WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Bobby Witt Jr. hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning, Salvador Perez had a solo shot and the Kansas City Royals beat the Athletics 4-1 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory.Witt drove a 1-0 pitch from Justin Sterner (1-3) to right-center with automatic runner Nick Loftin on second base and Kyle Isbel on first after he beat out a popped-up bunt that failed to advance the runner. Witt extended his hitting streak to nine games with his second home run, after Perez homered for the fifth time to tie it 1-all in the sixth.The A’s loaded the bases in the bottom of the 10th, but Lucas Erceg retired Darell Hernaiz on a liner to second for his seventh save in nine opportunities. Kris Bubic allowed a run on four hits and four walks in five innings for Kansas City. Nick Mears (2-1) struck out two in the ninth for the win.Zack Gelof reached on an infield single leading off the second before scoring on a two-out single by Jacob Wilson for the Athletics. A’s starter Aaron Civale gave up five hits and a walk in five innings. He left with a 1-0 lead. Perez’s home run came off Hogan Harris in the sixth. It was the 308th of his career.Nick Kurtz went 0 for 4 but drew a walk in the first inning, extending his Athletics rec …
