Witt Jr. and Perez homer to back Cameron's strong start as Royals beat Pirates 9-3

— Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez hit two of Kansas City's four home runs to back a strong start by rookie Noah Cameron, and the Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-3 on Monday night.
Jul 8, 2025, 03:25 am - AP
PIT
KC
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N. Cameron
win

N. Cameron3-4

7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 7 K, 1 BB
A. Heaney
loss

A. Heaney4-8

3.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

PITKC
1stPasquantino homered to right (378 feet).01
3rdPham homered to center (428 feet), Davis scored.21
3rdGarcia singled to left, India scored, Witt Jr. to second.22
3rdPerez doubled to left, Witt Jr. scored, Garcia to third.23
3rdCanha grounded into fielder's choice to second, Garcia scored, Caglianone out at second, Perez to third.24
4thWitt Jr. homered to right center (404 feet), India scored.26
5thPerez homered to left center (411 feet).27
6thWitt Jr. hit sacrifice fly to left, Isbel scored.28
8thLoftin homered to left center (409 feet).29
9thCanario reached on infield single to second, N. Gonzales scored.39
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