Carter, Maldonado homer in Brewers' 9-2 win over Royals
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}PHOENIX (AP) Chris Carter and Martin Maldonado each hit three-run homers, Wily Peralta threw six strong innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Kansas City Royals 9-2 on Thursday.
Ryan Braun was a late scratch for the Brewers due to lower back soreness. He had back surgery in the off-season and was slowly easing back into play (seven at-bats) without any setbacks before Thursday.
Eric Young Jr. added a two-run homer for Milwaukee. Peralta, the Brewers' No. 1 starter, had his best outing of the spring, allowing four hits and one run, a solo homer to Eric Hosmer. It was the third homer for Hosmer, who is now hitting .400.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Reymond Fuentes added his third homer of the spring in the ninth inning for Kansas City. Starter Dillion Gee sailed through the first three innings before allowing the three-run homer to Maldonado in the fourth.
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This story has been corrected to show the name is Martin Maldonado, not Moldanado.