Perez leads Royals to 12-1 rout of White Sox and moves into 3rd place on
franchise RBI list
[August 28, 2025]
CHICAGO (AP) — Salvador Perez hit a leadoff homer and a two-run double
in Kansas City's eight-run fifth inning as the Royals pummeled the
Chicago White Sox 12-1 on Wednesday night.
Perez’s double gave him 993 RBIs — one more than Amos Otis for third
place in Royals history. Next on the list is Hal McRae with 1,012.
George Brett leads with 1,596. |
Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez, right, celebrates after hitting a
solo home run as Chicago White Sox catcher Kyle Teel looks down during
the fifth inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Aug. 27,
2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) |
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Ryan Bergert (2-1) pitched a season-high six
innings, allowing one run and six hits for his first win in five
starts with Kansas City. Jonathan Bowlan, Angel Zerpa and Daniel
Lynch IV finished with a scoreless inning apiece.
Perez tied it at 1 with his 23rd homer when he connected off
Aaron Civale (3-9). Bobby Witt Jr. chased Civale with a two-out,
two-run single and Vinnie Pasquantino greeted Tyler Gilbert with
a two-run single for a 5-1 lead. Adam Frazier doubled in Perez
for an 8-1 advantage.
Mike Yastrzemski hit his 14th homer — a three-run shot off
Gilbert in the sixth to make it 11-1. Yastrzemski doubled and
scored on Maikel Garcia's single in the eighth. Witt went 2 for
4 to extend his hitting streak to 16 games.
Andrew Benintendi hit his 15th home run in the Chicago fourth.
The drive came on a pitch 1.02 feet above the ground, the lowest
pitch he's homered on in his career, according to MLB Statcast.
Civale gave up five runs in 4 2/3 innings. Gilbert retired one
batter and allowed six runs.
Key moment
Bergert earned his first win since beating the New York Yankees
4-3 on May 5 with San Diego.
Key stat
The White Sox need to win 15 of their final 29 games to avoid
reaching 100 losses for a third straight season.
Up next
The Royals host the Detroit Tigers for three games beginning
Friday. Neither team had announced a starting pitcher.
White Sox RHP Davis Martin (5-9, 3.93 ERA) starts Thursday at
home in the opener of a four-game series against RHP Will Warren
(7-6, 4.47) and the Yankees.
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