Salvador Perez tied the Kansas City Royals’ franchise home run record with his 317th career homer, helping the Royals hold off the San Francisco Giants in a 5-4 victory Wednesday, a win capped by Lane Thomas’ tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh. Western Kansas News shared the update through an Associated Press game recap.
The Royals’ Seth Lugo kept San Francisco scoreless until the sixth inning, when a leadoff walk and subsequent hit-by-contact plays led to the Giants’ first run via a sacrifice fly from Luis Arraez. The Giants later extended their lead in the seventh with a run from Jung Hoo Lee and another from Willy Adames, pushing Lugo out after the inning.
Kansas City answered with three straight singles to score the tying run, then loaded the bases with two outs before Thomas drove in two to take the lead. Vinnie Pasquantino also extended his hitting streak to 17 games, and closer Steven Cruz secured the final out after allowing a two-out home run.
San Francisco finished the game with a home run from Steven Cruz’s counter, while the Royals will continue the series Thursday, with the next matchup listed as Giants right-hander Grayson Rodriguez versus Angels right-hander Logan Webb.