The game was over in the third inning. Chicago scored 10 runs in that frame alone, turning a scoreless tie into a rout that never required a second thought. By the time the final out was recorded, the White Sox had 22 runs, 23 hits, and a 22-1 victory over Kansas City at Rate Field.
Ja. Gonzalez led the way, going 3-for-4 with a home run and 5 RBI. Miguel Vargas was 3-for-6 with a home run and 5 RBI of his own. Tristan Peters added 2 hits in 5 at-bats, drove in 6 runs, and scored 3 times. Chase Meidroth went 4-for-5 with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored. Kyle Teel contributed a home run and 3 RBI.
The third inning unfolded in waves. Vargas homered to left, a 372-foot shot that scored Gonzalez and Antonacci to put Chicago up 3-0. Teel then scored on a Meidroth infield single. Peters followed with a single to center that brought home Benintendi and Meidroth. Gonzalez capped the inning's power surge with a 349-foot homer to right, scoring B. Montgomery and Peters, before Vargas added another run with a double to center that scored Antonacci. Ten runs, one inning, game effectively decided. Gonzalez homered again in the sixth — a 364-foot shot to right center — that scored C. Montgomery, Meidroth, and B. Montgomery for four more. Teel's two-run homer in the fifth and a five-run seventh kept the margin growing.
Kansas City starter Mitch Spence absorbed the damage. He lasted just 1.1 innings, allowing 10 runs on 8 hits with 3 walks and 2 strikeouts across 53 pitches. He falls to 0-2 with a 21.21 ERA. The Royals managed only 4 hits on the night and scored their lone run in the fourth when Bobby Witt scored on a Michael Massey groundout.
David Sandlin earned the win for Chicago, going 6.0 innings and allowing 1 run on 3 hits with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts. He moves to 2-1 with a 6.05 ERA. The White Sox, first in their division at 41-38, dropped their previous game but answered emphatically. Kansas City fell to 34-48, extending their losing streak to two.