The White Sox (21-43) took down the Royals (33-31) in the opener of this three-game series. The South Siders scored five in the bottom of the eighth to pull away.
Davis Martin, 28, got the start for the South Siders, and he pitched out of trouble in the first. Martin allowed a one-out single to Bobby Witt Jr., and he hit Vinnie Pasquantino with two outs. However, Martin recovered to get Salvador Pérez to chase a fastball up and away. Martin needed 23 pitches to get through the first frame, but he escaped it without allowing any runs.