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Michael Massey reached Lynn for a two-run home
run in the second inning, but the Royals couldn't score after
that en route to their seventh loss in nine games.
Kansas City employed the "opener" approach, and the strategy
paid off early. Carlos Hernandez retired the first six White Sox
batters in order, including three via strikeout.
Expected to pitch the majority of the game on Sunday, Max
Castillo recorded outs against four of the first five hitters he
faced before Chicago found its offense.
Luis Robert smacked a solo home run in the fourth inning for the
White Sox.
One inning later, two singles and a Hanser Alberto sacrifice
bunt set up a big rally. Gonzalez drove a two-run triple to
right field to score Clint Frazier and Gavin Sheets, then
crossed the plate one batter later on Andrew Benintendi's RBI
sacrifice fly.
Lynn (3-5) and three relievers limited Kansas City after that.
Lynn scattered two runs and four hits in six innings with two
walks and six strikeouts for his third win in four May starts.
Joe Kelly pitched a perfect ninth to notch his first save,
extending Chicago's streak to 19 2/3 consecutive scoreless
innings of relief.
The Royals had four hits, including three singles, on Sunday,
and were outscored 12-3 in the series. Kansas City didn't have a
baserunner Sunday following Maikel Garcia's walk leading off the
seventh.
Castillo (0-1) allowed five runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings
with one strikeout. Royals pitching issued just one walk in the
game.
Benintendi drove in two runs while extending his hitting streak
to eight with an RBI single in the seventh.
Alberto left the game after injuring himself while running to
first base on his fifth-inning bunt. The White Sox said he is
day-to-day with left shoulder soreness.
--Field Level Media
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