Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (13) follows through on his RBI double against the Texas Rangers during the fourth inning at Globe Life Field on June 17. Jim Cowsert-Imagn Images

Kansas City Royals Legend Passes Hall of Famer George Brett in Team History

Originally posted on Fastball on SI | By Brady Farkas | Last updated Jun 18, 2025 8:13 AM ET

The Kansas City Royals routed the Texas Rangers 6-1 on Tuesday night in a battle of wild card hopefuls. Seth Lugo threw six innings of one-run ball to earn the win, and Salvador Perez provided the offense, going 3-for-4 with two homers and four RBIs.

The big night gave Perez eight homers for the season and also broke a tie with Hall of Famer George Brett in team history.

Per Royals PR:

Most multi-HR games, @Royals history:

18 Salvador Perez*
17 George Brett
16 Mike Sweeney

*including tonight

Most multi-HR games, @Royals history:

18 Salvador Perez*
17 George Brett
16 Mike Sweeney

*including tonight
— Nick Kappel (@NickKappel) June 18, 2025

One of the best players to ever don the Royals uniform, Perez has 281 lifetime homers over 14 seasons. He's a nine-time All-Star, a five-time Silver Slugger and a five-time Gold Glover. He was also the World Series MVP in 2015, the last time that Kansas City advanced to the World Series.

It's been a struggle for him this season, as his eight homers are accompanied by a .279 on-base percentage and a .240 average.

The Royals, who are trying to hang around the wild card race, are now 35-38 on the season, while Texas is 36-37.

In addition to Perez, Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-4, as did Maikel Garcia. The Rangers got two hits from Corey Seager.

The two teams will meet again on Wednesday night at 8:05 p.m. ET. Left-hander Patrick Corbin will take the ball for Texas while Kris Bubic pitches for KC.

Corbin has been a revelation for the Rangers, going 4-5 with a 3.66 ERA. Bubic has been the same for the Royals, and he sits at 5-4 with a stellar 1.92 ERA.

This article first appeared on Fastball on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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