Perez breaks Bench's home run record; Royals sweep Indians

— Salvador Perez hit his 46th home run, breaking Johnny Bench’s record for most by a catcher in a season to highlight the opener, then the Kansas City Royals completed a doubleheader sweep by beating the Cleveland Indians 4-2 Monday night.
Sep 21, 2021, 04:00 am - AP
KC
CLE
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D. Tapia
win

D. Tapia3-0

1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 0 BB
N. Wittgren
loss

N. Wittgren2-8

0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 0 K, 3 BB
S. Barlow
save

S. Barlow14

1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCCLE
1stC. Santana walked, Lopez scored, Benintendi to second, Perez to third.10
1stDozier hit sacrifice fly to right, Perez scored, Benintendi to third.20
3rdGiménez homered to right (411 feet).21
4thRivero grounded out to second, Isbel scored, Alberto to third.31
6thAlberto singled to right, Isbel scored.41
7thBradley homered to center (413 feet).42
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