Royals catcher Salvador Perez has struggled early in the season for Kansas City. He began breaking out of his slump Monday in the team's home-opening win over the Twins.
Perez singled twice in the game as he finished 2 for 4 in the 3-1 win. That raised his batting average to .200 on the year and snapped an 0-for-8 stretch over his previous two games. Perez has at least one base hit in five of his seven games played this year, but has yet to drive in a run.