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Lynn (1-0) has yet to allow an earned run in
two starts, covering 13 2/3 innings. He allowed five singles
with 11 strikeouts and no walks vs. the Royals. He allowed just
two runners to reach second base.
Lynn also got 11 flyball outs. He didn't get his first groundout
until the first out of the sixth inning.
Lynn cruised from the start, retiring the first 12 batters he
faced. When Salvador Perez got an infield single to start the
fifth, followed by another single by Jorge Soler, Lynn got the
next two batters to fly out. He then struck out Michael A.
Taylor.
Brad Keller (0-1) took the loss for Kansas City. After lasting
just 1 1/3 innings on opening day, he only went 3 1/3 innings
against the White Sox. He struggled to get ground balls,
something he has excelled at throughout his career.
The White Sox got to Keller in the first. After he retired the
first two batters, Keller allowed a double to the wall by Jose
Abreu. Yoan Moncada hit an opposite-field two-run home run.
Yermin Mercedes then hit a homer deep into the left-field
bleachers.
After Lynn retired the Royals in order in the second, the White
Sox got right back at it. A one-out walk followed by a pair of
singles loaded the bases. Luis Robert hit a flyball to left
field, driving in Nick Madrigal. In the third, the White Sox
again had two runners on with one out, but Keller got Nick
Williams to ground into a double play.
Keller walked Danny Mendick with one out in the fourth and his
night was done. Ten of the 18 batters he faced reached base. He
allowed four runs, walked three and struck out three.
The White Sox got two more runs in the sixth on a two-run single
by Adam Eaton.
--Field Level Media
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