Salvador Perez homered twice, Jac Caglianone hit the longest measured homer by a Royals rookie, and Kansas City beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Perez broke a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning with his longball off Isaac Mattson (2-1). He opened the scoring with a 444-foot shot to center in the second.

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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’

The Royals' rookie hit another long home run, launching a record-breaking blast as Kansas City goes for the sweep against the Pirates.

Salvador Perez went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs to propel the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.

It’s Wednesday, July 9 and the Pirates (38-55) are in Kansas City to take on the Royals (45-48). Bailey Falter is slated to take the mound for Pittsburgh against Kris Bubic for Kansas City.

Preview the July 9 matchup between the Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

Pittsburgh is 0-5 on its current road trip after going 6-0 on their last homestand prior to the All-Star break.