MONDAY’S GAMES
HOME team in caps
Royals 7, CLEVELAND 2, 1st game: Salvador Perez hit his 46th home run, breaking Johnny Bench’s record for homers by a catcher in a season, and Kansas City won the first game of a doubleheader. Perez hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, topping Bench’s total from 1970 for the most by a player who played at least 75% of his team’s games at catcher. Hunter Dozier and Andrew Benintendi also hit two-run homers for the Royals.
White Sox at TIGERS, late: The Tigers are 39-36 in home games. The Detroit pitching staff averages 8 strikeouts per nine innings. The White Sox have gone 36-37 away from home. The Chicago offense has compiled a .254 batting average as a team this season, Tim Anderson leads the team with a mark of .301.
Pirates at REDS, late: The Reds are 39-35 on their home turf. Cincinnati is slugging .424 as a unit. Nick Castellanos leads the team with a .564 slugging percentage, including 66 extra-base hits and 29 home runs. The Pirates have gone 22-52 away from home. Pittsburgh has a collective on-base percentage of .304.
Nationals at MARLINS, late: The Marlins are 39-36 in home games. The Miami pitching staff averages 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings. The Nationals are 26-45 on the road. Washington has slugged .418 this season.
Orioles at PHILLIES, late: The Phillies are 42-32 on their home turf. Philadelphia is slugging .411 as a unit. Bryce Harper leads the team with a .622 slugging percentage, including 72 extra-base hits and 33 home runs. The Orioles are 24-51 on the road. Baltimore hitters have posted a team on-base percentage of .302 this season.
Rangers at YANKEES, late: The Yankees are 42-33 on their home turf. New York is slugging .404 as a unit. Aaron Judge leads the team with a .524 slugging percentage, including 55 extra-base hits and 35 home runs.
Blue Jays at RAYS, late: The Rays are 47-28 on their home turf. Tampa Bay hitters have posted a team on-base percentage of .315 this season, led by Yandy Diaz with a mark of .348. The Blue Jays have gone 41-34 away from home. The Toronto offense has compiled a .266 batting average as a team this season.
Royals at CLEVELAND, 2nd game, late
Cardinals at BREWERS, late: The Brewers are 42-32 on their home turf. Milwaukee’s lineup has 180 home runs this season. The Cardinals are 37-36 on the road. St. Louis has a collective .241 this season, led by Paul Goldschmidt with an average of .291.
Astros at ANGELS, late: The Angels are 38-37 in home games. Los Angeles has a team on-base percentage of .304, led by Shohei Ohtani with a mark of .343. The Astros have gone 41-33 away from home. The Houston offense has compiled a .269 batting average as a team this season.
Braves at D-BACKS, late: The Diamondbacks are 28-43 on their home turf. The Arizona offense has compiled a .235 batting average as a team this season, Josh Rojas leads the team with a mark of .268. The Braves are 40-34 on the road. Atlanta has a collective on-base percentage of .314.
Mariners at ATHLETICS, late: The Athletics are 40-34 in home games. Oakland has slugged .408 this season. . The Mariners have gone 38-36 away from home. Seattle has hit 186 home runs as a team this season.