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05/05 21:45 CDT Witt and Ragans lead surging Royals to 3-0 win over White Sox
Witt and Ragans lead surging Royals to 3-0 win over White Sox
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --- Bobby Witt Jr. scored the first run and drove in the
second to back five overpowering innings and 11 strikeouts from Cole Ragans as
the Kansas City Royals stayed hot with a 3-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox
on Monday night.
The Royals (20-16) took the opener of a four-game series to begin a seven-game
homestand. They have won three straight and 11 of 13.
Witt, who walked and stole a base before being stranded in the first, led off
the fourth with a single. He stole his 11th base, advanced to third on a wild
pitch by rookie Shane Smith and scored on a one-out single by Maikel Garcia.
Kyle Isbel and Jonathan India reached on one-out singles and Witt doubled to
right to make it 2-0 in the fifth.
Ragans (2-1), who missed a start with a mild groin strain, came in averaging an
MLB-best 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings. The left-hander allowed three hits
and walked two in his fourth outing with 10 or more strikeouts this season and
his ninth in 60 career starts.
Four relievers finished a six-hitter. Carlos Estvez pitched a one-hit ninth
for his 10th save.
Smith (1-2) allowed two runs and five hits in five innings.
Key moment Caleb Freeman made his major league debut in the eighth for Chicago and struck out Salvador Perez before walking Garcia, who stole second and moved to third on a flyout. Drew Waters singled with two strikes for a 3-0 lead. Key stat Kansas City hit a club-record seven home runs in an 11-6 win over the Orioles on Sunday after launching three solo shots in 4-0 victory Saturday. The Royals entered the series with an MLB-low 15 homers. Up next RHP Sean Burke (2-4, 4.91 ERA) starts Tuesday for the White Sox against RHP Seth Lugo (3-3, 3.07). ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb |
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