CHICAGO (Interstat) — The Chicago White Sox routed the Kansas City Royals 22-1 on Friday at Guaranteed Rate Field, erupting for a franchise-record offensive outburst. Chicago scored 10 runs in the third inning, highlighted by Miguel Vargas’ three-run homer, Chase Meidroth’s RBI single and Jacob Gonzalez’s three-run shot. Tristan Peters added a grand slam in the sixth, and the White Sox piled on five more in the seventh.

Gonzalez went 3 for 4 with a home run and five RBIs. Vargas also drove in five runs with a homer and a double. Peters finished 2 for 5 with six RBIs. David Sandlin (2-1) allowed one earned run over six innings with six strikeouts.

Kansas City’s only run came in the fourth on a double-play groundout. Mitch Spence (0-2) took the loss. The Royals dropped to 34-49; the White Sox improved to 42-38.

The game lasted 2 hours, 54 minutes. The teams meet again Saturday.