Los Angeles Angels at Kansas City Royals
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Pérez delivers with bat to finish big series, KC tops Angels
A day after picking off David Fletcher at third base to end a 3-2 win, Pérez drove in two runs. The All-Star catcher went 8 for 12 with four RBI this week against Los Angeles.
“This game is about making adjustments and that’s why we are in the big leagues,” Pérez said. “I just try to get better and help my team win.”
Carlos Santana also homered as the Royals took two of three from the Angels. It was the Royals' second series win of the year — it took them 14 tries to do that during the pandemic-shortened season.
Keller (1-1) went 5 2/3 innings and gave up one run and four hits, striking out five and walking one. That was a major step forward after he allowing 10 earned runs in 4 2/3 innings in his first two starts.
“That was nice to have this outing,” he said. “I just needed to get back to who I was and felt good today. I think being able to fix my mechanical stuff but also just competing and having the right mentality.”
The Royals bullpen of Jake Brentz, Josh Staumont, and Tyler Zuber pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.
Griffin Canning (0-1) went five innings and permitted two runs and six hits.
“We had opportunities, but overall our pitching was pretty good,” Angels manager Joe Maddon said. “We just needed to score more runs.”
Pérez hit his third homer of the season, a solo drive in the third. Pérez doubled home Whit Merrifield in the seventh.
“He was huge for us today,” Royals manager Mike Matheny said. “This guy just continues to amaze us with how good he is.”
Jared Walsh doubled home Mike Trout in the fifth, pulling the Angels within 2-1.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Angels: OF Justin Upton was scratched on Tuesday night and remained out of the lineup on Wednesday with back stiffness.
Royals: Reinstated RHP Josh Staumont off the injured list and optioned RHP Carlos Hernandez. OF Nick Heath was designated for assignment.
UP NEXT
Angels: Return home to take on Minnesota on Friday with Andrew Heaney on the mound (1-1, 7.00).
Royals: Continue their homestand with a four-game set that starts on Thursday with Jakob Junis (0-0, 0.00) starting against Toronto.
How can I watch Los Angeles Angels vs. Kansas City Royals?
- TV Channel: Angels at Royals 2022 MLB Baseball, is broadcasted on MLB.tv.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Fletcher struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Jay lined out to left. |
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9th Inning | Bemboom struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Rojas doubled to deep center. |
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9th Inning | Zuber relieved Staumont |
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8th Inning | Benintendi struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 LAA |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 2 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 6 | Hits | 11 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 3 |
| 1 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 1 |
| 1 | Runs | 6 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 2 |
| 34 | At Bats | 33 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 22 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 2 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 144 | Pitches | 143 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 9 | Total Bases | 19 |
| 37 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 2.1 | Runs Created | 7.4 |
| .176 | Batting Average | .333 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .265 | Slugging Percentage | .576 |
| .118 | Secondary Average | .394 |
| .243 | On Base Percentage | .351 |
| .508 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .927 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
| 2.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 8.4 |
| 16.0 | Batter Rating | 48.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 16.5 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.89 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.76 |
| .088 | Isolated Power | .242 |
| 0.13 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.22 |
| .027 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .053 |
| -.059 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .061 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 67.8 | MLB Rating | 95.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 6,814 | Capacity: