{"id":2369350,"date":"2026-04-12T08:50:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T08:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2369350"},"modified":"2026-04-12T08:50:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T08:50:49","slug":"royals-shut-out-white-sox-extend-chicagos-scoreless-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-shut-out-white-sox-extend-chicagos-scoreless-streak\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals Shut Out White Sox, Extend Chicago&#8217;s Scoreless Streak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"submission-link-wrapper\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.nationaltoday.com\/news?location=Chicago%2C+IL&amp;city=Chicago&amp;type=Update+Existing+Story&amp;headline=Royals+Shut+Out+White+Sox%2C+Extend+Chicago%27s+Scoreless+Streak&amp;page=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fus%2Fil%2Fchicago%2Fnews%2F2026%2F04%2F12%2Froyals-shut-out-white-sox-extend-chicagos-scoreless-streak%2F\" class=\"submission-link\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span>Got story updates?<\/span> Submit your updates here. \u203a<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-image-wrapper\"><span class=\"news-image-caption\">The Royals&#8217; victory over the struggling White Sox highlights the importance of consistent offensive production in the competitive AL Central division.<\/span><span class=\"news-image-attribution\"><b>Chicago<\/b> Today<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Saturday, extending the White Sox&#8217;s scoreless streak to 20 innings. Royals starter Michael Wacha pitched eight strong innings, striking out seven and allowing just four hits. Maikel Garcia hit a leadoff home run for Kansas City, and the team added another run in the eighth inning.<\/p>\n<h2>Why it matters<\/h2>\n<p>The White Sox&#8217;s offensive struggles have been a concerning trend early in the season, as they have now gone 20 innings without scoring a run. The Royals, meanwhile, have taken the first two games of the series, providing a boost to their hopes of competing in the AL Central.<\/p>\n<h2>The details<\/h2>\n<p>Wacha (2-0) was dominant for the Royals, limiting the White Sox to four hits and one walk over his eight innings of work. Garcia&#8217;s leadoff homer in the first inning gave Kansas City an early lead, and the team tacked on another run in the eighth when Garcia doubled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Vinnie Pasquantino. The White Sox threatened in the first and seventh innings but were unable to push across any runs, with their bullpen keeping the game close.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The White Sox&#8217;s scoreless streak reached 20 innings, dating back to the seventh inning of their 2-0 win over the Royals on Thursday.<\/li>\n<li>The series continues on Sunday, with the White Sox looking to avoid being swept by their division rivals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"news-callout-box\">\n<h2>The players<\/h2>\n<div class=\"news-callout-item\">\n<h3>Michael Wacha<\/h3>\n<p>The Royals&#8217; starting pitcher, who struck out seven and allowed just four hits over eight scoreless innings to earn the win.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"news-callout-item\">\n<h3>Maikel Garcia<\/h3>\n<p>The Royals&#8217; leadoff hitter, who opened the game with a home run and later doubled and scored the team&#8217;s second run.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"news-callout-item\">\n<h3>Erick Fedde<\/h3>\n<p>The White Sox&#8217;s starting pitcher, who took the loss after allowing one run on three hits in five innings of work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"news-callout-item\">\n<h3>Tanner Murray<\/h3>\n<p>The White Sox&#8217;s third baseman, who recorded his first MLB hit with a single in the fifth inning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.nationaltoday.com\/news?location=Chicago%2C+IL&amp;city=Chicago&amp;type=Upload+Story+Photos&amp;headline=Royals+Shut+Out+White+Sox%2C+Extend+Chicago%27s+Scoreless+Streak&amp;page=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fus%2Fil%2Fchicago%2Fnews%2F2026%2F04%2F12%2Froyals-shut-out-white-sox-extend-chicagos-scoreless-streak%2F\" class=\"submission-link\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span>Got photos?<\/span> Submit your photos here. \u203a<\/span><\/a>        <\/div>\n<h2>What they\u2019re saying<\/h2>\n<div class=\"news-quotes\">\n<div class=\"news-quote\">\n<p class=\"news-quote-quote\">\u201cWe have to find a way to get the bats going. It&#8217;s been a tough stretch, but we&#8217;re still confident in our ability to turn this around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"news-quote-cite\">\u2014 Tanner Murray, White Sox Third Baseman<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>What\u2019s next<\/h2>\n<p>The White Sox will look to avoid being swept in the series finale on Sunday, as they search for a way to end their offensive drought.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-highlight-box\">\n<h2>The takeaway<\/h2>\n<p>The Royals&#8217; victory over the struggling White Sox highlights the importance of consistent offensive production in the competitive AL Central division. Chicago&#8217;s scoreless streak has become a growing concern, and they will need to find a way to jumpstart their lineup if they hope to turn their season around.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>\n      window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n        FB.init({\n          appId: '179692745920433',\n          cookie: true,\n          xfbml: true,\n          version: 'v17.0'\n        });\n        FB.AppEvents.logPageView();\n      };\n      (function(d, s, id){\n        var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n        if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n        js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n        js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n        fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n      }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n    <\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nationaltoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The Royals&#8217; victory over the struggling White Sox highlights the importance of consistent offensive production in the competitive AL Central division.Chicago Today The Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Saturday, extending the White Sox&#8217;s scoreless streak to 20 innings. 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