Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals
Final
Recap
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Anthony Kay allowed three hits in 5 2/3 innings to pick up his first major league victory since July 2021 as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 on Thursday night. Kay (1-0), who pitched the last two seasons in Japan, walked three but struck out six, getting Vinnie Pasquantino, Jac Caglianone and Kyle Isbel twice each. Seranthony Domínguez picked up his second save as the White Sox snapped a 14-game losing streak at Kauffman Stadium.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteKCR -179 · 61% to win
UpsetRun LineKCR -1.5
CHW coveredTotalO/U 9 · 2 scored
UnderAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 15 books
Team stats
5Hits5
0Home runs0
5Walks4
5Strikeouts11
0Stolen bases1
155Pitches thrown130
11Pitching strikeouts5
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin HarrisLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Miguel Vargas3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tristan PetersRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chase Meidroth2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Edgar QueroC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luisangel AcunaCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Munetaka Murakami1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Colson MontgomerySS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiDH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony KayP | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Jordan LeasureP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Grant TaylorP | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Seranthony DominguezP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |