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The White Sox, who own the worst record in the
majors, lost their fifth straight game and eighth in their last
nine.
Kansas City starter Michael Wacha (7-6) won his third straight
start by logging seven scoreless innings. He gave up four hits,
walking one and striking out seven.
Chicago starter Chris Flexen (2-9) struggled with his control in
the fifth, allowing the Royals to break the game open.
Maikel Garcia and Kyle Isbel drew walks to open the frame before
Adam Frazier dropped a sacrifice bunt down to move Garcia to
third and Isbel to second. Flexen then walked Witt, and Vinnie
Pasquantino followed with a sacrifice fly to put Kansas City up
3-0.
After Salvador Perez was intentionally walked, Flexen hit Hunter
Renfroe with a pitch to force in another run. Massey lined a
two-run single to right to chase Flexen from the game, with Chad
Kuhl taking over in relief.
Freddy Fermin then capped the five-run rally with a run-scoring
base hit, making it 7-0.
Flexen was tagged for seven runs and four hits in his 4 2/3
innings. He issued five walks and fanned four.
Korey Lee got a run back for the White Sox with a two-out solo
shot in the eighth. Tommy Pham doubled and singled for Chicago.
Infielder Brooks Baldwin -- who played second base on Friday --
had his contract selected from Triple-A Charlotte ahead of the
game and made his major league debut against the Royals. He went
1-for-3 with a single while hitting out of the eight-hole.
Witt got Kansas City going, cranking a solo home run in the home
half of the first before driving in Garcia with a single in the
third. Witt, who lost in the final of Monday's Home Run Derby,
has gone deep 17 times this season.
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