KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez hit his major league-leading 47th home run and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Indians 6-4 Tuesday night.
Perez also leads the majors in RBIs (118) and go-ahead home runs (17).
The 31-year-old Perez trails Jorge Soler (2019) by one for the club record in homers.
Josh Staumont (4-3) came on with two outs in the eighth and got the win.
He was the seventh pitcher of the game for the Royals.
Blake Parker (2-1) took the loss for the Indians.