Largely thanks to a strong pitching performance and a memorable day for rookie Lenyn Sosa, the White Sox (56-54) managed to split the doubleheader against the Royals (45-66) with a 3-2 win in the nightcap.
The game started with a loud out by AJ Pollock, who barreled up a 97 mph sinker to deep right that was caught by Nate Eaton. After that sharp contact, the White Sox settled back into their predictable pattern of struggling against mediocre right-handed pitchers.
Thankfully, nobody told Lenyn Sosa.
In the top of the third, the rookie stepped up to the plate with nobody on and one out:
Just like that, Sosa had broken the scoreless tie with his first major league home run.