{"id":2416072,"date":"2026-05-14T05:39:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T05:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2416072"},"modified":"2026-05-14T05:39:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T05:39:40","slug":"white-sox-reach-elusive-500-mark-take-down-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/white-sox-reach-elusive-500-mark-take-down-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"White Sox reach elusive .500 mark, take down Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Colson Montgomery went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and Jarred Kelenic had two hits and two RBIs to lift the host Chicago White Sox to a 6-5 victory against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Reaching the .500 mark for the first time since March 31, 2025, Chicago won its fourth straight while sending Kansas City to its fifth loss in seven games. <\/p>\n<p>Bobby Witt Jr. hit a two-run home run with two outs in the ninth for the Royals but Seranthony Dominguez struck out pinch hitter Jac Caglianone to end the game and earn his 10th save.<\/p>\n<p>The White Sox collected hits against Royals starter Seth Lugo (1-3) in each of his five innings. After squandering a pair of singles in the first, the hosts took a 2-0 lead in the second as Tristan Peters delivered an RBI double and Drew Romo notched an RBI on a Vinnie Pasquantino error.<\/p>\n<p>Chase Meidroth drove in a run on a sacrifice fly to make it 3-0 in the third.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City rallied against Chicago starter Noah Schultz to tie the game with a three-run fourth. After facing the minimum through three innings and erasing the lone baserunner with a double-play grounder, Schultz walked the bases loaded to open the fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Loftin got the Royals on the board with a sacrifice fly before Pasquantino followed with a two-out, two-run single on a bloop fly ball that glanced off left fielder Sam Antonacci&#8217;s glove on a diving attempt.<\/p>\n<p>Kelenic put the White Sox ahead 5-3 with a two-out, two-run double in the fifth. He was thrown out at third base to end the inning.<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Davis (1-1) pitched 1 2\/3 scoreless innings.<\/p>\n<p>Carter Jensen had two hits for the Royals. Peters added two for Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Lugo allowed five runs and eight hits with two walks and four strikeouts.<\/p>\n<p>Schultz took a no-decision. The rookie left-hander scattered three runs and two hits in 4 1\/3 innings. Schultz walked five &#8212; his most in six career starts &#8212; while striking out three.<\/p>\n<p>Meidroth went 0-for-2 as his hitting streak ended at 11 games.<\/p>\n<p>The game was delayed in the fourth after a fan fell from the stands into the visiting bullpen. 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