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Early White Sox Offense Secures Game 1 Victory Over Royals

Dylan Cease made his 30th start of the season, 15th at home and third against the Kansas City Royals. He tossed 5.1 IP with 4 H, 1 ER, 1 walk and 8 strikeouts.

The White Sox started off strong in the 1st inning! Eloy Jiménez singled on a ground ball to third baseman Maikel García, scoring Tim Anderson. Yoán Moncada singled on a ground ball to right fielder Nelson Velázquez to bring home Andrew Benintendi. Gavin Sheets’ 2-RBI single drove in Luis Robert Jr. and Eloy Jiménez. To cap off the inning, Elvis Andrus’ ground out brought Yoán Moncada across the plate to extend the White Sox lead to 5–0.