Anthony Kay allowed three hits in 5 2\/3 innings to pick up his first major league victory since July 2021 as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
Kay (1-0), who pitched the last two seasons in Japan, walked three but struck out six, getting Vinnie Pasquantino, Jac Caglianone and Kyle Isbel twice each.<\/p>\n
Seranthony Dom\u00ednguez picked up his second save as the White Sox snapped a 14-game losing streak at Kauffman Stadium.<\/p>\n
Kansas City starter Seth Lugo (1-1) was nearly as good as Kay, allowing two runs in 6 1\/3 innings. He allowed four hits and struck out four, but issued a season-high four walks, twice his total so far this season.<\/p>\n
Two of those walks came in the seventh, with Andrew Benintendi, who reached via the first walk of the inning, scoring Chicago’s second run on Luisangel Acu\u00f1a’s sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n
The White Sox got on the board in the fourth. Munetaka Murakami coaxed a leadoff walk from Lugo. He then scored on a one-out double by Colson Montgomery.<\/p>\n
Lugo was bailed out by a couple of stellar double plays. In the second, third baseman Maikel Garcia fielded a hard grounder in the hole, raced to second and then fired a throw to first to turn two.<\/p>\n
In the sixth, Bobby Witt Jr. grabbed a line drive by Murakami behind second. He raced to the bag and got Murakami at first.<\/p>\n
The Royals had their best chance to score in the seventh after Garcia and Witt hit two-out singles. But Grant Taylor got Pasquantino to ground out to end the inning.<\/p>\n
The White Sox and Royals will play the second game of a four-game series on Friday night. Chicago will send RHP Davis Martin (2-0, 2.45 ERA) to the mound to face Kansas City LHP Kris Bubic (1-1, 4.09).<\/p>\n
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