Carlos Rodón, White Sox beat Royals 3-0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Carlos Rodón struck out eight in six innings, Zack Collins homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-0 on Friday night.
The Royals were blanked for the second straight game in part of a six-game losing streak, all to division opponents.
Rodón (5-0) limited the Royals to five hits.
Kansas City threatened with two on and one out in the fourth, but the righty worked out of the jam with back-to-back strikeouts.
Relievers Codi Heuer, Aaron Bummer and Liam Hendriks worked the final three innings to complete the shutout.
Collins opened the scoring in the fifth inning with a solo shot to center. It was just the 26th home run of the year for the White Sox, a mark that’s 28th in the league.
Brad Keller (2-4) gave up three runs off five hits in six innings of work with a season-high six strikeouts and a walk. The bulk of the damage came in the sixth inning with RBIs from Adam Eaton and José Abreu.
Salvador Pérez led the Royals, going 4 for 4 with a double.
Kansas City has lost 11 of the last 13 matchups with Chicago dating to last season.
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