Jason Bartlett and Reid Brignac both drove in three runs and the streaking Tampa Bay Rays cruised to an 11-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday.

Carl Crawford had four hits and finished a home run shy of the cycle as the Rays belted out 15 hits, with most of the damage coming off starter Luke Hochevar.

Hochevar (2-1) was rocked for nine runs on 11 hits in just 2 2/3 innings before being removed.

Tampa Bay scored five in the second and four more in the third to build a 9-0 advantage. Ben Zobrist, Carlos Pena, Pat Burrell and Jason Jaso each drove in a run in winning for the fifth straight game.

Matt Garza (4-1) got all the run support he needed, going six innings and allowing one run -- a fourth-inning homer to Alberto Callaspo -- on five hits with nine strikeouts to lower his ERA to 2.06.