By MATT PIKE
After trailing through the early innings of the game, the Kansas City Royals used the final two innings to rally back and beat the Chicago White Sox in comeback fashion, winning 5-4 on Tuesday evening at Rate Field to even up their three game series
The White Sox took the lead in the second inning on a solo home run by Colson Montgomery. In the sixth inning, Chicago added their final three runs, the first coming on an RBI single by Kye Teel driving in Brooks Baldwin. Another RBI single off the bat of Lenyn Sosa in the inning scored Mike Tauchman, before the final run of the inning came home on a wild pitch by Royals reliever John Schreiber, scoring Miguel Vargas.
Trailing 4-0, the Royals cut the lead in half finding their way onto the scoreboard in the eighth inning. With two outs and the bases loaded, Maikel Garcia drove in two with a single, scoring Jonathan India and Adam Frazier. With Kyle Isbel at third base, Bobby Witt Jr struck out swinging to end the inning with Kansas City down 4-2.
In the ninth inning, the Royals again loaded the bases, this time with one out, and this time it was Michael Massey delivering a two RBI single to tie up the game, driving in Vinnie Pasquantino and Mike Yastrzemski, moving India to third base. With India at third, after Frazier was hit by a pitch to reload the bases, Isbel delivered the go ahead RBI single bringing India home for what would be the winning run. In the bottom of the ninth, Carlos Estévez retired the White Sox 1-2-3, with two strikeouts, earning his 35th save.
Sam Long earned the win in relief, moving to 2-3 on the season, pitching one inning and giving up one hit. At the plate, India was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. As pinch hitters, Massey was 1-for-2 with two RBIs and Isbel was 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Kansas City and Chicago wrap up their series tomorrow. Ryan Bergert (1 - 1, 2.79 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals against Aaron Civale (3 - 8, 5.02 ERA) for the White Sox. First pitch is at 6:40pm with pregame coverage beginning at 6 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).
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