White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr. (88) hits a 2-run single in the eighth inning of Friday’s 7-2 victory over the Royals. AP
Luis Robert Jr. drove in three runs in his return to the lineup, and the White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-2 on Friday night.
Mike Tauchman homered to help the last-place White Sox to their third win in four games. Davis Martin struck out seven while pitching six innings of 2-run ball.
White Sox catcher Kyle Teel, one of baseball's top prospects, went 1 for 2 with two walks and scored a run in his major-league debut.
Robert hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Chicago's 5-run eighth inning. He also had a run-scoring single in the second.
White Sox catcher Kyle Teel (8) returns to the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Royals on