Martín Pérez delivered seven dominant innings, allowing only one hit (Bobby Witt Jr.'s single in the fourth), striking out five and issuing no walks while using 85 pitches. The bullpen surrendered five runs over the final two innings, including a blown ninth-inning lead, enabling the Royals to rally for a 5-4 victory that tied the series. Colson Montgomery opened scoring with his 14th homer, his fourth consecutive game with a long ball. Michael Lorenzen lasted five innings for the Royals while the White Sox scattered seven hits. Luis Robert Jr. exited early with hamstring soreness after grounding out.
What started out as an excellent game behind starting pitcher Martín Pérez ended up turning completely upside down in the last two innings, as the bullpen gave up five runs and blew the lead in the ninth, allowing the Royals (68-65) to tie the series at one while defeating the White Sox (48-84), 5-4. We witnessed a pitchers' duel for roughly five innings, and Martín Pérez was right on the money tonight.
The first hit of the game for Chicago came from Colson Montgomery, who mashed his 14th home run of the season off the left field foul pole to put the Sox up, 1-0. Colson has been on a tear since joining the big league squad, and this marks the fourth game in a row that he's hit a bomb. You absolutely love to see it.
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