Salvador Perez homered twice, Jac Caglianone hit the longest measured homer by a Royals rookie, and Kansas City beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 to complete a three-game sweep.

Royals pitcher Kris Bubic, in his first start as a 2025 All-Star, surrendered three runs in 5 2/3 innings. The Pirates chased him from the game in the sixth inning after Ke'Bryan Hayes recorded a two-run single.

The Kansas City Royals are 7-2 in July so far after slugging their way to a three-game series sweep against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, July 9.

The Pittsburgh Pirates battled back from an early deficit, but still missed out on a victory, losing 4-3 to the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. This loss makes it a sweep vs. the Royals, as they lost 9-3 on July 7 and also 4-3 on July 8.

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The Kansas City Royals have added another talented rookie into the mix. On Tuesday, the club promoted infielder Cam Devanney from Triple-A Omaha. Royals. Devanney, 28, performed well with the Omaha Storm Chasers. He hit .272 with 18 home runs and 55 RBIs in 69 games.

Rookie Jac Caglianone homered for the Royals, a 421-foot drive leading off the second inning that was his first extra-base hit in 14 games at Kauffman Stadium. He had been 5 for 46 at home before Tuesday.

Royals -201, Pirates +165; over/under is 8 1/2 runs. BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates visit the Kansas City Royals looking to break a seven-game road slide.

The sinker that Jac Caglianone hit in the fourth inning Wednesday night was gone as soon as his bat made contact with it -- everyone in the ballpark knew that. But then it just kept going. Caglianone’