It had been more than a week since a Royal had hit a home run with men on base. Salvador Perez picked the perfect time to buck this trend.
Perez launched a go-ahead two-run home run into the Sonic Slam section in the eighth inning, turning a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 Kansas City lead. As a result, the Royals won their fourth straight game, climbing within a game of the first-place Cleveland Indians.
Chris Young, despite not making it out of the fifth inning, had his best start in more than a month. He worked around four baserunners in the first two innings.