Perez homers in both games of doubleheader, Royals sweep Cardinals with 6-4 and 8-5 victories

— Salvador Perez homered in both games and MJ Melendez added a solo shot in the nightcap to help the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5 for a sweep of a day-night doubleheader Wednesday.
Jul 11, 2024, 04:28 am - AP
KC
STL
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M. Wacha
win

M. Wacha6-6

5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 1 BB
G. Graceffo
loss

G. Graceffo0-1

3.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
J. McArthur
save

J. McArthur17

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

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCSTL
2ndNootbaar homered to left (362 feet).01
3rdMelendez homered to right center (396 feet).11
4thPerez hit sacrifice fly to right, Witt Jr. scored.21
4thRenfroe singled to left, Pasquantino scored.31
4thGorman hit a ground rule double, Nootbaar scored.32
5thFrazier singled to left, Isbel scored, Frazier to third.42
5thWitt Jr. hit sacrifice fly to right, Frazier scored.52
5thBurleson doubled to center, Contreras scored on error, Burleson safe at third on throwing error by shortstop Witt Jr..53
5thGoldschmidt reached on infield single to third, Burleson scored.54
6thPerez homered to left center (438 feet).64
7thPasquantino singled to left, Isbel scored, Witt Jr. to second.74
7thContreras grounded out to shortstop, Carlson scored.75
9thIsbel homered to right (382 feet).85
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