Despite falling behind early at Goodyear Ballpark, the Royals tallied 19 hits and beat the Indians 12-8 on Wednesday night.
Non-roster invitee Frank Schwindel went 4 for 6 with four RBIs and a solo homer, his sixth of the spring. Mike Moustakas also roped a solo homer, giving him at least one RBI in each of his five games since re-signing with the Royals.
The pitching
The effort Jason Hammel put into improving his ground-ball rate this spring went for naught in a four-inning, six-run outing. Although he recorded seven strikeouts, he struggled to create depth with his two-seam fastball, which he threw in a 2-0 count to Michael Brantley and a 1-0 count to Yonder Alonso.