Salvador Perez sets single-season HR record for catchers (0:28)
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
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Perez breaks Bench's home run record; Royals sweep Indians
— Salvador Perez hit his 46th home run, breaking Johnny Bench’s record for most by a catcher in a season to highlight the opener, then the Kansas City Royals completed a doubleheader sweep by beating the Cleveland Indians 4-2 Monday night.
Perez breaks Bench's catcher mark with 46th HR
Salvador Perez hit his 46th home run Monday to break Johnny Bench's record for most homers by a catcher in one season.
Perez breaks Bench's record with 46th HR, KC tops Indians
— Salvador Perez hit his 46th home run, breaking Johnny Bench’s record for homers by a catcher in a season, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 7-2 Monday in the first game of a doubleheader.
Kelenic HR, 2 doubles lead Mariners over Royals 7-1
— Rookie Jarred Kelenic homered, doubled twice and wrapped up his impressive series, leading the Seattle Mariners over the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Sunday.
Bubic and Royals dent Mariners, Kikuchi with 8-1 victory
— Kris Bubic allowed two hits over 6 1/3 innings in his best start this season, and the Kansas City Royals beat Seattle 8-1 Saturday night to put another dent in the Mariners’ slim playoff chances.
Kelenic 2 HRs off newcomer Heasley, Mariners beat Royals 6-2
— Seattle rookie Jarred Kelenic spoiled the major league debut of pitcher Jonathan Heasley by hitting a pair of two-run homers that sent the Mariners over the Kansas City Royals 6-2 Friday night.
Royals' Perez ties Bench's HR mark for catchers
Salvador Perez tied Johnny Bench's record for homers in a season by a catcher with his 45th on Thursday.
Royals' Perez ties Bench's HR mark with 45th in loss to A's
— Salvador Perez tied Johnny Bench’s record for homers in a season by a catcher with his 45th, but Chad Pinder’s two-run single spurred a third-inning rally and the Oakland Athletics held off the Kansas City Royals 7-2 Thursday.
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A's hold off Royals 12-10 to keep pace in AL wild-card race
— Matt Olson hit a two-run homer, Josh Harrison drove in three runs and Elvis Andrus had four hits as the Oakland Athletics held on through a nervy ninth inning to beat the Kansas City Royals 12-10 on Wednesday night.
Perez hits 43rd homer as Royals rally past Athletics, 10-7
— Salvador Perez is having the kind of season the Kansas City Royals won't soon forget.
Royals promote Moore to president, Picollo to GM
Dayton Moore, who presided over the Royals to help the club reach consecutive World Series, has been promoted to president while longtime assistant GM J.J. Picollo will fill his vacancy at general manager.
Isbel has go-ahead single in 8th, Royals beat Twins 5-3
— Kyle Isbel drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3 on Sunday.
Polanco homers twice as Twins hit 5 in 9-2 win over Royals
— Jorge Polanco hit two of Minnesota’s five home runs, Michael Pineda pitched five strong innings in his return to the rotation and the Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 9-2 on Saturday night.
Benintendi pushes Royals past Twins in 11th with 2nd homer
— Andrew Benintendi had four hits and two home runs, the last a two-run shot in the 11th to send the Kansas City Royals to a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
Ex-MLB pitcher throws rosin bag, hits KBO ump
Samsung Lions pitcher Mike Montgomery, upset over being warned about the 12-second pitch rule in the KBO, was ejected and then threw a rosin bag at the umpire, striking him in the back. He last pitched in the majors with the Royals last season.
Hernández sharp as Royals blank Orioles 6-0
— Carlos Hernández delivered another impressive start for Kansas City — and this time the Royals closed out the game without incident.
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Orioles score 9 runs in 8th inning, rally past Royals 9-8
— Kelvin Gutierrez hit a game-tying two-run single, two Kansas City outfielders collided on a ball hit by Cedric Mullins, allowing two more runs to score, and Ryan Mountcastle followed with a two-run homer as the Baltimore Orioles scored all their...
Mullins homers again, Orioles hit 3 to beat Royals 7-3
— Cedric Mullins homered for the third consecutive game and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Tuesday night.
Benintendi's hit, catch lead Royals over Orioles 3-2
— Andrew Benintendi hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning, then reached above the left-field wall to take away a potential tying home run in the ninth, sending the Kansas City Royals over the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 Monday.
Singer, Perez lead Royals to 6-0 win over White Sox
— Brady Singer tossed seven scoreless innings and Salvador Perez hit another home run as the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 6-0 on Sunday.
Grandal, Chisox hold on 10-7; Royals' Perez reaches 40 HRs
— Yasmani Grandal went 3 for 3 with a home run and four RBI as the Chicago White Sox built a big lead and then held off Salvador Perez and the Kansas City Royals 10-7 Saturday night.
Keuchel struggles again, White Sox lose to Royals 7-2
— Dallas Keuchel had another rocky outing for the AL Central-leading White Sox, allowing six runs in three innings in Chicago’s 7-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
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2021 AL Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 85 | 65 | .567 | - | L1 |
| Cleveland | 73 | 76 | .490 | 11.5 | L2 |
| Detroit | 73 | 78 | .483 | 12.5 | W3 |
| Kansas City | 69 | 82 | .457 | 16.5 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 65 | 85 | .433 | 20 | L2 |
2021 Team Leaders
- Batting
- Pitching
BATTING AVERAGE
Home Runs
RUNS BATTED IN
Earned Run Average
Wins
Strikeouts
Team Stats
- Batting
- Pitching
Runs64522nd
Batting Average.2486th
On Base Percentage.30624th
Slugging Percentage.39524th
Earned Run Average4.6821st
Quality Starts0Tied-5th
WHIP1.3926th
BAA.25322nd