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White Sox get 3-2 win over Royals
By: Mike Stiles - Saturday, August 1, 2020

Adam Engel (photo courtesy of Chicago White Sox)

(KANSAS CITY) – Adam Engel hit a three-run homer in the second inning Friday night, and that was all the offense the Chicago White Sox needed in a 3-2 win over Kansas City that spoiled the Royals' home opener. Dallas Keuchel picked up the win for the White Sox. Alex Colome converted his first save opportunity. Kuechel (2-0) worked out of trouble seemingly the entire game. He retired the Royals in order in only one inning, and allowed just two runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out three. "I thought he was a little sharper in his last outing," Chicago manager Rick Renteria said of Kuechel. "He was working through with what he had. He kept the ball down for the most part. Kris Bubic (0-1) settled down after struggling early in his big league debut for Kansas City. He allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits. He walked one and hit James McCann twice. Bubic worked his way out of trouble in the first inning, getting a 5-4-3 double play. He wasn't as fortunate in the second. Eloy Jimenez reached on an error by second baseman Nicky Lopez. After Luis Robert reached on a fielder's choice, Bubic hit James McCann on the head with a pitch and Engel followed, blasted his first home run of the season into the White Sox bullpen. Keuchel entered the sixth with a two-run lead, but that was cut in half when Ryan McBroom hit his first career home run, a 426-foot blast to left-center. Royals left fielder Alex Gordon picked up his first outfield assist of the season in the seventh when he threw out Nick Madrigal trying to score from second on a single by Garcia. It was Gordon's 99th outfield assist since 2010, the most in the majors in that time frame.



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