Royals hand Nick Lodolo, Reds a 13-1 beating

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Dairon Blanco homered twice and collected seven RBIs on Saturday night as the Kansas City Royals rolled to a 13-1 win over the host Cincinnati Reds in the middle game of a three-game series.

Every starter had at least one hit and one run for the Royals, who won their third straight game. Kansas City began Saturday with a 2 1/2-game lead over the Boston Red So