With two outs in the 6th, Royals starter Seth Lugo gave up a double to Korey Lee, putting the tying run on 2nd. Matt Quatraro ended his night, turning to a struggling Royals bullpen. This was a similar script to Kansas City’s series in Baltimore.
One White Sox out and two Royals outs later, a nervous 2-1 game had turned into a stress-free 10-1 game, as an eight-run 7th propelled Kansas City to its first series opening win of the season. Lugo earned his first win as a Royal and helped Kansas City improve to 3-4.
Despite the slow burn, the Royals scored first for the 4th straight game.