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White Sox, Royals Split Doubleheader

In games heard on WHOW, minus injured All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson, the Chicago White Sox fell to rookie Nick Pratto and the Kansas City Royals 4-2 Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader.

 

Anderson is expected to miss six weeks with a tear in the middle finger of his left hand. He was put on the 10-day injured list betwen games of the twinbill.

 

Anderson was injured on a check swing during his last at-bat on Saturday night at Texas. He will have surgery on Thursday in Chicago.

 

Pratto homered, doubled and singled. He began the day batting .186 (11 for 59) this season in 19 games. His third homer put the Royals ahead 4-1 in the sixth.

 

Brady Singer (5-4) allowed one run on five hits in 7 1/3 innings. He struck out six without walking anyone.

 

Jose Cuas picked up his first career save.

 

Lynn (2-5) allowed two-run homers by Pratto and Vinnie Pasquantino in six innings.

 

Josh Harrison hit a solo homer in the Chicago third. Pasquantino homered in the bottom half.

 

The White Sox threatened in the sixth, getting two-out singles by Luis Robert and Eloy Jimenez. But Singer got Jose Abreu to line out to end the threat.

 

Yoan Moncada had a sacrifice fly in the ninth for the White Sox.

 

 

 

Lenyn Sosa hit his first major league home run and Yoan Moncada also connected as the Chicago White Sox, minus injured All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson, beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 Tuesday night to split a doubleheader.

 

Pasquantino homered in both games for Kansas City.

 

Liam Hendriks earned his 23rd save in 26 opportunities.

 

Jonathan Heasley (1-7), who was called up as the 27th man for the Royals, allowed two solo home runs in 5 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out five.

 

Sosa, who made his big league debut in June, gave the White Sox a 1-0 lead in the third when he hit a curveball into the water fountains in left center.

 

Pasquantino became the 13th different Royals player to homer in both games of a doubleheader when he connected in the fourth.

 

Moncada homered in the sixth for a 2-1 lead.

 

Gavin Sheets had an RBI double in the Chicago eighth. The Royals got within a run on Nick Pratto's sacrifice fly in the ninth.

 

Eloy Jimenez had three hits and a walk for the White Sox.

 

The White Sox and Royals will continue their four-game series Wednesday night. RHP Johnny Cueto (4-5, 2.91 ERA) will start for Chicago. LHP Kris Bubic (2-6, 5.27 ERA) will get the start for the Royals.

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