KANSAS CITY, Mo. — — Salvador Perez went 4 for 4 with a home run and four RBI as the Kansas City Royals clobbered a struggling Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 12-8 on Friday night.
Bobby Witt Jr. hit a three-run homer and Nelson Velazquez went deep in his first at-bat with the Royals, who won their seventh straight home game.
Wainwright (3-7) allowed eight runs and nine hits in one inning plus four batters.
The teams complete their two-game series Saturday night. The Cardinals will send LHP Steven Matz (3-7, 3.91 ERA) to the mound to face LHP Cole Ragans (3-3, 3.86), 5:20 with the pregame and the first pitch at 6:15 on KIRX. The clubs will have a rare scheduled Sunday off, the first for the Royals in their 55-year history.