{"id":2430895,"date":"2026-05-25T03:05:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T03:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2430895"},"modified":"2026-05-25T03:05:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T03:05:52","slug":"salvador-perez-shines-as-royals-take-series-from-mariners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/salvador-perez-shines-as-royals-take-series-from-mariners\/","title":{"rendered":"Salvador Perez shines as Royals take series from Mariners"},"content":{"rendered":"

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 The Royals offense put up an impressive showing on Sunday, guiding the club to an 8-6 victory over the Seattle Mariners and securing the series.<\/p>\n

Seth Lugo (2-4) got the win and the start, going 6.1 innings with six hits, three earned runs, two walks and three strikeouts.<\/p>\n

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The Mariners got on the board first in the top of the first, after a Julio Rodriguez solo home run to left field.<\/p>\n

Salvador Perez gave the Royals the lead in the fifth inning on an RBI single that scored two runs. The captain had a vintage performance, going 3\/4 with a game-high three RBIs.<\/p>\n

The Royals continued to build their lead in the fifth, scoring two more runs on a Carter Jensen RBI double to go up 4-1.<\/p>\n

The Royals took an 8-4 lead into the ninth inning before Seattle made things interesting, tacking on two more runs on RBIs from Rodriguez and Josh Naylor.<\/p>\n

But, Lucas Erceg was able to out the inning after Luke Raley grounded out to end the game.<\/p>\n

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The win puts the Royals at 22-31, sitting four games outside the final Wild Card spot. They will host the New York Yankees for a three-game series starting tomorrow at 2:40 p.m., a team they\u2019ve had plenty of woes against over the past two seasons.<\/p>\n

Michael Wacha (4-2) will be on the mound against Will Warren (6-1).<\/p>\n

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