CHICAGO -- Strong starts appear to be becoming the norm for Jakob Junis.
The right-hander, much like his previous two starts, wasn't terribly economical with his pitches in the Royals' 9-3 loss to the White Sox on Friday night, needing 100 to navigate 5 1/3 innings. However, Junis again limited the damage in his sixth start since being activated from the disabled list with back inflammation, allowing just two runs on five hits.
Despite Junis' efforts, he settled for a no-decision as the Royals' bullpen labored in a seven-run seventh inning, highlighted by three-run homers from Jose Abreu and Nicky Delmonico in the series opener at Guaranteed Rate Field.