Seattle Mariners first baseman Edwin Encarnacion hits a three-run home run off Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Kevin McCarthy during the sixth inning of a baseball game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Monday, April 8, 2019. It was the second home run of the inning for Encarnacion. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) Orlin Wagner AP
KANSAS CITY — Edwin Encarnacion homered twice during an eight-run sixth inning, two of five homers for the hot-hitting Seattle Mariners, during a 13-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.
The Mariners have scored five or more runs in 11 of their first 12 games and have 32 homers in that span, the most ever by a team a dozen games into the season.