A few days from now, the Royals might reflect on Saturday night’s game and wonder if this was the turning point.
If this was the moment that Salvador Perez ignited a reversal of fortune, simply by letting an opponent know he wasn’t pleased with the way he celebrated a leadoff home run.
In a 5-2 win over the White Sox at Kauffman Stadium, there was no doubt the moment took on such significance.
White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson drilled Royals starter Eric Skoglund’s fifth pitch of the game into the stands in left-center field. Somewhere between Anderson watching the home run ball travel 414 feet and crossing home plate, Perez became annoyed.