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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — \u2014 Jes\u00fas Luzardo struck out nine in six innings, J.T. Realmuto<\/a>, Gabriel Rincones Jr<\/a>. and Alec Bohm<\/a> hit home runs, and the Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> beat the Kansas City Royals<\/a> 6-1 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n Luzardo (7-4) outpitched Royals All-Star selection<\/a> Michael Wacha<\/a>, 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 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 The Phillies have won eight straight starts by Luzardo.<\/p>\n 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 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 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 Bohm\u2019s sixth-inning leadoff home run, his 11th, gave the Phillies a 4-1 advantage.<\/p>\n Bohm and Rincones doubled in the eighth, capping the scoring.<\/p>\n Kyle Schwarber<\/a> had three of Philadelphia’s 12 hits.<\/p>\n Phillies pitchers struck out 15 with no walks.<\/p>\n Kansas City scored in the fourth on an infield hit by Nick Loftin<\/a>, who snapped an 0 for 23 skid.<\/p>\n 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 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 Phillies RHP Aaron Nola<\/a> (3-5, 6.04 ERA) opposes Royals RHP Luinder Avila<\/a> (3-3, 5.40) on Sunday.<\/p>\n ——<\/p>\n