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    Salvador Perez swats homer in win over Cardinals

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    Salvador Perez went 3-for-5 and swatted his 10th home run of the season on Thursday as the Royals clobbered the Cardinals.

    Perez victimized Max Rajcic for a 385-foot (98.8-mph EV) solo shot in the sixth inning that extended the Royals’ advantage to 12-4. He also started a six-run uprising in the second inning with a leadoff double and scored on an RBI double by Carter Jensen. The 36-year-old backstop is now hitting .207/.250/.342 to go along with 10 homers and 27 RBI.
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