mlb Game Recap
Chicago Falls 5-2 to Kansas City - Recap
Kansas City needed extra innings to claim victory on Thursday, scoring late against Chicago for a 5-2 final at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Kansas City won as a +145 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played PUSH the total of 7 were rewarded at the payout window.
Scott Barlow earned the victory for the Royals, throwing 1 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 1, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Andrew Benintendi in the win.
Chicago got a 1-inning outing from Jose Ruiz in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 1 walks and 1 hits in his time on the mound, while Andrew Vaughn had 1 hits in the loss for the White Sox.
The battle of the bats favored Kansas City as they had 6 hits, while Chicago only had 5.
Taylor Clarke pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 2 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.
Kansas City heads into a battle against New York. Chicago, meanwhile, will have their next action against Los Angeles.