White Sox 6, Royals 5: Finally .500
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Key Points:
- The White Sox secured their fourth straight win and reached a .500 record beyond the season's first four games for the first time since the end of 2022, winning six of their last eight series with a chance to sweep the Royals.
- Noah Schultz struggled with control, walking five batters and lasting only 4.1 innings, continuing a trend of high walk rates that have troubled him this season.
- Jarred Kelenic's two-run double in the seventh gave the White Sox a temporary 5-3 lead, but a two-run homer by Bobby Witt Jr. off Seranthony Domínguez in the ninth allowed the Royals to close the gap.
- The bullpen combined for 3⅔ scoreless innings before Domínguez's late runs allowed, with Jordan Hicks notably escaping a bases-loaded jam with three strikeouts in the seventh inning.
- Sam Antonacci had a mixed defensive game with a diving catch attempt that failed, a double on a single, reaching on an error, a hit-by-pitch, and a costly pickoff, while Chase Meidroth made a highlight over-the-shoulder catch in right field.