On Sunday evening, in the fourth inning of an 8-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Target Field, Royals catcher Salvador Perez tied an obscure team record.
After clubbing a two-run homer in a 6-4 victory in the first game of a traditional doubleheader, Perez started the second game at designated hitter and opened with two homers in his first two at-bats against Minnesota starter Adalberto Mejia. The three blasts matched the franchise record for homers in a doubleheader, set by a light-hitting utility infielder named Bill Pecota, and if that name sounds familiar, there is a reason.