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07/26 21:41 CDT Salvador Perez's 3-run homer highlights 6-run 5th inning, leads
Royals to 6-0 win over Cubs
Salvador Perez's 3-run homer highlights 6-run 5th inning, leads Royals to 6-0
win over Cubs
By DAVID SMALE
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --- Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer that highlighted
a six-run fifth inning and Kansas City beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0 Friday night
in front of the Royals' second-largest crowd of the season.
Friday night's attendance of 36,351 at Kauffman Stadium was topped only by the
38,775 on opening day.
The Royals, in third place in the AL Central behind Cleveland and Minnesota,
moved 10 games over .500 at 57-47 and eclipsed last season's win total.
Brady Singer (7-6) was nearly flawless, allowing just two hits in seven innings
while striking out five and walking two. The 27-year-old right-hander combined
with Will Smith and Chris Stratton to limit the Cubs to four hits.
Kyle Hendricks (2-9) allowed six runs on eight hits in five innings in the loss.
The fifth inning was key for both pitchers.
Singer hit Mike Tauchman with a pitch leading off the fifth before Dansby
Swanson's soft liner sent Tauchman to third. Swanson went to second on the
throw to third. But Singer got Miles Mastrobuoni to ground out to second.
Miguel Amaya hit a flyout to center, and Kyle Isbel threw out Tauchman at the
plate.
The Royals unloaded on Hendricks in their half of the inning. With two outs,
Garrett Hampson had a bloop hit to right, and Kyle Isbel followed with a single
through the hole at short. Isbel stole second before Adam Frazier drove in both
runs with another blooper to right. Bobby Witt Jr. then singled and Vinnie
Pasquantino's single drove in Frazier. Perez then launched a 429-foot line
drive homer down the left-field line to break open the game.
TRANSACTIONS:
Cubs: C Tomas Nido was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to July
25, with a right knee sprain. ... C Christian Bethancourt was selected from
Triple-A Iowa... P Ben Brown was transferred to the 60-day injured list.
TRAINING ROOM:
Royals: OF MJ Melendez began a rehab assignment in Double-A Northwest Arkansas
on Thursday night. He went 0 for 3 with a sacrifice fly and a run. Kansas City
manager Matt Quatraro said it's possible that Melendez could join the team this
weekend. He's been on the injured list since July 16, retroactive to July 15,
with a sprained left ankle.
UP NEXT:
The Cubs will send LHP Shota Imanaga (8-2, 2.86 ERA) against Royals' RHP Seth
Lugo (12-4, 2.38 ERA) in the second game of the three-game series Saturday.
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