Robert drives in 3 runs as the White Sox beat the Royals 7-2
[June 07, 2025]
CHICAGO (AP) — Luis Robert Jr. drove in three runs in his return to the
lineup, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-2 on
Friday night.
Mike Tauchman homered to help the last-place White Sox to their third
win in four games. Davis Martin struck out seven while pitching six
innings of two-run ball. |
Chicago White Sox catcher Kyle Teel (8), left, and first baseman Tim
Elko (30) celebrate their team's win over the Kansas City Royals in a
baseball game Friday, June 6, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) |
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White Sox catcher Kyle Teel, one of baseball's
top prospects, went 1 for 2 with two walks and scored a run in
his major league debut.
Robert hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Chicago's five-run
eighth inning. He also had a run-scoring single in the second.
It was Robert's first game since Monday. The slumping slugger
has been working on some adjustments at the plate, and he got an
extra day after he was struck on his head by a ball in the
batting cage.
The White Sox beat the Royals for the second time in the last 20
matchups.
Maikel Garcia and Vinnie Pasquantino hit back-to-back homers for
Kansas City with two out in the third inning. It was the seventh
of the season for Garcia, and No. 9 for Pasquantino.
Tauchman tied it at 2 when he connected against Seth Lugo in the
fifth.
The White Sox loaded the bases with one out in the eighth, and
Robert drove in pinch-runner Michael A. Taylor and Austin Slater
with a bloop single to right against Jonathan Bowlan (1-1).
Teel scored on Taylor Clarke’s wild pitch, and errors on third
baseman Garcia and Clarke brought home two more runs.
Jordan Leasure (1-4) pitched an inning for the win.
Royals rookie Jac Caglianone went 0 for 4. He is 1 for 17 in his
first four games.
Key moment
Leasure walked Jonathan India and Bobby Witt Jr. singled as
Kansas City put the first two on in the eighth. Teel pounced on
a bunt by Garcia and got the first out at third. Witt took third
on a fielder’s choice before Salvador Perez fouled out, ending
the inning.
Key stat
The Royals swept a four-game home series with the White Sox from
May 5-8 and outscored them 19-4. Chicago leads the all-time
series 440-434.
Up next
Royals right-hander Michael Wacha (3-4, 2.88 ERA) starts
Saturday against White Sox right-hander Adrian Houser (1-1, 1.47
ERA).
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