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Chicago (56-90) lost for the ninth time in 12
games. The White Sox reached the 90-loss mark for the first time
since the 2018 club lost 100.
Andrew Benintendi hit a ground-rule double two batters into the
game, but Chicago collected just one extra-base hit the rest of
the night.
The White Sox got their lone run on Yasmani Grandal's RBI
fielder's choice in the seventh, two batters after a Yoan
Moncada double.
Working as an opener in what officially was his first start,
Kansas City rookie Steven Cruz pitched two scoreless innings,
allowing two hits with a career-best four strikeouts.
Marsh (1-8) was sharp, too, following Cruz by spacing one run
and three hits in 4 1/3 innings with two walks and five
strikeouts.
Massey, who grew up a White Sox fan and attended Brother Rice, a
Chicago parochial high school, continued to torment his former
muses.
He followed an Edward Olivares infield single leading off the
Royals' second with a homer to right-center field. That proved
to be the lone blemish against Chicago right-hander Mike
Clevinger, who scattered two runs and six hits in six innings
while striking out seven.
Massey has hit six of his 13 home runs this season against the
White Sox. He connected for a three-run shot to help the Royals
win the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader.
Clevinger (7-8) didn't issue a walk for the third straight start
this month, a span of 17 innings. He lost to Kansas City for the
first time in 16 career appearances, including 15 starts.
Nick Loftin, who pinch-hit in the seventh, had two hits, two
runs and two RBIs for Kansas City, which broke the game open
with a three-run seventh. Bobby Witt Jr. added two hits for the
Royals.
--Field Level Media
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