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04/10 20:52 CDT Bubic records a career-high 11 strikeouts, leads Royals to a
2-0 win over White Sox
Bubic records a career-high 11 strikeouts, leads Royals to a 2-0 win over White
Sox
By DAVID SMALE
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --- Kris Bubic struck out a career-high 11, Carter Jensen
hit his fourth home run and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox
2-0 on Friday night.
Bubic needed just 88 pitches, 59 for strikes, to get through seven innings. The
28-year-old left-hander allowed two hits and a walk and eclipsed his previous
high of nine strikeouts, which he accomplished five times. Matt Strahm worked a
hitless eighth inning and Lucas Erceg earned his fourth save.
Davis Martin (2-1) was the hard-luck loser for Chicago. The 29-year-old righty
allowed two runs on seven hits in seven innings. He didn't walk a batter and
struck out three. Duncan Davitt made his MLB debut in relief in the eighth.
While Bubic (2-1) was shutting down the White Sox, the Royals were wasting
offensive chances. Salvador Perez led off the second with a single, but was
doubled off first on a line drive by Michael Massey. Isaac Collins had a
one-out single in the third but was thrown out trying to stretch it to a double.
The Royals broke through in the fourth as Maikel Garcia led off with a single
and Bobby Witt Jr. followed with an RBI double, ending a 17-inning scoreless
streak for the Royals.
Lenyn Sosa led off the fifth with a double, the first hit allowed by Bubic.
But, he never advanced beyond second as Bubic picked up his eighth strikeout to
close the inning.
Jensen hit the first pitch he saw in the seventh 422 feet over the bullpen in
right field. His four homers lead the Royals, and he is the only member of the
team with more than two.
Up next
The White Sox will send RHP Eric Fedde (0-2, 4.09 ERA) to the mound to face
Royals RHP Michael Wacha (1-0, 0.69) on Saturday afternoon.
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