Colson’s cannon lifts White Sox to .500 in wild 6-5 win over Royals
Chicago stays red-hot as the youth movement left its fingerprints all over a gritty victory
Colson Montgomery provided the biggest swing of the night Wednesday, crushing a 399-foot homer that proved to be the difference in the White Sox’s win over the Royals. | (Jayden Mack/Getty Images) The kids are alright, and the South Siders are somehow sitting at . 500.
On a chilly Wednesday at Rate Field, the White Sox outlasted the Royals, 6-5, riding a Colson Montgomery missile and just enough bullpen duct tape to keep the fanbase from collective despair. Noah Schultz spent the first three innings playing surgeon. Seventeen pitches carved up the Royals in the first, then another clean sweep in the second.
Six up, six down. Barely broke a sweat. The offense threatened early, too.
A one-out single from Munetaka Murakami and another from Miguel Vargas gave the Sox traffic in the first, though Kansas City catcher Elías Díaz was left visibly baffled after several borderline pitches went Chicago’s way. No challenge came, and no runs came either, as Montgomery froze looking and Chase Meidroth rolled over to end the threat. The Good Guys finally cracked through in the second.
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