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In 6 2/3 innings, Lugo allowed a run on eight
hits and two walks with three strikeouts. Royals starting
pitchers have a 1.43 ERA through the first seven games.
Kansas City broke the game open with an eight-run seventh inning
highlighted by Kyle Isbel's two-run bloop single to right and
shortstop Braden Shewmake's three-run error.
Melendez's first homer of the season, a two-run blast 421 feet
to right, capped the Royals' biggest inning of the year.
In the second inning, Velazquez's one-out hit scored Melendez,
who doubled off White Sox first baseman Andrew Vaughn's glove.
Velazquez crushed Michael Soroka's full-count fastball 429 feet
into the left-field fountains for a 2-0 advantage in the fourth.
The solo shot was Velázquez's second of the year.
Bobby Witt Jr. had a pair of hits, including his fifth double of
the season. Witt has an extra-base hit in six of seven games.
Soroka (0-1) allowed two runs on six hits with two strikeouts
over six innings.
The White Sox broke through in the sixth on Vaughn's RBI single,
cutting the deficit to 2-1, but Gavin Sheets was cut down at the
plate trying to score on Shewmake's shallow fly to right fielder
Melendez, ending the threat.
Vaughn, Sheets, and Korey Lee each had a pair of hits for
Chicago.
The White Sox hit into four double plays and were 1-for-7 with
runners in scoring position. Chicago is 4-for-32 this season in
those situations.
--Field Level Media
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