Perez homers in eighth to send KC to 3-2 win over Indians

By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer

Salvador Perez scores after hitting a 2-run HR vs. Cleveland.(Courtesy Kansas City Royals / Jason Hanna)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals held on through a shaky ninth to beat the Cleveland Indians 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Joakim Soria (3-2) pitched a scoreless eighth inning for Kansas City, then proceeded to handle the ninth with setup man Kelvin Herrera and closer Wade Davis resting after having each pitched the last three days.

Soria got Jason Kipnis to pop out with runners on first and second to end it.

Unable to solve Josh Tomlin most of the night, the Royals finally took the lead off Bryan Shaw (0-3), who gave up a single to Eric Hosmer before Perez deposited a pitch 402 feet away in left field.

It ended a bizarre streak of 11 consecutive Royals homers of the solo variety.