White Sox Outlast Royals 14-11 in Kansas City Slugfest
The short version
- Final score: White Sox 14, Royals 11 in Kansas City on Tuesday.
- Randal Grichuk went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a homer, four runs and three RBIs, a triple shy of the cycle.
- Chase Meidroth added three hits including a three-run homer, his 16th of the season.
- Rookie reliever Noah Schultz earned the win after Anthony Kay lasted four innings.
- Vinnie Pasquantino hit his first career grand slam in the ninth inning.
Randal Grichuk and Chase Meidroth combined for eight RBIs as Chicago built a big lead and survived a late Kansas City rally on Tuesday.
The Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 14-11 on Tuesday in a game that featured 13 hits for each club. Chicago jumped ahead early with nine runs across the first four innings against starter Daniel Lynch IV, including two in the first, one in the second, and three each in the third and fourth. Four of the team's nine hits in that stretch went for extra bases.
Randal Grichuk led the offense, going 4-for-5 with two doubles, a home run, four runs scored and three RBIs, finishing a triple short of the cycle. Chase Meidroth drove in the first two runs with a single in the opening frame and added a three-run homer, his 16th of the year, as part of a three-hit night. Brenton Doyle homered in the second to extend his hitting streak to seven games.
Starter Anthony Kay allowed four runs over four innings before exiting with none out in the fifth after hitting Carter Jensen and allowing a single to Bobby Witt Jr. Rookie Noah Schultz limited the damage from there and later picked up the win. Chicago broke the game open further with a five-run seventh, keyed by Grichuk's second double, Munetaka Murakami's 33rd home run of the season, a bases-loaded walk to Miguel Vargas and a two-run single from Andrew Benintendi.
Kansas City chipped away late with three runs in the eighth off Trevor Richards and four more in the ninth. Vinnie Pasquantino capped the rally with his 15th home run of the season, the first grand slam of his career, off Luis Castillo, cutting the margin to three before the White Sox closed it out.