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The White Sox salvaged the finale of the
season-opening, three-game series as Giolito continued his
sterling, early-career stretch against the Royals. The
right-hander entered the game with a 2.35 career ERA against
Kansas City and a 3.24 ERA at spacious Kauffman Stadium. Giolito
(1-0) maintained his success on Sunday, spacing two runs on
three hits in 6 2/3 innings, walking one and striking out eight.
Chicago backed Giolito with an 11-hit attack that also included
a measure of patience. The White Sox coaxed a pair of
bases-loaded, run-scoring walks in the sixth, as Alonso worked
back from a 1-2 count before Eloy Jimenez also walked.
Alonso, Abreu, Yoan Moncada, Tim Anderson and James McCann had
two hits apiece for the White Sox, with Alonso collecting three
RBIs.
The Royals finally got to Giolito in the seventh as Alex Gordon
broke up the no-hitter with a one-out single. One out later,
Ryan O'Hearn smacked an RBI double to score Gordon, and O'Hearn
scored on an RBI single from Lucas Duda.
Adalberto Mondesi had a run-scoring single in the eighth inning
for the Royals.
Jorge Lopez (0-1) took the loss, giving up four runs on six hits
in five innings, walking one and striking out five. Lopez
compiled a 4.41 ERA over 16 1/3 innings during spring training,
and his season debut was patchy as the Royals were unable to
secure the series sweep.
Alex Colome, acquired in the offseason in a trade with the
Seattle Mariners, pitched a perfect ninth for his first save of
the season. Colome struck out O'Hearn and induced a Duda flyout
before Chris Owings ended the game on a groundout back to the
mound.
A crowd of 12,669 attended the game, which was played in sunny,
40-degree weather.
--Field Level Media
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