{"id":109250,"date":"2026-04-16T17:13:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/wenceel-perez-hits-deciding-home-run-in-win-over-royals\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:13:49","slug":"wenceel-perez-hits-deciding-home-run-in-win-over-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/wenceel-perez-hits-deciding-home-run-in-win-over-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"Wenceel P\u00e9rez hits deciding home run in win over Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>DETROIT &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/672761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"tag\">Wenceel P\u00e9rez<\/a> had been waiting for his first hit of the season. Much like his first Major League callup, it came at an unexpected time, but a good one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>The switch-hitting outfielder had been on deck to pinch-hit for an injured Zach McKinstry against Royals lefty reliever Daniel Lynch IV on Wednesday night when the seventh inning ended. Instead, P\u00e9rez entered the game in center field, led off the eighth inning against right-hander Eli Morgan and slugged a go-ahead home run, lifting the Tigers back to .500 with their fifth straight win and second consecutive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/gameday\/royals-vs-tigers\/2026\/04\/15\/824291\/final\/box\" target=\"_blank\">2-1 victory<\/a> over the Royals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>\u201cI was hoping for that first hit,\u201d he said. \u201cIt came at a big moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>Much like P\u00e9rez&#8217;s promotion to Detroit last week, it was a reward for patience and perseverance. A regular in the Tigers&#8217; outfield for much of the previous two seasons, he was one of the final cuts from camp in Spring Training, the odd man out with the combination of his early-spring struggles at the plate and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/tigers\/news\/kevin-mcgonigle-makes-tigers-2026-opening-day-roster\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin McGonigle\u2019s charge to the Opening Day roster<\/a>. P\u00e9rez took the advice of Tigers hitting coaches and made adjustments at the plate at Triple-A Toledo, then was summoned back to Detroit to replace the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/tigers\/news\/parker-meadows-left-arm-surgery-60-day-il\" target=\"_blank\">injured Parker Meadows<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>While P\u00e9rez has cut down on his strikeout struggles from spring, he hadn\u2019t been rewarded for it since his return, going 0-for-10 with a walk over his first three games with Detroit. He was out of Wednesday\u2019s starting lineup but got the call to get ready after McKinstry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/tigers\/video\/kyle-finnegan-in-play-out-s-to-starling-marte\" target=\"_blank\">bruised his left hip tripping over Jac Caglianone<\/a> while charging a Starling Marte ground ball in the seventh inning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>\u201cHaving the switch-hitter at that point in the game, they\u2019ve got a decision to make,\u201d Detroit manager A.J. Hinch said. \u201cIf they send Lynch back out, he\u2019s got to face at least two hitters. If not, they\u2019ve got to deal with a left-handed bat if they bring a righty in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>\u201cObviously, I love Wenceel being a weapon. I didn\u2019t necessarily plan to use him in that spot when Z-Mac came out of the game. A couple things stand out: His ability to switch-hit is one, and our [positional] versatility allowed us to do anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>P\u00e9rez began the seventh inning swinging left-handed in the cage to be ready for a right-hander with Royals starter Seth Lugo still in the game. Once Lynch entered, he switched around and prepared to bat right-handed. Morgan\u2019s entry turned him around once again, this time leading off the eighth. P\u00e9rez never faced Morgan during the reliever\u2019s four-season stint in the Guardians&#8217; bullpen, but he knew to expect the changeup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>\u201cI was looking for it a little bit, and I saw it pretty well,\u201d P\u00e9rez said. \u201cHe threw me two fastballs in a row, and his second pitch is the changeup. He has a good changeup, so I thought he was going to throw it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>When Morgan\u2019s changeup works, it\u2019s his great equalizer against left-handed hitters, and nasty enough that even sitting on it doesn\u2019t always help. Opposing hitters batted .273 against it last year, but with a .197 expected average thanks to a 25 percent whiff rate and an average launch angle of just two degrees. He had given up one homer off the changeup since 2024, though he didn\u2019t pitch much last year due to an elbow impingement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>After back-to-back 90 mph fastballs, Morgan put the 76 mph changeup at the knees but over the plate. P\u00e9rez golfed it, but enough to loft it just over the right-field wall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>\u201cI knew that I hit it well,\u201d he said. \u201cI thought it was going to go farther, but I knew it was going to go over.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>His excitement was well warranted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s awesome for him,\u201d Hinch said. \u201cHe cares a lot. He has an infectious personality. He just got recognized in that [clubhouse] for staying the course and then coming up big.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>It was the Tigers\u2019 second consecutive eighth-inning rally, but in a completely different fashion than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/tigers\/news\/dillon-dingler-tigers-rally-past-royals-in-series-opener\" target=\"_blank\">Tuesday\u2019s comeback victory<\/a>. Still, like McKinstry\u2019s tying run Tuesday, it was a reward for filling a role on a team that plays matchups more than anybody.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Styles__MarkdownContainer-dxqlie-0 iMsGag\">\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m just trying to do whatever I can to stay ready for any situation that they need me,\u201d P\u00e9rez said. \u201cI can only control this game here and work as hard as I can with the bat to bring a good bat to the clubhouse. 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