Milwaukee Brewers at Kansas City Royals
· Doubleheader - Game 2 - Makeup from April 3
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Perez’s homer highlights 6-run 6th inning as Royals top Brewers 8-2 for doubleheader split
After Perez’s second home run of the year snapped a 2-2 tie, the Royals chased Brandon Sproat (0-1) with three consecutive two-out singles. Kansas City took an 8-2 lead when eight straight hitters reached safely after two were out.
Sproat pitched 3 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts.
Royals starter Seth Lugo threw 103 pitches in five innings, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks, striking out seven.
Nick Mears (1-0) earned the victory pitching a hitless sixth inning.
Eli Morgan recorded his second career save — and first since 2023 — with three scoreless frames, striking out five.
In the doubleheader, Kansas City relievers tossed 10 scoreless innings, allowing three hits while striking out 13.
Maikel Garcia had three of Kansas City’s 10 hits.
In the second inning, Carter Jensen doubled in two runs against Brewers opener Logan Henderson.
Milwaukee promptly tied the game in the third with Brice Turang’s RBI triple and Garrett Mitchell’s RBI double.
With three extra base hits Saturday, Mitchell collected six RBI, including all of the Brewer’s five runs in their 5-2 victory in game one of the split doubleheader.
Sal Frelick exited the game with left side tightness while hitting a fourth-inning single.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Ortiz lined out to left. |
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9th Inning | Perkins struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Hamilton struck out swinging. |
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8th Inning | Pasquantino popped out to third. |
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8th Inning | Witt Jr. grounded out to third. |
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8th Inning | Garcia picked off first. |
Statistics
MIL |
KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 12 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 5 | Hits | 10 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 7 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 8 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 31 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 13 | Runners Left On Base | 15 |
| 1 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 2 |
| 1 | Doubles | 2 |
| 10 | Fly Balls | 12 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 159 | Pitches | 160 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 8 | Total Bases | 15 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 1.9 | Runs Created | 6.8 |
| .152 | Batting Average | .323 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .242 | Slugging Percentage | .484 |
| .242 | Secondary Average | .355 |
| .222 | On Base Percentage | .447 |
| .465 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .931 |
| 1.1 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| 1.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 7.9 |
| 19.5 | Batter Rating | 45.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 31.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.42 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.10 |
| .091 | Isolated Power | .161 |
| 0.25 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.78 |
| .083 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .179 |
| .091 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .032 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 14.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 67.3 | MLB Rating | 92.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 12,732 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milwaukee |
6 | 2 | .750 | - | L1 |
Pittsburgh |
5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | W4 |
Cincinnati |
5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | W2 |
St. Louis |
4 | 4 | .500 | 2 | L2 |
Chicago |
3 | 4 | .429 | 2.5 | L1 |
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleveland |
5 | 3 | .625 | - | W2 |
Kansas City |
4 | 4 | .500 | 1 | W1 |
Detroit |
4 | 4 | .500 | 1 | W2 |
Minnesota |
3 | 5 | .375 | 2 | L1 |
Chicago |
3 | 5 | .375 | 2 | W2 |


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