On the heels of their first series win of the second half, the Royals welcomed another divisional rival in the Chicago White Sox. Fueled by a strong outing from Jakob Junis, Kansas City dodged a late rally and came out victorious, 5-2.
An opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of earned run average, Junis and Lucas Giolito squared off in the first of a four game set Monday night. However, despite the numbers, both pitchers dueled it out for the first three innings. Retiring the first six hitters, Giolito appeared to have no early struggles in his first start of the second half.