KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Carlos Hernandez pitched six scoreless innings, Salvador Perez homered again and the Kansas City Royals beat the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox 5-0.
Perez put the Royals ahead with his 25th homer, a two-run shot in the first inning off Carlos Rodon.
Kansas City won three out of four games in the series that ended with a blistering matinee.
It was 95 degrees at the start of the game with a heat index of 106. Hernandez allowed just four hits, with one walk and four strikeouts.
Rodon gave up four runs on eight hits over four taxing innings.