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PHILADELPHIA — \u2014 Salvador Perez<\/a> hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs, helping the Kansas City Royals<\/a> overcome Kyle Schwarber<\/a>‘s NL-high 52nd homer and delay the Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> from clinching the NL East with a 10-3 win Sunday. <\/p>\n Philadelphia, which entered with a six-game winning steak, leads the NL East by 12 games over the second-place New York Mets<\/a>.<\/p>\n Perez hit his third homer in two games, a three-run drive off Aaron Nola<\/a> (4-9) in a four-run sixth that built a 6-2 lead. He added a two-run single in the seventh as the Royals ended a six-game losing streak.<\/p>\n Schwarber and J.T. Realmuto<\/a> homered in the first off Noah Cameron<\/a> (8-7), who allowed two runs and four hits in seven innings.<\/p>\n Jac Caglianone<\/a> tied the score with a two-run homer in the fifth and Bobby Witt Jr<\/a>. homered in the ninth against Max Lazar<\/a>.<\/p>\n Royals closer Carlos Est\u00e9vez got two outs in the ninth before leaving with an apparent injury.<\/p>\n Bryson Stott<\/a> also homered for the Phillies.<\/p>\n Nola allowed six runs and six hits in six innings.<\/p>\n Witt led off the sixth with a triple off the high wall in right and scored on a double by Vinny Pasquantino, who had three hits.<\/p>\n Kansas City has been swept in series just four times this season, second-fewest in the AL.<\/p>\n Royals: Host Seattle and RHP Logan Gilbert<\/a> (4-6, 3.54) in a series starting Tuesday.<\/p>\n Phillies: LHP Rangers Su\u00e1rez (12-6, 2.77) starts Monday night’s series opener at the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>.<\/p>\n ——<\/p>\n