Salvador Perez keyed a huge fifth inning in last night’s win:

Twelve batters came to the plate in the fifth. Perez hit twice, clubbing a homer and a double to notch three RBIs in the frame alone, bringing his career total to 993, passing Amos Otis (992) for third most in franchise history. The home run brought him just four away from hitting No. 300 in his career, which would make him just the second Royal (George Brett, 317) to reach that mark.

“Every time you’re around big names like that, it feels amazing,” Perez said. “But I have always said [that] the win is more important.”

A hot stretch from Vinnie Pasquantino has helped cancel out his slow start to the season ($):

Pasquantino started the season with a .177 batting average and .569 OPS (on-base + slugging). He recorded four home

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