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Anthony Kay struck out six to match a profession excessive over 5 2/3 innings, and Colson Montgomery roped an RBI double because the Chicago White Sox snapped their 14-game street shedding streak to the Kansas City Royals with Thursday night time’s 2-0 victory.
Luisangel Acuna added a sacrifice fly for Chicago, which received for simply the third time within the final 25 video games at Kauffman Stadium, the place its earlier victory got here on Sept. 6, 2003. Kay (1-0), who broke into the majors with Toronto in 2019, was making simply his ninth profession begin however third this season for the White Sox. He by no means confronted any actual bother whereas yielding three hits and two walks on a career-high 100 pitches.
Relievers Grant Taylor, Jordan Leasure and Seranthony Dominguez (two saves) mixed to yield two hits and strike out 5 in serving to Chicago snap a three-game skid.
Kansas City’s Seth Lugo (1-1) was charged with each runs whereas additionally giving up 4 hits and 4 walks over 6 1/3 innings. Maikel Garcia and Bobby Witt Jr every had two hits, however they struck out for the ultimate two outs, respectively, for the Royals, who stranded 11 runners and went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring place.
The Royals have gone 0-for-21 with runners in scoring place whereas totaling simply three runs throughout their present three-game shedding streak.
Chicago managed one hit by way of three innings in opposition to Lugo however opened the scoring within the fourth. Japanese rookie Munetaka Murakami drew a four-pitch stroll to start the body, then scored on Montgomery’s one-out liner that acquired by Royals proper fielder Lane Thomas.
The White Sox, who managed simply 5 hits themselves and hit in three double performs on the night, added a run within the seventh. After Lugo exited for issuing back-to-back one-out walks within the body, Chicago loaded the bases in opposition to John Schreiber following a poor throw by first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino on a possible drive out at second base. Acuna then lifted his sacrifice fly to proper area.
Witt has hit safely in 22 straight video games versus Chicago.
–Field Level Media