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Salvy's mad dash, 448-foot blast power KC's 5th straight winDETROIT -- Salvador Perez is a legend, both in his native Venezuela and his adopted home of Kansas City. He’s earned nine All-Star nods, fiv...
Cole Ragans - Grabs eighth winRagans (8-7) earned the win Friday over the Tigers, allowing two runs on two hits and four walks over 5.2 innings. He struck out six.
ImpactRagans got off to a shaky start Friday, surrendering a two-run homer to Justyn-Henry Malloy in the first inning. However, the southpaw settled in and blanked Detroit over his final 4.2 frames, allowing just one additional hit, en route to his third win in his last four starts. While he ultimately turned in a strong outing Friday, Ragans has now failed to make it through six innings in back-to-back starts -- he'd gone at least six in eight of his previous nine starts. Overall, Ragans sports a 3.36 ERA with a 1.16 WHIP and 159:45 K:BB across 134 innings this season. He's currently slated to face the Red Sox at home in his next start.
AUGUST 3•ROTOWIRE
Royals pile on Tigers to win fifth straightSalvador Perez had a home run among his three hits and drove in two runs as the visiting Kansas City Royals won their fifth straight game wi...
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Salvador Perez homers and doubles and Royals rout Tigers 9-2
Salvador Perez had three hits, including a home run, and the Kansas City Royals won their fifth straight by routing Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers 9-2AUGUST 3•ASSOCIATED PRESS
Salvador Perez - Homer, three hits vs. TigersPerez went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, an RBI double and three total runs scored in Friday's 9-2 win over Detroit.
ImpactPerez got the Royals on the board in the second inning, blasting a Tarik Skubal slider 448 feet for his 20th homer of the year. Perez would drive in a second run in the seventh with a double, extending Kansas City's lead to 7-2. The veteran backstop has been swinging a hot bat, going 9-for-22 (.409) while striking out just twice in his last five games. Overall, Perez is slashing .282/.339/.476 with 75 RBI and 46 runs scored through 440 plate appearances this season.
AUGUST 3•ROTOWIRE
Royals vs. Tigers Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 3
Preview the August 3 matchup between the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.AUGUST 3•DATA SKRIVE
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