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.

The Royals will start Kris Bubic. Bubic has hit a bit of a rough patch after a blistering start to the season, posting a 4.88 ERA across his last five starts. His peripherals in t