CHICAGO — Things got awfully blue in the seventh inning, as the Kansas City Royals melted a 4-0 lead and seemingly sent the Sox to a second straight loss.
But a two-run bomb from Tim Anderson in the eighth erased the deficit, and a rally from the bench mob in the 10th won the game in dramatic fashion, 7-6.
The Royals, who had announced Jakob Junis as today’s starter at the onset of the series, sprung opener Kevin McCarthy on Chicago to start the game. It seemed to stymie the Sox, as the game sped along from the start, with Kansas City blowing opportunities and the White Sox simply not getting on base; through five innings, the South Siders had just two hits, and two baserunners reaching second base.