Perez's HR off Holmes in 9th leads Royals over Yanks 8-6

— Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer off All-Star closer Clay Holmes in the ninth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 8-6 Sunday to avoid being swept in the season series.
Aug 1, 2023, 12:17 am - AP
KC
NYY
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T. Clarke
win

T. Clarke2-1

2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB
C. Holmes
loss

C. Holmes5-2

0.2 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCNYY
5thPratto singled to left, Pasquantino scored and Taylor scored, Melendez to second.20
5thGarcia doubled to right, Melendez scored, Pratto to third.30
5thMerrifield grounded out to shortstop, Pratto scored.40
5thHigashioka singled to shallow right, Carpenter scored.41
5thLeMahieu homered to right (350 feet), Higashioka scored.43
7thRizzo homered to right (418 feet), Hicks scored and Judge scored.46
8thDozier homered to left (420 feet).56
9thPerez homered to center (441 feet), Merrifield scored and Isbel scored.86
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