Salvador Perez ties Royals franchise home run record with 317th

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Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to tie George Brett's Kansas City Royals franchise record with 317 career home runs. Perez's shot came with Vinnie Pasquantino on second and cut the Giants' lead to 3-2 before the Royals batted around for five runs in the inning. Seth Lugo allowed three runs and finished with 7.0 innings, three hits, two walks, five strikeouts and three earned runs for the Giants. Landen Roupp started for San Francisco and was lifted in the seventh after Perez's homer; Sam Hentges and Keaton Winn were among relievers used as the inning unfolded. The Royals completed a 5-4 victory to sweep the series, with Lane Thomas delivering the run that provided the final margin in the same rally. The seven-run swing in the seventh produced Kansas City's first lead of the game and sealed the sweep in the homestand finale.

Kansas City Royals

@royals.com

You've got company, George! Salvador Perez has tied George Brett for the Royals all-time home runs record!

2226h ago

Accentzeal3

Perez has been on my fantasy team on and off for the past 12 years… the man is ageless and always good

spungoldpub.bsky.social2

Somewhere in another timeline without catastrophic hip injuries, he's still got 250 to go to catch Bo Jackson

Nancy Levine Stearns2

Salvador Perez fan Jorge was born and raised in Venezuela before he arrived in Sedalia as a 16-year-old in 2002 to attend Sacred Heart School as a Rotary International exchange student. He’s never left, attending college at Central Missouri and becoming a U.S. citizen. www.mlb.com/news/jorge-g...

Ringo Bunnyman2

George didn't take the news well...

Gregarius1

Wait, does this include the pine tar home run?

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woke stifler7

if you know anything about Royals history, it’s fairly inconceivable that anyone would ever match this record. this has been a dark season and Salvy’s played a role in that but this is still awesome

Derek Royal Divito4

So wait. I have Tix to Friday game Should I move the OF at CoPa? I might get the record breaker and ask Sally to match my 401k balance so I can retire on Saturday

Mike Jacobi2

When does he tell a story about shitting his pants at a spring training workout to people desperately trying to get away from him?

Sarah Langs

@slangsonsports.bsky.social

Salvador Perez is the fifth active player to lead a franchise in career home runs, joining: Mike Trout LAA Giancarlo Stanton MIA Pete Alonso NYM Manny Machado SD

485h ago

MLB

@mlbbot.bsky.social

Salvador Perez ties the franchise HR record (317) in a @Royals sweep!

Final: Giants 4 (42-60), Royals 5 (43-60)
Pictured: Salvador Perez points to the sky after hitting a homer. He wears a sky blue alternate Royals uniform.

145h ago

DingerTV

@dinger.tv

HOME RUN Salvador Perez (14) 437 ft (25°, 108.7 mph) off Landen Roupp (92.2 mph Sinker, 2091 rpm) SF 3-KC 2 (B7, 0-1, 0 outs) https://www.mlb.com/video/landen-roupp-in-play-run-s-to-salvador-perez-1rrb4b

96h ago

Will Harris

@sandwichpick.bsky.social

Was wondering what the single HR leaderboard looked like for Royals catchers and lol

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Jake Eisenberg

@jakeeisenberg.bsky.social

An honor to witness. So many legendary moments for Salvador Perez in his legendary career with many more sure to come. Felicidades to El Capitán! 🫡

95h ago

SF Giants Bot

@giantbot.bsky.social

🤖 Susan Slusser and because this is the way the Giants' season goes, Salvador Perez hits a two-run homer immediately after

56h ago

Pitcher List Stats

@pitcherlistplv.pitcherlist.com

Landen Roupp (SFG) tossed six shutout innings before being lifted after a Salvador Perez two-run homer in the 7th

56h ago

Nancy Levine Stearns

@nancylevinestearns.bsky.social

22h ago

BRETT 🏳️‍🌈🏀💜🔦 / 🐙🏒💙💚

@royalssac206fan.bsky.social

So, according to reports on Facebook, some guy went into the fountains at Kauffman Stadium to try and get the Salvador Perez tying George Brett in HRs ball and got arrested

35h ago

polyinkc

@polyinkc.bsky.social

Salvy tied George Brett's home run record at 317 today. A fan jumped into the outfield fountain to retrieve the ball and was arrested. Salvy pleads for the fan's release from jail. ❤️

22h ago

rebekah

@bekxliz.bsky.social

turned on the royals for the first time in a hot fucking minute (we won the last game i watched) and immediately we got that tag call in our favor and salvy hit #317

26h ago