Padres outlast Royals

? San Diego left-hander Clayton Richard spent more time in the dugout watching the Padres score than on the mound.

The Padres put together three five-run innings as they outslugged the Kansas City Royals, 16-14, on Wednesday. Tony Gwynn and Lance Blanks each drove in three runs for the Padres.

The game included 31 hits, 10 doubles, three triples, 11 walks, a wild pitch, five errors, a passed ball and 12 unearned runs — and lasted three hours and 27 minutes. The Padres led, 16-4, entering the seventh, but the Royals scored 10 unanswered runs to make it interesting.

“I don’t like the result,” Royals manager Trey Hillman said. “I was proud of the way we came back.”

Richard watched San Diego score five runs in the second and five in the fourth. In both innings, the Padres sent 10 men to the plate.

“You wish there was a way for your team to score a lot of runs and do it quick,” Richard said. “I’ve been thinking of that for a long time on how to make that happen. You love to see the offense do well, but it’s tough to sit for so long and go back out there.”