As it turns out, baseball can be fun sometimes. When you have Salvador Perez, baseball can be really fun. And last night was really fun. Sal’s game-tying home run in the 9th paved the way for a walk-off extra-inning victory, making them 8-3 since the break.
They’ll have the chance to take their third consecutive series this afternoon against the division-leading White Sox, thanks to All-Star closer and old friend Liam Hendriks blowing his 5th save of the season last night.
Kansas City is hot, but also 12-games under .500, making this week’s traded deadline a bit murky.