Perez HR lone spark in Royals’ loss to Angels

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KANSAS CITY — Angels left-hander Hector Santiago loves facing the Royals more than any team in baseball, as evidenced by his 1.70 career ERA against them entering Monday’s game.

Facing a Royals teams mired in a dreadful slump would seem almost unfair. Santiago held the Royals to two runs through 5 1/3 innings and Albert Pujols drove in four runs with three hits as the Angels cruised to a 6-2 win.

The Royals now have lost five of six and 13 of 18, and are fading from playoff contention. The defending-champion Royals have fallen 8 1/2 games behind the American League Central-leading Indians. The Angels snapped a three-game losing streak.

Santiago gave …

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