Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals
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Salvador Perez hits go-ahead homer as Royals continue dominance over White Sox with 3-1 victory
The Royals are 18-3 against the White Sox since the start of last season, including a four-game sweep of Chicago n May.
Cameron (7-5) set the Royals rookie record at Kauffman Stadium by running his scoreless streak to 19 1/3 innings early on. And when Lenyn Sosa homered off him with two outs in the fourth, Cameron set down the next four batters.
Cameron loaded the bases with one out in the fifth, but John Schreiber came in and got Sosa to line into an inning-ending double play.
Carlos Estévez struck out the side in the ninth, finishing 3 2/3 scoreless innings by the Royals bullpen and earning his 31st save.
Aaron Civale (3-8) gave up three straight singles in the first as Kansas City took a 1-0 lead. He allowed one more hit until the fourth, when Perez sent a 1-0 pitch over the right-field wall to make it 2-1.
KC's Adam Frazier hit a two-out RBI double in the sixth.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Sosa struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Quero struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Montgomery struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Estévez relieved Erceg |
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8th Inning | Garcia struck out looking. |
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8th Inning | Pasquantino struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 CHW |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 14 | Ground Balls | 8 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 8 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 3 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 31 | At Bats | 30 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 12 | Runners Left On Base | 9 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 3 |
| 10 | Fly Balls | 16 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 121 | Pitches | 123 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 10 | Total Bases | 14 |
| 33 | Plate Appearances | 31 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 2.4 | Runs Created | 3.3 |
| .226 | Batting Average | .267 |
| 1.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .323 | Slugging Percentage | .467 |
| .161 | Secondary Average | .200 |
| .273 | On Base Percentage | .290 |
| .595 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .757 |
| 1.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 2.6 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.8 |
| 14.0 | Batter Rating | 29.0 |
| 31.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 30.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.67 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.97 |
| .097 | Isolated Power | .200 |
| 0.29 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.17 |
| .061 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .032 |
| -.065 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.067 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 70.8 | MLB Rating | 80.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 20,829 | Capacity:
2025 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit |
- | 62 | W1 | 0.5724138 | 83 |
 Cleveland |
8.5 | 70 | W5 | 0.5138889 | 74 |
| Kansas City |
10 | 72 | L3 | 0.50344825 | 73 |
 Minnesota |
19.5 | 82 | L2 | 0.43835616 | 64 |
| Chicago |
28 | 90 | L1 | 0.37931034 | 55 |