Fourteen games later, the curse is gone: White Sox beat Royals 2-0
A little offense and a lot of pitching get Chicago the W
Anthony Kay bent but didn’t break, grinding through 5 2/3 scoreless to lead the Sox past Kansas City. | (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Pitching ruled the night, and the bats did just enough to drag the White Sox across the finish line, 2-0. Raise a glass: the South Siders finally snap that 14-game Kansas City curse.
This evening’s contest was influenced a little by the ABS, with a few calls overturned on both sides. It added a bit of rhythm disruption to an otherwise crisp, low-scoring, slow-moving game. A key moment was Edgar Quero winning a challenge strike three call in the bottom of the first after a very lengthy at-bat from Vinnie Pasquantino.
View Link Chicago finally broke the stalemate in the fourth after a quiet start by both sides. Munetaka Murakami coaxed one of two walks on the night and then hustled home on a 106. 6 mph rocket RBI double from Colson Montgomery, putting the Sox ahead 1-0.
Your browser does not support the video tag. Download the video . The Good Guys tacked on another tally in the seventh, capitalizing on a little chaos.