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The Royals took advantage of two White Sox
errors in the seventh to expand their lead to 5-3 against
reliever Deivi Garcia (0-2).
John Schreiber (1-0) earned the victory with an inning of
scoreless relief and James McArthur surrendered a hit and a walk
in a scoreless ninth, getting his second save.
Kansas City starter Alec Marsh escaped jams in each of the first
two innings as Chicago left four on base.
The White Sox broke through in the fourth on Dominic Fletcher's
RBI double and Braden Shewmake's sacrifice fly for a 2-0 lead.
Andrew Benintendi's two-out RBI hit drove Marsh from the mound
in the fifth. Marsh allowed three runs on eight hits and a walk,
striking out three in 4 2/3 innings.
Chicago starter Garrett Crochet breezed through the Kansas City
lineup for four innings, striking out five and inducing weak
contact while allowing one baserunner.
Crochet's no-hitter was broken by Nelson Velazquez's leadoff
single in the fifth. One out later, Renfroe hit his first home
run of the year, cutting the deficit to 3-2.
Crochet's five strikeouts gave him 21 over his first three
career starts, matching Chris Sale for the most ever in White
Sox history.
Chicago collected a season-high 12 hits and also left a
season-high 12 runners on base.
The White Sox have lost four straight, dropping to 1-8, their
worst start since 1974 and matching their second-worst start in
the franchise's 124-year history, behind only the 0-10 start in
1968.
-- Field Level Media
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