White Sox get clobbered by Royals as Soroka gives up 2 runs, 6 hits.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nelson Velázquez and MJ Melendez each homered and drove in two runs, leading Seth Lugo and the Kansas City Royals to a 10-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.
Right fielder Hunter Renfroe threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the sixth inning before Kansas City broke it open with eight runs in the seventh.
Velázquez drove in the first two runs of the game with a single and a homer.
“I was just trying to make contact,” he said. “I’m feeling good, trusting in everything we have been working on since spring training.”
Lugo (1-0) allowed one run and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings for his first win with the Royals. It was the latest quality outing by one of Kansas City’s starters, who have a 1.43 ERA.KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nelson Velázquez and MJ Melendez each homered and drove in two runs, leading Seth Lugo and the Kansas City Royals to a 10-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.
Right fielder Hunter Renfroe threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the sixth inning before Kansas City broke it open with eight runs in the seventh.
Velázquez drove in the first two runs of the game with a single and a homer.
“I was just trying to make contact,” he said. “I’m feeling good, trusting in everything we have been working on since spring training.”
Lugo (1-0) allowed one run and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings for his first win with the Royals. It was the latest quality outing by one of Kansas City’s starters, who have a 1.43 ERA.
“Seth attacked from the beginning,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “He threw a ton of strikes and mixed in all his pitches. He gets a lot of groundballs.”
Lugo struck out three and walked two. Angel Zerpa retired Andrew Benintendi with a runner on second to end the seventh, preserving a one-run lead.
“I thought I made some good pitches,” Lugo said. “They had some soft hits.”
Michael Soroka (0-1) gave up two runs and six hits over six innings in his second start for the White Sox.
Kansas City scored in the second on an RBI single by Velázquez.
The White Sox loaded the bases with one out in the third on a pair of singles and an error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., but Witt redeemed himself by turning an inning-ending double play.
“Ironically, before the game we were looking at it, we had only turned one double play prior to tonight,” Quatraro said. “I don’t know how many it was tonight, three or four, but that was the key in keeping out of trouble along with throwing out the run at the plate.”
