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. 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. Mike Yastrzemski hit his 14th homer — a three-run shot off Gilbert in the sixth to make it 11-1. Key statThe White Sox need to win 15 of their final 29 games to avoid reaching 100 losses for a third straight season.