Singer throws seven innings without conceding a goal and leads the Royals to a 6-1 victory over the White Sox

KANSAS CITY, Missouri – Brady Singer threw seven scoreless innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 6-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night.

Singer had to pitch the minimum for three innings before running into trouble in the fourth inning, needing two walks to load the bases. He came away with one strikeout and struck out 10 of the last 13 hitters.

Singer (6-6) allowed five singles with two walks and seven strikeouts, earning his second win in his last 10 starts.

The Royals took a 3-0 lead with five straight hits in the first inning, highlighted by Michael Massey’s RBI triple. In the second inning, Maikel Garcia and Bobby Witt Jr. hit a double and scored another run.

Jonathan Cannon (1-4) then held Kansas City to a single, finished six innings, allowed four runs on eight hits and four strikeouts.

Witt has three hits and has hit in 29 of his last 30 home games, with a batting average of .444. He has had multiple hits in nine of his last 14 games.

Salvador Perez had two hits and an RBI, and Hunter Renfroe scored two runs in the Royals’ sixth win in their last eight games.

Hunter Harvey allowed two doubles and a run in the eighth inning in his debut for the Royals.

Kansas City’s 33 wins at Kauffman Stadium are the second-most home wins in baseball behind Philadelphia’s 37 and equal to the Royals’ total home wins in 2023.

Chuckie Robinson made his debut as a catcher for the White Sox and threw out Witt as he attempted to steal third base.

The White Sox have lost six games in a row and nine of their last ten games, and they have lost ten straight road series since their last win May 3-5 in St. Louis.

TRAINING ROOM

White Sox: RHP Jordan Leasure was placed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to July 17) due to a right shoulder strain.

TRANSACTIONS

White Sox: LHP Sammy Peralta recalled from Triple-A Charlotte.

NEXT

In Sunday’s final, White Sox right-hander Drew Thorpe (3-1, 3.58 ERA) will face Royals right-hander Seth Lugo (11-4, 2.48).