Salvador Perez hits a 2-run homer, Alec Marsh strikes out 11 and Royals beat Pirates 8-3
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Salvador Perez and Kyle Isbel hit home runs and drove in two runs each, Alec Marsh struck out 11 in 5 1/3 innings, and the Kansas City Royals snapped Pittsburgh’s four-game winning streak with an 8-3 victory over the Pirates. Perez’s two-run shot to left-center capped a six-run second inning when the Royals broke a scoreless tie. Isbel’s solo homer in the fourth pushed the lead to 7-0. Adam Frazier added a solo home run in the eighth. Marsh (8-8) allowed only one run and the 11 strikeouts matched a career high. Pittsburgh’s Luis Ortiz (6-6) was tagged for seven runs – four earned – on five hits in four innings.
