KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — Ty France hit a grand slam and drove in five runs, Jackson Merrill homered twice and collected four RBIs, and the San Diego Padres demolished the Kansas City Royals 19-2 on Sunday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.

The Padres erupted for 19 runs on 19 hits, scoring four in the second, two in the third, one in the fourth, one in the sixth, five in the eighth and six in the ninth. Fernando Tatis Jr. added a homer and four RBIs, and Sung-Mun Song went 3-for-3 with two RBIs off the bench.

San Diego starter Randy Vásquez tossed three scoreless innings, and Yuki Matsui earned the win with two perfect innings, striking out three. Noah Cameron took the loss for Kansas City, which fell to 40-60.

Jac Caglianone homered for the Royals, who managed eight hits but grounded into two double plays. Attendance was 18,383. The game lasted 2 hours, 57 minutes. San Diego improved to 49-50.