Adeiny Hechavarria shimmies past Salvador Perez at plate as Rays squeak past Royals

Adeiny Hechavarria sidestepped catcher Salvador Perez, and instinct took over. Right hand, left hand -- then straight to the highlight reels. Hechavarria danced around Perez with an inventive slide at home plate to score the go-ahead run, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Monday night. Hechavarria ran through third base coach Matt Quatraro's stop sign on Matt Duffy's single to right field in the sixth inning, deked to avoid Perez's lunging tag attempted, then dived back toward the plate. Hechavarria faked toward the dish with his right hand, then jabbed his left hand just past Perez's outstretched glove to touch the plate. Umpire Rob Drake immediately signaled him safe.