KANSAS CITY, Mo. — — Salvador Perez homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Sunday to avoid being swept.
Perez went 3 for 4 with a 462-foot home run over the left-field fountains and scored three times.
Nick Pratto hit a two-run double in the eighth to highlight a three-run inning.
Ryan Yarbrough (1-4) pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed one run on three hits with two strikeouts and a hit batter. Yarbrough was removed from the game in the sixth after getting hit in the face by a liner that was 106.2 MPH off the bat of Ryan Noda. Yarbrough was able to walk off the field with the assistance of trainers.
RHP Zack Greinke (1-4, 5.25 ERA) opens a three-game series with the White Sox Monday at 6:40 at Kauffman Stadium.