Surprise, Ariz. ? Eric Hosmer and Royals newcomers Kendrys Morales and Alex Rios hit consecutive first-inning homers, and AL champion Kansas City routed the Texas Rangers, 13-2, on Wednesday in the spring training opener for both teams.

Hosmer hit a three-run shot off Rangers starter Colby Lewis that landed on the grassy berm well beyond the centerfield fence. Morales went deep to right field and Rios went to left, giving Kansas City a 6-0 lead before Lewis had even recorded an out.

The last time Kansas City hit three consecutive homers during the regular season was May 2006, when Tony Graffanino, Angel Berroa and Doug Mientkiewicz did it against Detroit.

“It’s something you don’t get to see every day, even during the regular season,” said Rios, who spent the past couple seasons with Texas. “It just happened.”

Lewis recorded three straight outs after the Royals’ early home run binge, but the veteran starter still needed 36 pitches to get through his only inning of work.

“I actually felt great, threw a lot of strikes,” said Lewis, a notoriously poor starter in spring training. “Of course, the results aren’t what you want, but it is what it is.”

Fellow starter Yovani Gallardo fared no better in his Texas debut, allowing four runs on six hits over 1 2/3 innings while getting little help from some shoddy defense.

“It’s my first time out,” Gallardo said. “I feel like I kept the ball down, got a lot of ground balls today. That’s what you want to see.”

Morales and Rios had back-to-back doubles off Gallardo during a three-run third inning.