The Royals defeated the Red Sox, 6–4, on Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium thanks to Salvador Perez’s go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning. According to Elias, is was just the second grand slam in the eighth inning or later that turned a Royals deficit into a lead, joining Frank White’s grand slam on May 15, 1986.
The win clinched Kansas City’s fourth straight series win. They are now 25–16 (.610) since May 8 — second best in the American League during that stretch to Houston — including an AL best 13–6 (.