SURPRISE, Ariz. -- It didn't take long for Royals catcher Salvador Perez to get in his spring groove.
Perez crushed a double and a homer, driving in a game-high four runs in the Royals' 7-5 victory over the Rangers in the Cactus League opener for both teams at Surprise Stadium.
"I just got lucky," Perez said. "It's just Spring Training. It doesn't count. I'll get happy when the lights go on [for the regular season]."
Perez doubled in Eric Hosmer in the first inning on a shot to left-center.

"It doesn't count," Perez said when asked if he was happy with his quick start. "We'll see later [in the regular season]."
Perez also drilled a long home run into the bullpen in the third inning.
"I thought Salvy swung the bat really well," manager Ned Yost said. "They all did. We had pretty good offense today."