Catcher Salvador Perez rounded the bag at first base, pounded his right fist against his chest and continued his trot home.
He had just drilled a two-run homer in the first inning, roping Twins starter Lance Lynn’s high fastball into the right-field corner some 369 feet away from home plate. Of the 14 he’s hit this year, this was just the third to travel to the opposite field.
It helped the Royals beat the Twins 4-2 at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday night.
One night earlier, Perez had stood on second base, hands raised above his head as Mike Moustakas slid home on Perez’s two-run double with what ended up being the decisive run in the Royals’ 6-5 victory.