Salvador Perez homers, drives in 3 as Royals down Phillies
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Salvador Perez homered and drove in three as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, 7-4, in Friday's series opener.
Perez put Kansas City on the scoreboard with a two-out, first-inning double , his 27th go-ahead RBI, matching New York Yankees' Aaron Judge for the majors' lead.
In the third inning, Perez's 23rd home run -- a 434-foot, two-run blast to