{"id":2430660,"date":"2026-05-24T21:14:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T21:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2430660"},"modified":"2026-05-24T21:14:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T21:14:55","slug":"salvador-perez-jump-starts-kc-offense-royals-pull-away-from-the-mariners-for-8-6-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/salvador-perez-jump-starts-kc-offense-royals-pull-away-from-the-mariners-for-8-6-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Salvador Perez jump-starts KC offense, Royals pull away from the Mariners for 8-6 win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) \u2014 Salvador Perez<\/a> made Seattle pitcher Bryan Woo<\/a> pay for intentionally walking the bases loaded ahead of him, delivering the go-ahead, two-out single Sunday that ignited the Kansas City offense and propelled the Royals<\/a> to an 8-6 win over the Mariners<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Seth Lugo<\/a> (2-4) allowed a first-inning homer by Julio Rodriguez<\/a> before pitching into the seventh for Kansas City. The former Cy Young runner-up allowed three runs and six hits and two walks in winning for the first time since his March 29 season debut.<\/p>\n

Carter Jensen<\/a> and Maikel Garcia<\/a> also had two RBIs apiece as the Royals won consecutive games for the first time since May 9-10.<\/p>\n

Lucas Erceg allowed three runs in the ninth in a non-save situation before finishing out the game.<\/p>\n

Woo (4-3) allowed four runs and six hits and two walks in 4 2\/3 innings. He\u2019d allowed just two runs over his previous 18 innings.<\/p>\n

Royals starters came into the game on a 19-inning scoreless streak, and Lugo promptly retired leadoff man J.P. Crawford<\/a>. But on his second pitch to Rodriguez, the Mariners slugger sent an 89-mph sinker into the left-field bullpen to give Seattle a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n

It was still that way until the fifth inning, when Woo walked Michael Massey<\/a> and gave up a two-strike bunt single to Kyle Isbel<\/a>. Woo bounced back to retire the next two batters, then chose to intentionally walk Vinnie Pasquantino<\/a> and load the bases.<\/p>\n

Perez, who has been struggling throughout the season, slapped a two-run single through the left side of the infield to give Kansas City the lead. Jensen followed with a two-run double to make it 4-1 and knock Woo from the game.<\/p>\n

The Royals added a run apiece in the sixth and seventh innings and two more in the eighth to put the game away.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/h2>\n

The Mariners head to California to face the A’s on Monday night with RHP Emerson Hancock (3-2, 3.07 ERA) getting the start. The Royals welcome the Yankees for a Memorial Day matinee with RHP Michael Wacha (4-2, 2.70) on the mound.<\/p>\n

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AP MLB<\/a>: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/p>\n

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\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.foxsports.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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