{"id":2488680,"date":"2026-07-05T03:47:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T03:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2488680"},"modified":"2026-07-05T03:47:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T03:47:53","slug":"luzardo-dominates-royals-as-phillies-hit-three-homers-in-6-1-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/luzardo-dominates-royals-as-phillies-hit-three-homers-in-6-1-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Luzardo dominates Royals as Phillies hit three homers in 6-1 win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) \u2014 Jes\u00fas Luzardo struck out nine in six innings, J.T. Realmuto, Gabriel Rincones Jr. and Alec Bohm hit home runs, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Luzardo (7-4) outpitched Royals <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mlb-all-star-game-17c7df9f1d6199883298db444b10eb4c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:All-Star selection;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;All-Star selection&quot;}\" class=\"link \">All-Star selection<\/a> Michael Wacha, dominating the Royals lineup through the first three innings, striking out six \u2014 five with his sweeper \u2014 while allowing only an infield hit. He allowed a run on four hits overall.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Luzardo has allowed fewer than three earned runs in nine of his last 10 starts, lowering his ERA from 5.77 on May 8 to 3.75.<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies have won eight straight starts by Luzardo.<\/p>\n<p>Wacha (5-6) escaped unscathed from an adventurous first inning, including throwing Bryce Harper\u2019s checked-swing single down the right-field line and walking Bohm on 12 pitches to load the bases after Bohm successfully challenged a third-strike call.<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies broke the scoreless tie in the fourth when Realmuto connected for a 399-foot line drive to left-center and a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Rincones followed two pitches later with a home run into the right-field bullpen, the fourth set of back-to-back homers by Philadelphia this year.<\/p>\n<p>Bohm\u2019s sixth-inning leadoff home run, his 11th, gave the Phillies a 4-1 advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Bohm and Rincones doubled in the eighth, capping the scoring.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Schwarber had three of Philadelphia&#8217;s 12 hits.<\/p>\n<p>Phillies pitchers struck out 15 with no walks.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City scored in the fourth on an infield hit by Nick Loftin, who snapped an 0 for 23 skid.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Wacha allowed four runs on eight hits in six innings, striking out seven. The three home runs allowed were his most since July 24, 2024 against the Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City batted 1 for 5 with runners in scoring position. The Royals have hit .118 in such at-bats while losing 8 of 9 games.<\/p>\n<p>Up Next<\/p>\n<p>Phillies RHP Aaron Nola (3-5, 6.04 ERA) opposes Royals RHP Luinder Avila (3-3, 5.40) on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP MLB: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;https&quot;}\" class=\"link \">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Marc Bowman, The Associated Press<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo\/Charlie Riedel) &#8211; The Associated Press<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img alt=\"Philadelphia Phillies' Gabriel Rincones Jr. watches his RBI double during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. 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(AP Photo\/Charlie Riedel) &#8211; The Associated Press<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img alt=\"Kansas City Royals' Tyler Tolbert, right, beats the tag by Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner to steal second during the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo\/Charlie Riedel) - The Associated Press\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/U87ArCtabFRbl6mdqvNHog--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cp_sports_913\/2230f69257bfa7d1e4563b705948ecdd\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Kansas City Royals&#8217; Tyler Tolbert, right, beats the tag by Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner to steal second during the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo\/Charlie Riedel) &#8211; The Associated Press<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img alt=\"Kansas City Royals left fielder Isaac Collins runs onto the field during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo\/Charlie Riedel) - The Associated Press\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/KHi6aLDcmyZHEePiIGBQjA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cp_sports_913\/6515ba24f05af488c1d0f16e89402fc0\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Kansas City Royals left fielder Isaac Collins runs onto the field during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo\/Charlie Riedel) &#8211; The Associated Press<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source ca.sports.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) \u2014 Jes\u00fas Luzardo struck out nine in six innings, J.T. Realmuto, Gabriel Rincones Jr. and Alec Bohm hit home runs, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 on Saturday night. 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