The Royals took the series, but they did not beat the Chicago White Sox into complete submission in their season-opening series.
The White Sox saved some face by handing the Royals a 6-3 loss to avoid a series sweep on Sunday afternoon. For a while, the 12,669 in attendance at Kauffman Stadium appeared poised to watch the Royals become the first victims of a no-hitter this season.
Instead, the Royals scored all three of their runs in the seventh inning or later to come up short on a day that included the major-league debuts of relief pitchers Kyle Zimmer and Chris Ellis.