Lucas Giolito capped a dominating May in style.
The right-hander matched a career high with 10 strikeouts to lead the White Sox to a 4-3 victory in Tuesday’s regularly scheduled game against the Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Giolito pitched eight strong innings, allowing three runs on three hits to continue an impressive May.
Entering the game, Giolito was 4-0 in May with a 1.35 ERA in five starts. That stretch included a complete-game, four-hit shutout in his last start Thursday against the Astros. With Tuesday’s outing, Giolito improved to 7-1 with a 2.