit a two-run homer to right-center field, scoring Starling Marte, who had walked. It was Jensen’s 11th homer of the season. The Royals finished with one hit, the fewest by a Tampa Bay opponent this season.

Jonathan Aranda finished with three hits, including two doubles, and drove in a run. Palacios had two hits and Mesa Jr. added a home run and three RBIs. Fortes drove in a run in his only at-bat. Chandler Simpson had an RBI double.

For Kansas City, Jensen’s homer accounted for the only runs. The Royals managed no other hits and struck out 12 times.

The game was the series finale. Tampa Bay had dropped the first two games of the set, losing 2-1 on Monday and 12-5 on Tuesday before winning 5-3 on Wednesday and the blowout on Thursday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Kansas City Royals 5, Tampa Bay Rays 3. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Tampa Bay with a 56.40 percent probability to win. Tampa Bay had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 15 went under the over/under line of 8.