Freddy Fermin smacked a two-run home run among his four hits and Salvador Perez had three hits and two RBIs as the visiting Kansas City Royals routed the Chicago White Sox 10-3 on Wednesday to cap a series sweep.
Brady Singer pitched seven strong innings to earn the win for the Royals.
Chicago stumbled to its franchise-worst 17th consecutive defeat while suffering a sweep for the 17th time this season.
Kansas City, which finished 12-1 against Chicago, swept three of the four series between the clubs.
The Royals rolled behind a persistent attack to take Wednesday’s matinee, providing ample support for Singer (8-6), who allowed three runs and six hits with four strikeouts. Royals pitching issued zero walks in the game.
The Royals outhit the White Sox 16-6. Maikel Garcia, Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino also had multi-hit games. Pasquantino and Fermin drove in three runs apiece.
Pasquantino opened the scoring with an RBI single in the first inning before Fermin added to the advantage with his blast against White Sox starter Drew Thorpe.
The White Sox responded in the bottom of the second as four of the first five batters reached base against Singer. Andrew Benintendi (two hits) lined a two-run double to get Chicago on the board and later scored on Dominic Fletcher’s RBI single.
Kansas City wasted little time to retake the lead. Witt coaxed a walk leading off the fourth, stole second base and scored on Perez’s RBI single.
Witt stretched his hitting streak to 13 and had his 46th multi-hit game of the season.
The Royals added a pair of insurance runs in the fifth on a Perez RBI double and a run-scoring sacrifice fly from Hunter Renfroe. They collected four runs and six hits in the eighth, with Pasquantino’s two-run homer against Sammy Peralta punctuating the outburst.
Thorpe (3-3) lost his second straight start after pitching six shutout innings in a no-decision at Kansas City on July 21. The rookie allowed six runs and a career-high seven hits in five innings with two walks. He finished with zero strikeouts for the second time in nine starts.
Chicago fell to 57 games below .500.