Catcher Salvador Perez drilled a first-inning, two-run home run and the Royals beat the Twin 4-2 at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday night.
Perez roped the pitch into the right-field corner some 369 feet away from home plate.
One night earlier, Perez had stood on second base, hands raised above his head as Mike Moustakas slid home with what ended up being the decisive run in the Royals’ 6-5 victory.
Now here he was, playing in his second game with the Royals since starting the All-Star Game for the fifth year in a row, and making up for his career-worst first half.