Kansas City Royals at Philadelphia Phillies
· Major League Baseball
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Phillies clinch fourth straight playoff berth despite 10-3 loss to Royals, who get 5 RBIs from Perez
Philadelphia became the second team assured of a playoffs spot when San Francisco lost later Sunday to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Phillies would have clinched their second consecutive NL East title with a victory but had to wait at least one more day for the division crown.
Philadelphia, which entered with a six-game winning streak, leads the NL East by 12 games over the second-place New York Mets.
Milwaukee clinched a playoff berth on Saturday.
Kyle Schwarber hit his NL-high 52nd homer for Philadelphia, which will in the postseason in four straight years for just the second time. The Phillies won five straight NL East titles from 2007-11.
Perez hit his third homer in two games, a three-run drive off Aaron Nola (4-9) in a four-run sixth that built a 6-2 lead. He added a two-run single in the seventh as the Royals ended a six-game losing streak.
Schwarber and J.T. Realmuto homered in the first off Noah Cameron (8-7), who allowed two runs and four hits in seven innings.ac Caglianone tied the score with a two-run homer in the fifth and Bobby Witt Jr. homered in the ninth against Max Lazar.
Royals closer Carlos Estévez got two outs in the ninth before leaving with mild back tightness.
Bryson Stott also homered for the Phillies.
Nola allowed six runs and six hits in six innings.
Phillies: LHP Rangers Suárez (12-6, 2.77) starts Monday night's series opener at the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Castellanos grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Avila relieved Estévez |
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9th Inning | Realmuto flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Harper walked. |
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9th Inning | Schwarber popped out to first. |
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9th Inning | Estévez relieved Schreiber |
Statistics
 KC |
 PHI |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 10 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 12 | Hits | 5 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 4 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 10 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 39 | At Bats | 30 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 16 | Runners Left On Base | 5 |
| 1 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 0 |
| 21 | Fly Balls | 14 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 169 | Pitches | 123 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 26 | Total Bases | 14 |
| 44 | Plate Appearances | 32 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
| 7 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 9.3 | Runs Created | 2.5 |
| .308 | Batting Average | .167 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .667 | Slugging Percentage | .467 |
| .462 | Secondary Average | .333 |
| .364 | On Base Percentage | .219 |
| 1.030 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .685 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 9.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.5 |
| 69.5 | Batter Rating | 26.0 |
| 13.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 10.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.84 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.84 |
| .359 | Isolated Power | .300 |
| 0.57 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.29 |
| .091 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .063 |
| .154 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .167 |
| 20.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.1 |
| 109.8 | MLB Rating | 76.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 42,513 | Capacity: