A late swing settled a back-and-forth game as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox. Maikel Garcia’s seventh-inning double restored Kansas City’s lead after Chicago had erased an early deficit.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| KC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Garcia powered the Royals’ offense throughout the game, contributing at the plate in the opening inning before striking again in the late innings. His all-around performance gave Kansas City the lift it needed.
Garcia’s ground-ball single in the first brought Carter Jensen and Bobby Witt Jr. home, and Vinnie Pasquantino later scored on Michael Massey’s single, which also included a throwing error by Colson Montgomery. Chicago answered in the third: Kyle Teel’s single brought home Chase Meidroth and Braden Montgomery, Miguel Vargas’ single scored Sam Antonacci, and Munetaka Murakami’s double brought Teel home to tie the game. In the seventh, Garcia’s double brought Bobby Witt Jr. across for the go-ahead run.
The White Sox offense made its surge in the middle innings but could not produce another scoring play after Murakami tied the game. Kansas City’s bullpen protected the narrow lead, with Steven Cruz recording the save.
The Royals’ late rally extended their winning streak, while Chicago’s loss ended the night with its losing streak continuing. The game’s character was defined by the late swing that turned a tied contest back in Kansas City’s favor.
Kansas City Royals defeated Chicago White Sox, 5-4.
- Maikel Garcia went 3-for-3 with 1 double, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .263 on the season).
- Carter Jensen went 3-for-4 with 1 run scored (batting .237 on the season).
- (gpid=sa:695731) went 3-for-4 with 1 run scored (batting .219 on the season).
- Connor Thomas allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 2.0 innings, striking out 1, to earn the win (0-1) (8.06 ERA).
- (gpid=sa:696146) allowed 1 run on 2 hits over 2.0 innings, striking out 2, and took the loss (1-2) (1.32 ERA).
- Steven Cruz allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, striking out 2, and closed it out for the save (8) (4.30 ERA).
Kansas City Royals improved to 68-90; Chicago White Sox fell to 81-77.