Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez took issue with being on the receiving end of a 96-mph errant fastball from Tampa Bay Rays
With Tampa Bay leading 7-0 in the seventh inning en route to an eventual 12-1 victory, Archer hit Perez in the left elbow with a pitch. Words were exchanged, providing the emotional highlight of a game that had few of them, at least from the Royals' point of view.
Archer won for the first time in five starts since April 14 to help the Rays break a three-game losing streak.