Kansas City, Mo. ? Tampa Bay’s lineup is much more dangerous when Jorge Cantu and Rocco Baldelli are healthy.

Cantu had four hits, Baldelli added an RBI single, and Casey Fossum pitched six strong innings to lead the Devil Rays past the Kansas City Royals, 9-5, on Saturday.

“I’m starting to get comfortable,” said Cantu, who missed 39 games because of a broken left foot. “The offense is doing great right now. I’m just another bat in the lineup. We’ve got most of our original lineup back. Rocco and me are trying to get back in the group. Once this gets going, watch out.”

Baldelli missed 2005 and the first two months of this season because of injuries. He returned Wednesday and had two hits Friday.

Kansas City's Reggie Sanders (16) celebrates his 300th career home run with teammate Mark Grudzielanek during the ninth inning. Sanders joined the 300-300 club - with 300 homers and 300 stolen bases - but the Royals fell, 9-5, to Tampa Bay on Saturday in Kansas City, Mo.

“It’s just like old days,” said Cantu, who had three hits Friday. “Hopefully, this is the start of something.”

Reggie Sanders hit his 300th career home run, a two-run shot in the ninth for the Royals off Chad Harville. Sanders became the fifth player in major-league history with 300 homers and 300 stolen bases. Barry Bonds, Willie Mays, Andre Dawson and Bobby Bonds are the others.

San Francisco’s Steve Finley is one home run shy of the plateau.

“I started thinking about where I came from, Florence, South Carolina, and where I am today,” Sanders said. “It shows the perseverance through the good and the bad. The home runs are tougher than the stolen bases. If you’ve got speed, you’ve got speed. Home runs are mistakes. I’ve been able to hit 300 mistakes.”

Greg Norton scored three times and drove in two runs for the Devil Rays.