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Relievers Michael Kopech, Garrett Crochet and Ryan Tepera
combined with Cease on a three-hitter. Hunter Dozier's triple in
the seventh was the Royals' lone extra-base hit. Dozier scored
one batter later on a Ryan O'Hearn sacrifice fly as Kansas City
drew to within 3-1.
Chicago capitalized when the Royals' relief corps struggled with
command in the next half-inning. After Kyle Zimmer walked the
bases loaded, Seby Zavala coaxed a walk from Richard Lovelady to
force in a run. Anderson followed with an RBI single before Jose
Abreu smacked a two-run single to punctuate a four-run rally.
Cease stymied the Royals for six innings, allowing only a single
to Edward Olivares leading off the third. The right-hander
retired 12 of the next 13 batters he faced, capping his outing
by striking out the heart of the Kansas City order.
That gave Cease (8-6) a career-best 11 strikeouts to go with two
walks.
Jarrod Dyson entered the game as a pinch-runner in the fourth as
a replacement for Andrew Benintendi, who suffered a left
shoulder sprain while sliding to avoid a tag on a steal of
second base. Benintendi is day-to-day.
Kansas City's Whit Merrifield went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts,
ending his hitting streak at 12 games.
Lefty Kris Bubic took the loss, falling to 3-5 after scattering
three runs and three hits in six innings. Bubic walked three and
struck out eight for his second quality start against the White
Sox in six days. He faced one batter over the minimum after
faltering in the third, walking a pair and allowing a two-run
home run to Anderson.
Eloy Jimenez went 0-for-4 with a strikeout for the White Sox in
his return following a four-game absence with groin tightness.
--Field Level Media
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