The Seattle Mariners held on for a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals Sunday. The Royals still won the series 3 games to 1.
Salvador Perez did hit his 38th home run of the season to tie the game at 1 in the 6th inning. Perez has hit a home run in 5 straight games.
Perez’s home run tied Mike Sweeney’s franchise record for most consecutive games with a home run.
Perez’s 38 homers are now the most among any American League player who played at least 75 percent of his games as a catcher, passing Carlton Fisk’s 37 in 1985.
Michael A. Taylor added a solo home run in the 7th to tie the game at 2.
Perez also drove in Nicky Lopez with a single in the 8th inning.
The Royals are off Monday, they will begin a 3 game series with Cleveland in Kansas City Tuesday night.
Mariners hang on for 4-3 win over Royals
