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07/07 21:25 CDT Witt Jr. and Perez homer to back Cameron's strong start as
Royals beat Pirates 9-3
Witt Jr. and Perez homer to back Cameron's strong start as Royals beat Pirates
9-3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --- Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez hit two of Kansas
City's four home runs to back a strong start by rookie Noah Cameron, and the
Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-3 on Monday night.
Cameron (3-4) struck out seven in a season-high seven innings. The left-hander
allowed three hits, a walk, and two runs --- on Tommy Pham's two-run shot in
the third.
Witt went 2 for 3 and scored twice to extend his hitting streak to 11 games.
Witt hit his 13th homer, a two-run shot the opposite way to right-center field
off reliever Chase Shugart to give the Royals a 6-2 lead in the fourth. He
added a sacrifice fly in the sixth.
Witt finished off a seven-game trip Sunday by extending his club-record hitting
streak on the road to 25 games.
Perez hit his 11th homer, a solo shot to left in the fifth for a five-run
advantage. He hit his 24th double off the top of the wall in left to drive in a
run for a 3-2 lead in the third.
Vinnie Pasquantino hit a two-out pitch from Andrew Heaney in the first for his
15th homer and a 1-0 lead. Nick Loftin hit his second, a one-out solo shot off
Gnesis Cabrera in the eighth. Heaney (4-8) threw 76 pitches and allowed four
runs in three innings.
Pham's homer was his third. It snapped Pittsburgh's 30-inning scoreless streak
and gave the Pirates a 2-1 lead.
Steven Cruz pitched a scoreless eighth and Jonathan Bowlan allowed Alexander
Canario's RBI single in the ninth to finish for Kansas City.
Key moment Cameron didn't surrender a hit after Bryan Reynolds' leadoff single in the third. Key stat The Royals hit more home runs in their first home game of July than they did in the month of June. Up next Pirates RHP Mitch Keller (3-10, 3.64) starts Tuesday opposite Royals RHP Seth Lugo (6-5, 2.65). ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb |
