Salvador Perez had three more hits, and Kansas City’s bullpen barely held on for a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday that had everyone’s blood pressure up at the end.

The Royals were squirming when Trevor Rosenthal walked the bases loaded with one out in the ninth. But the Reds’ Christian Colon – whose single in the 12th inning sent the Royals over the Mets in the 2015 World Series – grounded into a double play to end it.

The Royals have won five out of six.

Kansas City has already played eight one-run games, going 3-5. Twelve of their 19 games have been decided by two runs or less.

Perez swatted a homer, double and single. Perez connected for his fourth homer off Tyler Mahle, extending his hitting streak to 10 games – his longest since 2017. He’s batting .429 (18 for 42) during the streak.

Brad Keller (2-0) allowed two singles in six shutout innings.

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