Salvador Perez hits go-ahead homer as Royals continue dominance over
White Sox with 3-1 victory
[August 16, 2025]
By DAVE SKRETTA
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Noah Cameron pitched into the
sixth inning, Salvador Perez hit a go-ahead homer, and the Kansas City
Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Friday night to continue their
mastery of their AL Central rivals over the past couple of years.
The Royals are 18-3 against the White Sox since the start of last
season, including a four-game sweep of Chicago n May. |
Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez celebrates in the dugout after
hitting a solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game
against the Chicago White Sox, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Kansas City,
Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) |
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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.
Key moment
Royals manager Matt Quatraro was ejected by second base umpire
Tom Hanahan in the fifth after Kyle Isbel was thrown out trying
to steal second. Quatraro was angry that the White Sox were not
called for blocking the bag. It took crew chief Todd Tichenor to
get the skipper back to the dugout.
Key stat
The White Sox have lost nine of their last 11.
Up next
RHP Sean Burke (4-9, 4.26 ERA) starts Saturday night for
Chicago. RHP Michael Lorenzen (5-8, 4.61) makes his first start
for Kansas City since July 6, when he pitched well before
landing on the injured list with a left oblique strain.
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