The Chicago White Sox faced a challenging series against the Kansas City Royals, culminating in a significant loss that brought their season record to 1-5. Despite early efforts to gain momentum, including Yoán Moncada's infield single and Gavin Sheets' walk, the White Sox struggled offensively, hitting into multiple double plays and failing to capitalize on loaded bases situations. The Royals took advantage of these opportunities, with key hits in the second and seventh innings extending their lead. The series was marked by the White Sox's defensive errors, including Andrew Vaughn's pop-up whiff and Braden Shewmake's three-run boot, and a lack of offensive production, highlighted by a 10-1 blowout in Kansas City. This loss reflects ongoing struggles for the team, which has now lost six of its first seven games for the fourth time in the franchise's 124-year history, a situation not seen since 1995. The Sox have scored only 12 runs in six games.
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White Sox have lost 6 of their first 7 games of the season for the fourth time in the 124-year history of the franchise and for the first time since 1995.
White Sox fall to 1-6, 1-4 in one run games and 0-5 in the AL Central
Melendez RBI single to left vs. Kopech. Royals 2, White Sox 1 B8
Through five innings, White Sox have been held to one hit, Sheets' homer. Brady Singer has retired 12 straight since. Fedde has allowed a run on five hits.
Robert Jr. was ahead in count 3-1 v Singer with Moncada (walk) on first but rapped a made to order double play ground ball directly at second base to end the first. Five DPs in 10 innings here for White Sox.
Rosario ground out scores a run, so #Rays within 6-4 with 1 out, Rortvedt up, 2 on
White Sox lose one game and call up a Royals-killer https://t.co/yVe1As4kLq
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White Sox trounced by Royals, fall to 1-5 https://t.co/TxkslHq6b1
Ballgame. Sox blown out in Kansas City, lose 10-1. After a good start to the season defensively, Andrew Vaughn’s pop-up whiff and Braden Shewmake’s three-run boot helped this one get ugly. Offense still sputtering. Sox have 12 runs in six games. They’re 1-5.
Royals have a good ol' time in the seventh against Deivi Garcia, who has allowed three runs on two walks and three hits and is out of the game in favor of Dominic Leone. KC 5, White Sox 1
Deivi García walked back-to-back hitters with one out in the bottom of the seventh, then a base hit loaded the bases. A drive to right dropped for a hit, bringing two runs home. Sox trail 4-1.
That's four double plays for the Royals. This time, Gavin Sheets is thrown out rather easily at home on a short fly to right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Sox get a run on Vaughn RBI single scoring Moncada, trail 2-1.
Sox on the board. Yoán Moncada walked to start the sixth, and two batters later, Gavin Sheets puts two RISPs with a double. Andrew Vaughn follows with a single, and the Sox are within a run, down 2-1.
With a little help from the Royals’ infield, the Sox loaded the bases with one out in the third. But that same Royals infield flips the script, Bobby Witt Jr. soaking up Yoán Moncada’s bases-loaded smash for an inning-ending double play. Sox stay behind 1-0.
White Sox averaging a GIDP an inning tonight. #Royals
Royals go double, single against Soroka with one out in the second, and the Sox trail 1-0.
Sox put two on in the first two innings (Yoán Moncada beat out an infield single, and Gavin Sheets walked), but they’ve also hit into a pair of double plays and have sent the minimum to the plate.
Royals to pounce on struggling White Sox https://t.co/57r152B7oZ