Bobby Witt Jr. went 4-for-5 and drilled a go-ahead grand slam within the 8th inning because the visiting Kansas Town Royals defeated the White Sox 8-5 on Monday, sending Chicago to a single-season franchise-record fifteenth directly loss.
Kansas Town erupted for 6 runs within the 8th, sending 9 batters to the plate in opposition to White Sox relievers Steven Wilson and John Brebbia.
Hunter Renfroe and MJ Melendez began the rally with one-out solo pictures to get the Royals inside 5-4. Maikel Garcia singled, Adam Frazier was once hit by means of a pitch and Michael Massey walked to load the bases for Witt, who belted the primary pitch he noticed from Brebbia (0-6) over the left-center-field fence.
Kansas Town advanced to 10-1 in opposition to Chicago this season. The White Sox have now misplaced 41 video games wherein they held a lead at one level right here in 2024.
Luis Robert Jr. had 3 hits, Andrew Vaughn homered and starter Chris Flexen pitched six sharp innings for the White Sox, who had been up 5-2 after seven innings.
Flexen was once in line for his first victory since Would possibly 8 earlier than the bullpen meltdown. Despite the fact that the right-hander matched a season prime by means of yielding 9 hits, he successfully pitched out of jams, scattering two runs. Flexen did not factor a stroll and struck out two.
Gavin Sheets hit a first-inning RBI unmarried to position the White Sox forward 1-0.
Kansas Town scored one run in each the 3rd and fourth innings to take a 2-1 lead. Within the 3rd, the Royals capitalized on a throwing error by means of White Sox catcher Chuckie Robinson to get their first run.
After making two fast outs in opposition to Flexen to start the fourth, Kansas Town used a Garcia double and a Kyle Isbel RBI unmarried to transport in entrance.
Robert hit a game-tying RBI unmarried within the 5th. Andrew Benintendi had a run-scoring double and Paul DeJong had an RBI unmarried within the 6th earlier than Vaughn went deep within the 7th to provide the White Sox their 5-2 edge.
Chris Stratton (3-3) pitched 1 2/3 innings of one-run aid for Kansas Town. James McArthur labored a really perfect 9th for his 18th save of the season.
Royals starter Alec Marsh gave up two runs and 6 hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Vinnie Pasquantino, Salvador Perez, Melendez and Garcia each and every had two hits for the Royals.
–Box Degree Media
