After winning the opener of the doubleheader, the White Sox (56-89) fell just short of a sweep after an epic battle against the Royals (45-101).
White Sox starter Touki Toussaint had a night that he would like to forget as soon as possible. With a runner on first and one out in the top of the first, control eluded Toussaint, who hit Salvador Pérez and Michael Massey with pitches to load the bases. From there, Edward Olivares drew a walk to force in a run, and Matt Duffy hit a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0.