TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Junior Caminero homered three times and drove in six runs Thursday as the Tampa Bay Rays routed the Kansas City Royals 13-2 at George Steinbrenner Field. The Rays (45-33) scored two in the first, three in the fourth, two in the fifth, one in the seventh and five in the eighth to build a 13-0 lead. The Royals (34-48) answered with two runs in the ninth.

Caminero hit a two-run homer in the first, a three-run shot in the eighth and added another solo blast to finish 3-for-5 with six RBIs. Victor Mesa Jr. hit a three-run homer in the fourth. Ian Seymour (4-1) allowed no hits over 6 2/3 innings, striking out seven. Seth Lugo (3-5) took the loss.

Kansas City’s only hit was a two-run homer by Carter Jensen in the ninth. Jonathan Aranda went 3-for-5 with an RBI for Tampa Bay, which outhit the Royals 15-1. The game lasted 2 hours, 19 minutes in front of 14,276 fans.