KANSAS CITY (Interstat) — Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer and Lane Thomas drove in two runs as the Kansas City Royals scored five times in the seventh inning to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Wednesday, completing a three-game sweep.

The Royals trailed 3-0 before erupting in the seventh. Perez’s homer cut the deficit to one, and Nick Loftin’s single tied the game. Thomas followed with a two-run single.

Seth Lugo (4-6) allowed three runs on three hits over seven innings, striking out five. Steven Cruz earned his first save.

Sam Hentges (1-3) took the loss for the Giants, who fell to 42-60. The Royals improved to 43-60.

San Francisco scored in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Luis Arraez, then added two in the seventh on a triple by Jung Hoo Lee and a double by Willy Adames. The Giants scored once in the ninth but came up short.

Kansas City outhit San Francisco 9-4. Attendance was 14,606. The game lasted 2 hours, 12 minutes.