Noah Cameron pitches into the sixth inning, and Salvador Perez hits a go-ahead homer as the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1.

When he hit his 20th home run of the season earlier this week, Kansas City Royals legend Salvador Perez continued to move up an impressive list in baseball history, as noted by Bob Nightengale of USA Today: He just set a franchise record with his ninth season hitting at least 20 homers,

The Royals won their 4th straight to open a home series vs. the Rangers. Here’s how it affects the AL Wild Card playoff chase.

Salvador Perez hit a tie-breaking home run in the fourth inning, and talented rookie Noah Cameron yielded one run while pitching into the sixth, as the Kansas City Royals extended their home winning streak over the Chicago White Sox to 12 games with a 3-1 victory on Friday night.

The Kansas City Royals beat the Atlanta Braves 1-0 on Wednesday afternoon, moving to 54-55 on the season. With the win, Kansas City is lurking around the wild card race, and they are just three games back of the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers, who are tied for the third and final spot in the American League.

Royals team captain Salvador Perez led the way in the sixth inning. He belted a two-run homer off Nationals starting pitcher Cade Cavalli and KC scored four runs in the frame. It was Perez’s 21st home run and the 294th of his illustrious career.