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Reynaldo Lopez (0-3) walked Pratto leading off
the decisive inning on Thursday. Pratto went to third on Matt
Duffy's single before Fermin's second hit of the game.
Scott Barlow (1-2) earned the win, pitching a hitless top of the
ninth.
The game was delayed an hour due to rain and was seriously
affected by soggy field conditions.
White Sox starting pitcher Mike Clevinger was charged with a
pitch clock violation as he worked to groom the mound before
pitching to leadoff hitter Bobby Witt Jr. Visibly incensed over
the violation, Clevinger walked Witt, who subsequently stole
second and third.
In the second inning, Clevinger received another clock violation
two pitches before Michael Massey hit his second homer of the
season -- and second in two days -- off the right-field foul
pole for a 1-0 Royals lead.
Clevinger allowed three runs on three hits, walking two and
striking out two in six innings.
As a light rain fell throughout the game, fielders ran gingerly
in the wet grass and Yasmani Grandal appeared to slip rounding a
wet first base while running out a second-inning double. Grandal
left the game in the fourth after his second hit with an
apparent leg injury.
Andrew Vaughn singled in the third, tying the game. Vaughn and
Andrew Benintendi each had a pair of hits for Chicago.
Maikel Garcia's two-run double broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth for
a 3-1 Royals advantage.
With two outs in the eighth, Luis Robert Jr. hit a two-strike
liner that kicked up chalk on the third-base line, bringing in
two runs to tie the game.
Kansas City starter Brady Singer threw six innings, allowing a
run on five hits, striking out four and walking two.
The Royals have won four of five, improving to 6-17 at Kauffman
Stadium to close their longest homestand of the season.
--Field Level Media
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