Royals' Perez ties Bench's HR mark with 45th in loss to A's

— Salvador Perez tied Johnny Bench’s record for homers in a season by a catcher with his 45th, but Chad Pinder’s two-run single spurred a third-inning rally and the Oakland Athletics held off the Kansas City Royals 7-2 Thursday.
Sep 17, 2021, 12:16 am - AP
OAK
KC
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P. Blackburn
win

P. Blackburn1-2

5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 2 BB
D. Lynch IV
loss

D. Lynch IV4-5

2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

OAKKC
1stPerez homered to left center (428 feet), Lopez scored.02
3rdHarrison singled to shallow left, Andrus scored, Kemp to second.12
3rdKemp scored, Lowrie safe at first on fielding error by first baseman O'Hearn, Canha to second, Harrison to third.22
3rdPinder singled to left, Canha scored and Harrison scored, Lowrie to second.42
9thAndrus scored on Brentz wild pitch, Kemp to second on wild pitch by Brentz.52
9thHarrison doubled to deep right center, Kemp scored.62
9thCanha grounded into fielder's choice to first, Harrison scored, Olson out at second.72
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