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KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 The White Sox<\/u><\/a> finally found some offense Sunday with their first home runs in a week to survive an all-hands-on-deck afternoon for the pitching staff and beat the Royals 6-5 to salvage a four-game series split in Kansas City.<\/p>\n Following a three-hour rain delay, Tanner Murray<\/b>\u2019s first career home run in the second inning ended a 21-inning scoring drought for the Sox, who were shut out the previous two games. The rookie\u2019s two-run blast plated Colson Montgomery<\/b>, who had doubled off Royals starter Noah Cameron<\/b> and later mashed a two-run bomb of his own.<\/p>\n After Grant Taylor<\/b>\u2019s flawless two-inning opening appearance<\/u><\/a>, Sean Newcomb<\/b> followed in the third inning and soon gave way to Jonathan Cannon<\/b>, who looked off from the start.<\/p>\n Cannon\u2019s first pitch since being called up from Charlotte was wild, allowing the two baserunners he inherited to advance, before walking one batter to load the bases and two more to tie the game. He exited the game with hip irritation, and manager Will Venable<\/b> had to call every name in his bullpen as the division rivals<\/u><\/a> swapped leads four times.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was incredible,\u201d Venable said. \u201cIt was not necessarily how you drew it up, but in those types of situations, you need the guys to step up and pitch well, and they did.\u201d<\/p>\n Sox outfielder Dustin Harris<\/b> opened the seventh with a pinch-hit double off the right-field wall and eventually scored to put the Sox ahead on a bases-loaded wild pitch from KC reliever John Schreiber<\/b>. Harris later went airborne to rob at least extra bases from Royals second baseman Michael Massey<\/b>, a Palos Park resident, whose eighth-inning drive fell just a few feet short of a game-tying homer.<\/p>\n Montgomery was in visible pain after taking a 95-mph sinker off the forearm in the eighth, but he stayed in the game.<\/p>\n His wrist was \u201csore but not broke,\u201d and the win \u201cfelt great,\u201d Montgomery said. \u201cThe last couple of days we\u2019ve been right there.\u201d<\/p>\n Shane Smith<\/b> had an uneven outing Sunday in his first start at Triple-A Charlotte after being demoted<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n The Sox\u2019 Opening Day starter and 2025 All-Star gave up three first-inning runs on three hits, a walk and a hit batter, but settled in for three innings after that with five strikeouts.<\/p>\nMr. Smith goes to Charlotte<\/b><\/h3>\n