The Chicago White Sox started one other collection on the unsuitable foot Tuesday.
Lance Lynn surrendered two two-run homers in a 4-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Kauffman Stadium.
In a season crammed with peculiar stats, the Sox continued to battle within the first sport of a collection. They are 12-23 in such circumstances.
“Play better,” Sox supervisor Tony La Russa stated.
The Sox must discover a manner with out All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson, who will miss about six weeks with a sagittal band tear on his left center finger.
The offense had a number of hard-hit balls in Tuesday’s opener however got here up empty many of the afternoon in opposition to Royals starter Brady Singer. The right-hander allowed one run on 5 hits with six strikeouts and no walks in 7⅓ innings.
“He pitched a good game,” La Russa stated. “But we made some hard contact for one run. That’s just baseball.”
The one run in opposition to Singer got here on Josh Harrison’s homer with one out within the third.
The Royals took the lead on a two-run homer by Vinnie Pasquantino within the backside of the third. Nick Pratto hit a two-run homer off Lynn within the sixth.
“Two pitches cost me four runs,” Lynn stated.
Lynn allowed 4 runs on seven hits with 5 strikeouts and one stroll in six innings.
“Don’t make two horse(bleep) pitches that cost you four runs,” Lynn stated.
Rallies got here up brief within the eighth and ninth for the Sox.
Trailing 4-1, they introduced the tying run to the plate with one out within the eighth. Batting with runners on first and second, Luis Robert lined out to middle. Scott Barlow then struck out Eloy Jiménez.
A sacrifice fly to left by Yoán Moncada within the ninth minimize the deficit to 2. The Sox had runners on first and second with one out. Jose Cuas struck out Harrison and acquired Yasmani Grandal to floor out to first.
The Sox are 7-6 throughout their present stretch of 19 consecutive video games in opposition to groups with sub.-500 information.
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