Perez homers, Royals avoid sweep in 5-1 win over A's

— Salvador Perez homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Sunday to avoid being swept in the series between teams with the worst records in the major leagues.
May 8, 2023, 12:03 am - AP
OAK
KC
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R. Yarbrough
win

R. Yarbrough1-4

5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
M. Miller
loss

M. Miller0-2

6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

OAKKC
1stPerez homered to left center (462 feet).01
4thLaureano reached on infield single to second, Rooker scored, Laureano to second.11
4thGarcia singled to center, Perez scored.12
8thPratto doubled to center, Melendez scored and Perez scored.14
8thMassey hit sacrifice fly to right, Pratto scored.15
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