Kelenic and Montgomery help the White Sox top the Royals 6-5 for their
4th straight win
[May 14, 2026]
By JAY COHEN
CHICAGO (AP) — Jarred Kelenic had two hits and two
RBIs, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on
Wednesday night for their fourth straight win.
Colson Montgomery homered during a three-hit performance, helping
Chicago improve to 15-8 in its last 23 games. Tyler Davis (1-1) pitched
1 2/3 scoreless innings for his first major league win. |
Chicago White Sox's Andrew Benintendi, left, scores on a two-run double
by Jarred Kelenic as Kansas City Royals catcher Elias Díaz waits for the
ball during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Wednesday,
May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) |
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At 21-21, the White Sox reached .500 for the first time since
they were 2-2 on March 31, 2025.
Kansas City finished with five hits in its fifth loss in seven
games. Seth Lugo (1-3) permitted five runs and eight hits in
five innings.
The Royals trailed 6-3 before Bobby Witt Jr. hit a two-run homer
off Seranthony Domínguez with two out in the ninth. But
Domínguez struck out pinch-hitter Jac Caglianone for his 10th
save in 12 chances.
The White Sox had a 3-0 lead before the Royals rallied in the
fourth. Noah Schultz walked the bases loaded, and Nick Loftin
hit a sacrifice fly. Vinnie Pasquantino followed with a shallow
flyball that went off the glove of a diving Sam Antonacci in
left-center for a two-run single.
The White Sox responded with two runs in the fifth. With two out
and runners on first and second, Kelenic hit a drive to right
for a two-run double.
Montgomery made it 6-3 when he led off the seventh with his 11th
homer, a 399-foot drive to right on John Schreiber's first pitch
of the game.
Kansas City put runners on the corners with none out in the
seventh, but Jordan Hicks escaped the jam by striking out Maikel
Garcia, Witt and Lane Thomas.
Up next
Kris Bubic (3-1, 3.50 ERA) starts for Kansas City on Thursday,
and fellow left-hander Anthony Kay (2-1, 4.89) pitches for
Chicago in the finale of the three-game series.
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