OAKLAND -- Salvador Perez homered, and the Royals took advantage of a crucial A's error in a three-run sixth inning to secure a sweep-clinching 5-3 victory at the Coliseum on Sunday afternoon.
Perez's two-run home run off right-hander Edward Mujica in the eighth inning was the 500th hit of his career. The Royals catcher also scored in the sixth, after reaching on a fielder's choice with one out and runners at the corners, when A's third baseman Max Muncy fielded a sharp ground ball and made an errant throw home, allowing the first of three runs to score off starter Jesse Chavez in the inning.