SALVADOR PEREZ NEWS

DeJong hits 2-run shot, Lugo tosses 7 strong innings as Royals beat Angels 5-3 for 5th straight win

Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer, Seth Lugo allowed four hits over seven innings and the Royals beat the Angels 5-3 on Monday night

AUGUST 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Homers in Tuesday's loss Perez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 13-3 loss to the Twins.

Impact Perez has hit safely in 10 of his 11 games in August, going 12-for-40 (.300) with three homers, three doubles and six RBI. The catcher is up to 22 long balls this year, one shy of matching his total from each of the previous two campaigns. He's added a .280/.340/.479 slash line with 79 RBI, 49 runs scored, 20 doubles and no stolen bases over 117 contests.

AUGUST 14 • ROTOWIRE

Twins aim to sweep 3-game series against the Royals

The Minnesota Twins will aim to sweep a three-game series with a win against the Kansas City Royals

AUGUST 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Twins bring 1-0 series advantage over Royals into game 2

The Minnesota Twins lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals

AUGUST 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Royals visit the Twins to open 3-game series

The Minnesota Twins host the Kansas City Royals to open a three-game series

AUGUST 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Goes deep Saturday Perez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in an 8-3 win against St. Louis on Saturday.

Impact Perez's seventh-inning, two-run blast gave the Royals a 6-2 lead. It was the catcher's second homer thus far in August, and he's batting .303 with five RBI through nine contests on the month. Perez is up to 21 long balls on the campaign, tied for second most among MLB backstops behind Cal Raleigh (24).

AUGUST 11 • ROTOWIRE

Goes deep Saturday Perez went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in an 8-3 win against St. Louis on Saturday.

Impact Perez's seventh-inning, two-run blast gave the Royals a 6-2 lead. It was the catcher's second homer thus far in August, and he's batting .303 with five RBI through nine contests on the month. Perez is up to 21 long balls on the campaign, tied for second-most among MLB backstops behind Cal Raleigh (24).

AUGUST 11 • ROTOWIRE

Bobby Witt drives in 3 runs to lead the Royals to an 8-3 victory over rival Cardinals

Bobby Witt Jr. drove in three runs and Michael Wacha struck out six in seven innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 8-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals

AUGUST 11 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dominic Smith scores go-ahead run on wild pitch, helps Red Sox beat Royals 6-5

Dominic Smith scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the sixth inning on a call that was overturned on a challenge, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5

AUGUST 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Royals take on the Red Sox in first of 3-game series

The Kansas City Royals start a three-game series at home against the Boston Red Sox on Monday

AUGUST 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Salvy's mad dash, 448-foot blast power KC's 5th straight win DETROIT -- 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...

AUGUST 3 • MLB.COM

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 9-2

AUGUST 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Homer, three hits vs. Tigers Perez 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.

Impact Perez 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

Three hits, two RBI in win Perez went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk and two RBI in Wednesday's 10-3 win over the White Sox.

Impact Perez put the Royals ahead for good with an RBI single in the third inning, and he knocked in another run with a double in the fifth. The catcher hit .267 (24-for-90) with five home runs and 21 RBI over 23 contests in July. He's up to a .278/.336/.467 slash line, 19 home runs, 73 RBI, 43 runs scored and 17 doubles across 106 contests this year, and he's successfully bounced back from his June swoon.

AUGUST 1 • ROTOWIRE

Fermin and Pasquantino homer as Royals hand White Sox 17th straight loss, 10-3

Freddy Fermin launched a two-run homer among his four hits and the Kansas City Royals pounded the White Sox 10-3, extending Chicago’s franchise-record losing streak to 17 games

JULY 31 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

White Sox host the Royals on 7-game home slide

The Chicago White Sox look to end their seven-game home slide with a win against the Kansas City Royals

JULY 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Goes yard in win Perez went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 6-0 win over the Cubs.

Impact Perez put a bow on the Royals' six-run fifth inning with the team's lone extra-base hit of the contest. While his hot start to the season was erased when he batted .194 in June, Perez has bounced back to hit a more respectable .261 (18-for-69) over 18 contests in July. The catcher is up to 19 homers, 70 RBI, 42 runs scored, 16 doubles and a .278/.337/.474 slash line through 101 games this year.

JULY 27 • ROTOWIRE

Salvador Perez's 3-run homer highlights 6-run 5th inning, leads Royals to 6-0 win over Cubs

Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer that highlighted a six-run fifth inning and Kansas City beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0 in front of the Royals’ second-largest crowd of the season

JULY 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cubs visit the Royals to start 3-game series

The Kansas City Royals host the Chicago Cubs to open a three-game series

JULY 26 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Royals and Diamondbacks meet in series rubber match

Both the Kansas City Royals and the Arizona Diamondbacks are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday

JULY 24 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Royals host the Diamondbacks, try to extend home win streak

The Kansas City Royals host the Arizona Diamondbacks aiming to extend a four-game home winning streak

JULY 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Crushes homer in win Perez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in Monday's 10-4 win over the Diamondbacks.

Impact Perez put the Royals ahead for good with his third-inning homer and added a sacrifice fly in the sixth. The catcher is batting .268 (15-for-56) with four homers and 14 RBI over 15 contests in July. For the year, he's been a reliable power bat in the heart of the lineup with a .279/.341/.475 slash line, 18 homers, 66 RBI, 41 runs scored and 16 doubles through 98 games.

JULY 23 • ROTOWIRE

Bobby Witt Jr. homers, triples and doubles in the Royals' 10-4 win over the Diamondbacks

Bobby Witt Jr. fell a single short of the cycle, Salvador Perez and Hunter Renfroe also homered, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-4 on Monday night for t...

JULY 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Diamondbacks visit the Royals to begin 3-game series

The Kansas City Royals host the Arizona Diamondbacks to open a three-game series

JULY 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

White Sox look to stop 4-game road skid, play the Royals

The Chicago White Sox visit the Kansas City Royals looking to stop a four-game road slide

JULY 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS