By MATT PIKE
Ryan Bergert earned his first win since being acquired by the Kansas City Royals at the trade deadline, and the Royals offense exploded for 16 hits with two home runs and five doubles on way to a 12-1 series clinching win over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday evening.
After the White Sox took the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning with their lone run, a solo home run by Andrew Benintendi. The Royals took the lead in the fifth, putting up eight runs, first tying the game on a solo lead off home run by Salvador Perez. Following the home run, Adam Frazier singled before the next two batters were retired, and Kansas City put together six hits and two walks before the final out of the inning.
The Captain ties it up! 🫡 pic.twitter.com/c3VZlsuR4Z
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) August 28, 2025
With two outs, and Frazier on first, Kyle Isbel singled to move Frazier to third, and Mike Yastrzemski walked to load the bases before Bobby Witt Jr’s two RBI single gave the Royals the lead, driving in Frazier and Isbel, with Witt Jr moving to second base. Vinnie Pasquantino drove in both Yastrzemski and Witt Jr with another single, and after Maikel Garcia walked, Perez in his second at bat of the inning hit a bases clearing double scoring Pasquantino and Garcia. Frazier followed that with a double of his own to bring home Perez for the final run of the inning, putting Kansas City up 8-1.
Frenzy hitting! pic.twitter.com/ESq91EyALy
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) August 28, 2025
Yastrzemski added three more runs in the sixth inning with a three run home run, scoring Michael Massey and Isbel. The final Kansas City run came in the eighth inning with an RBI single from Garcia driving in Yastrzemski after his one out double earlier in the inning.
Yaz blast! 💥 pic.twitter.com/gXjqREFl5O
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) August 28, 2025
Bergert improved to 2-1 on the season with the win, pitching six innings and giving up one run on six hits with three strikeouts and two walks. At the plate, Frazier was 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Perez was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and three RBIs, while Yastrzemski was 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, a walk, and three RBIs.
Kansas City is off on Thursday and return to Kauffman Stadium on Friday hosting Detroit. Seth Lugo (8-6, 3.99 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Chris Paddack (5-11, 4.98 ERA) for the Tigers. First pitch is at 7:10pm, pregame coverage on Friday beginning at 6:30 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).
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