{"id":820420,"date":"2026-07-23T08:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T08:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/820420\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T08:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T08:02:15","slug":"mlb-roundup-perez-ties-royals-home-run-record-in-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/820420\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Roundup: Perez ties Royals home run record in win"},"content":{"rendered":"

KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 Salvador Perez tied the franchise home run record and Lane Thomas hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the seventh to lift the Kansas City Royals<\/a> to a 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Kansas City right-hander Seth Lugo (4-6) held the Giants scoreless till the sixth inning, when he gave up a leadoff walk and hit the next batter. Runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt from Drew Cavanhaugh, and Luis Arraez knocked the game\u2019s first run across with a sacrifice fly to centre.<\/p>\n

The Giants struck again in the seventh with an RBI triple from Jung Hoo Lee and RBI double from Willy Adames to extend the lead. Lugo exited after the inning, giving up three hits and two walks. He also had five strikeouts.<\/p>\n

Vinnie Pasquantino extended his hitting streak to 17 games with a double in the seventh inning. He was called safe after sliding past the bag. The call was confirmed and Giants manager Joey Vitello was ejected after arguing the call.<\/p>\n

On the next at bat, Perez hit his 14th home run of the season and 317th of his career to tie the Royals\u2019 franchise record. That signaled the end of right-hander Landen Roupp\u2019s day. He allowed four hits and two runs and struck out seven.z hit his 14th home run of the season and 317th of his career to tie the Royals\u2019 franchise record. That signaled the end of right-hander Landen Roupp\u2019s day. He allowed four hits and two runs and struck out seven.<\/p>\n

MILWAUKEE \u2014 Joey Ortiz went 3 for 3 and was a homer away from the cycle to help Milwaukee defeat New York.<\/p>\n

Christian Yelich drove in two runs and Logan Henderson matched a career high with nine strikeouts for NL Central-leading Milwaukee, which took two of three from New York. Marcus Semien and Brett Baty homered for the Mets, who are last in the NL East.<\/p>\n

Ortiz hit a two-run triple in the second inning, singled in the fourth and had a ground-rule double in the sixth before walking in the eighth. He also made a diving stop of a grounder by A.J. Ewing and threw to first for the final out.<\/p>\n

Ortiz is batting .373 (19 of 51) since July 4, improving his season average from .201 to .239.<\/p>\n

DENVER \u2014 Cade Cavalli threw six strong innings, Luis Garc\u00eda Jr. hit a two-run homer as part of a six-run seventh to break open a tight game and\u00a0Washington<\/a>\u00a0beat\u00a0Colorado<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Nationals took two of three from the Rockies to win a fourth consecutive road series.<\/p>\n

Cavalli (7-4) scattered four hits and walked two while striking out eight. The right-hander threw 90 pitches, mixing a blazing fastball with a baffling knuckle-curve. He also made a nifty play early in the game, reaching behind him with his glove to snare a sharp grounder headed up the middle.<\/p>\n

Cavalli and Rockies starter Gabriel Hughes (0-2) matched zeros through four innings. The Nationals took a 1-0 lead in the fifth after Jorbit Vivas led off the inning with a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly from James Wood.<\/p>\n

Hughes went five innings and allowed one run while striking out five. Washington scored seven runs \u2014 five earned \u2014 on the Colorado bullpen.<\/p>\n

DIAMONDBACKS 15, ATHLETICS 5<\/p>\n

PHOENIX \u2014 James McCann hit his 100th major league home run and Ryan Waldschmidt slugged the first of his career as part of Arizona\u2019s seven-run fifth inning and the Diamondbacks set a season high for runs scored in a rout of the Athletics.<\/p>\n

With the game tied at 2, Arizona broke it open with their biggest inning of the season. Gabriel Moreno hit a go-ahead two-run shot, and McCann and Waldschmidt also had two-run homers in the big seventh.<\/p>\n

Corbin Carroll and Nolan Arenado homered in the fourth off A\u2019s starter Gage Jump.<\/p>\n

Merrill Kelly (8-8) allowed two runs and five hits, including Jeff McNeil\u2019s homer, in five innings for the Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n

Jump (3-6) was hammered for eight hits and six runs in 4.2 innings.<\/p>\n

SEATTLE \u2014 Sal Stewart hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning to lift Cincinnati past Seattle.<\/p>\n

The Mariners (51-52) slid a game behind Texas (51-50) in the AL West with their second straight loss after winning the series opener against the Reds.<\/p>\n

Stewart\u00a0hit his team-leading 21st home run of the season\u00a0on a first-pitch sinker from Mariners reliever Eduard Bazardo (3-3) with two outs to make it 5-3. Bazardo walked Edwin Arroyo and gave up a single to Ke\u2019Bryan Hayes before Stewart\u2019s homer.<\/p>\n

Emilio Pag\u00e1n pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his ninth save and second in as many days.<\/p>\n

JJ Bleday also went deep for Cincinnati, hitting a solo shot off Mariners starter Emerson Hancock in the fourth inning to tie it at 2. Hancock, who threw six innings of two-run ball, gave up one more run in the inning on an RBI single by Dane Myers.<\/p>\n

ANAHEIM, Calif. \u2014 Hunter Dobbins scattered six hits over six innings, JJ Wetherholt hit a home run in the sixth and St. Louis held on for a victory over Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Dobbins, recalled from Triple-A Memphis for Wednesday\u2019s start, struck out five and walked none to help St. Louis snap a four-game losing streak and end the Angels\u2019 three-game win streak.<\/p>\n

Luis Gastelum threw a scoreless seventh, George Soriano had a 1-2-3 eighth and closer Riley O\u2019Brien struck out Oswald Peraza with an 80-m.p.h. sweeper and Josh Lowe with a 98-m.p.h. sinker with two on in the ninth for his 26th save.<\/p>\n

Dobbins (2-1) escaped a first-and-third, two-out jam in the second, a two-on, one-out jam in the third and a first-and-third, two-out jam in the fourth. That inning ended with Cardinals third baseman Blaze Jordan reaching into the third-base dugout to snag Tyler Heineman\u2019s popup.<\/p>\n

Angels starter Reid Detmers (3-7), expected to be a top target of contenders looking to acquire starting pitching before the Aug. 3 trade deadline, blanked the Cardinals on one hit through five innings despite walking two to open the fifth.<\/p>\n

CLEVELAND \u2014 Brooks Lee hit a three-run homer, Trevor Larnach had a solo shot and three RBIs and Minnesota snapped a four-game losing streak with a win over Cleveland to spoil star\u00a0third baseman Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez\u2019s return\u00a0to the Guardians.<\/p>\n

Lee connected for his 15th homer in the fourth inning off Shane Cecconi (4-7), who gave up a leadoff homer to Larnach on his fourth pitch. Lee also had an RBI single.<\/p>\n

Larnach added a two-run single in the eighth to put Minnesota ahead 9-4.<\/p>\n

Travis Adams (2-0) pitched two innings of relief for the win.<\/p>\n

Kyle Manzardo homered for Cleveland.<\/p>\n

Ram\u00edrez was back in Cleveland\u2019s lineup after\u00a0missing five weeks following left hand surgery.\u00a0The seven-time All-Star went 2 for 5, drove in a run and scored once. He also had one of Cleveland\u2019s three errors.<\/p>\n

PHILADELPHIA \u2014 Max Muncy hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, Tommy Edman added to the Dodgers\u2019 lead with a bases-clearing triple in the eighth, and Los Angeles beat Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Muncy\u2019s homer off Aaron Nola (3-8) was his 229th with the Dodgers, moving him into fifth in franchise history. He has five other home runs, all with the Athletics.<\/p>\n

Alec Bohm hit a two-run homer in the first inning off Eric Lauer (5-5), who ended up allowing three runs in 5.1 innings. Lauer ended his night by striking out Bryce Harper for the third time.<\/p>\n

Edman had three hits. Freddie Freeman had two doubles and a single for the Dodgers, and catcher Dalton Rushing, their No. 9 hitter, homered in the third and had a two-run double in the fifth.<\/p>\n

Outfielder Bryan De La Cruz, playing in his first major league game of the season after the Phillies recalled him from triple-A Lehigh Valley, led off the fifth with a homer to tie it at 3-all.<\/p>\n

TORONTO \u2014 Griffin Jax allowed one run in six strong innings, Victor Mesa Jr. drove in two runs and Tampa Bay used a three-run sixth to top Toronto.<\/p>\n

Jax (6-7) gave up three hits and walked one while striking out five in his\u00a0second quality start\u00a0of the season. Bryan Baker earned his 26th save with a hitless ninth.<\/p>\n

Mesa drove in the Rays\u2019 first run in the second with a single that tied it at 1.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay took the lead on Chandler Simpson\u2019s sacrifice fly in the sixth. Mesa hit another RBI single and Ben Williamson walked with the bases loaded to drive in Cedric Mullins to make it 4-1.<\/p>\n

The Rays had batters reach on a bunt single, walk, an error and a hit by pitch in the sixth \u2014 the first time in franchise history they had all four in the same inning.<\/p>\n

ATLANTA \u2014 Rookie Jim Jarvis drilled a\u00a0run-scoring double\u00a0into the right-field corner to give Atlanta the lead in a six-run eighth inning and the Braves survived a ninth-inning scare to beat San Diego.<\/p>\n

With one out in the eighth, Mauricio Dub\u00f3n singled off left-hander Wandy Peralta (1-1). Jarvis followed with the double that allowed Dub\u00f3n to score from first base for a 2-1 lead.<\/p>\n

Brewer Hicklen drove in Jarvis with a double to left field. Ozzie Albies, Matt Olson, Austin Riley and Dominic Smith added run-scoring singles off Randy V\u00e1squez. The Braves collected seven of their 14 hits in the inning.<\/p>\n

Right-hander V\u00edctor Mederos gave up a run-scoring single to Gavin Sheets and a two-run triple to Fernando Tatis Jr. in the ninth. Raisel Iglesias gave up a two-run homer to Luis Rengifo before recording the final two outs for his 20th save.<\/p>\n

RED SOX 6, BALTIMORE 3, 1ST GAME<\/p>\n

BALTIMORE 5, RED SOX 1, 2ND GAME<\/p>\n

BOSTON \u2014 Baltimore ended Boston\u2019s franchise record-tying 15-game winning streak behind Kyle Bradish\u2019s six innings of one-run ball, defeating the Red Sox in the nightcap of a doubleheader.<\/p>\n

It was Boston\u2019s first loss since\u00a0a 10-2 setback to Washington\u00a0at Fenway Park on July 1.<\/p>\n

The Red Sox\u00a0won the opener 6-3\u00a0to match the club\u2019s 80-year-old record. Boston\u2019s 1946 team that won 15 straight was led by Ted Williams and won the American League pennant.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Red Sox streak was the longest in the majors since St. Louis also won 15 straight in September of 2021.<\/p>\n

Dylan Beavers had a two-run single in a four-run first inning for Baltimore, which avoided a three-game sweep and won for the 11th time in 16 games.<\/p>\n

PIRATES 5, YANKEES 3, 1ST GAME<\/p>\n

YANKEES 2, PIRATES 0, 2ND GAME<\/p>\n

NEW YORK \u2014 Max Fried allowed one hit over five innings in his return from a two-month layoff, Jasson Dom\u00ednguez and Anthony Volpe drove in runs on consecutive pitches in the seventh and New York beat Pittsburgh for a doubleheader split.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh won the opener 5-3 in 10 innings.<\/p>\n

Bubba Chandler pitched 6.1 innings of two-hit ball in his first scoreless outing this year.<\/p>\n

Brandon Eisert (2-2), acquired from the Chicago White Sox on July 11, relieved and walked Cody Bellinger. One out later, Dom\u00ednguez doubled down the left-field line and scored when Volpe singled for his second RBI since June 19.<\/p>\n

Fried struck out seven and walked one, inducing 10 swings and misses while throwing 37 of 57 pitches for strikes and retiring his last 12 batters. He had not pitched since May 14 because of a bone bruise in his left elbow and was to have thrown one more minor league rehab start before\u00a0Tuesday night\u2019s rainout\u00a0caused the Yankees to change their plans.<\/p>\n

He was economical, with 13 pitches in the first, 10 each in the second, third and fourth, and 14 in the fifth. Fried\u2019s four-seam fastball averaged 96.2 m.p.h., 1.5 m.p.h. above his season average coming in. He threw his two fastest pitches this year, topping at a 98.5 m.p.h. fastball for a called strike against Marcell Ozuna in the second.<\/p>\n

ARLINGTON, Texas \u2014 Chase Meidroth went 4 for 4 while he and Andrew Benintendi had a pair of run-scoring singles apiece, Anthony Kay pushed through five innings for his first win in more than a month, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Braden Montgomery scored all three times he reached base. Meidroth’s fourth career four-hit game helped the White Sox move out of a tie with Cleveland atop the American League Central as the\u00a0Guardians lost to Minnesota 10-6.<\/p>\n

Texas rookie Cam Cauley hit his first major league homer as the Rangers dropped back to .500 but stayed in first place in the AL West by a half-game over Seattle with the defending division champion Mariners’ second consecutive loss to Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

Kay (7-4) allowed five hits and two runs to end a six-start winless streak. The left-hander hit his majors-leading 19th batter to put Cauley on and load the bases with no outs in the fourth. Elias D\u00edaz\u2019s double-play grounder brought home Brandon Nimmo, and Kay preserved a 3-2 lead by striking out Alejandro Osuna.<\/p>\n

HOUSTON \u2014 Yordan Alvarez and Isaac Paredes hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning to lift the Houston Astros to a 5-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night, completing a three-game series sweep.<\/p>\n

After Jeremy Pe\u00f1a’s leadoff single in the eighth, Alvarez hit his major league-leading 34th homer to give Houston a 4-2 lead. Paredes followed with a shot to the same spot \u2014 left centre field \u2014 to extend the lead.<\/p>\n

The Astros took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on Nick Allen’s RBI single. Pe\u00f1a hit a solo home run in the third inning, his third in as many games.<\/p>\n

Steven Okert (3-1) pitched a flawless eighth inning, throwing only eight pitches, six for strikes. Starter Peter Lambert pitched six innings, gave up six hits, struck out three and walked two. Bryan Abreu earned his sixth save, striking out one in the ninth.<\/p>\n

The Marlins have lost nine straight, with their last win coming before the All-Star break. They scored both their runs in the fourth inning. Javier Sanoja hit an RBI double and Joe Mack hit a single to tie it at 2.<\/p>\n

CHICAGO \u2014 Keider Montero and four relievers combined on a four-hitter, Hao-Yu Lee hit a three-run homer and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Spencer Torkelson also homered for the Tigers, who have won five of their last six series, including two sweeps.<\/p>\n

Montero (7-5) struck out eight and allowed one run on three hits \u2014 one of which was Seiya Suzuki’s 17th homer in the first inning.<\/p>\n

Drew Sommers, Drew Anderson and Kyle Finnegan combined to allow just one hit before Kenley Jansen sealed the game with a hitless ninth.<\/p>\n

In the fourth inning, Lee drove a fastball 389 feet to left field for a tiebreaking three-run homer that gave the Tigers a 4-1 lead. Torkelson tied the game at 1 in the second with his homer to left-centre field, his 19th of the season.<\/p>\n

Zach McKinstry capped the scoring with a double in the ninth for Detroit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 Salvador Perez tied the franchise home run record and Lane Thomas hit a tiebreaking,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":820421,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[435],"tags":[49,48,462,82],"class_list":["post-820420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=820420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/820421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=820420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=820420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}