Shane Smith joked about remembering, “that’s what the sixth inning feels like,” after going six innings on Aug. 19 at Atlanta .

It was his first time pitching six innings since June 10.

The Chicago White Sox All-Star went beyond six on Monday, allowing one hit over seven scoreless innings in a 7-0 victory against the Kansas City Royals in front of 10,444 at Rate Field.

“When the ball’s in play, I had a really good defense behind me,” Smith said. “(Left fielder) Brooks (Baldwin) making a good (sliding catch) on the foul line (in the fifth inning). Got double plays turned for me. First-pitch strikes, and balls in play were outs.”

Smith struck out three and walked one as the Sox (48-83) won their third straight.

He said his mindset throughout the evening was “throw a strike.”

“I feel

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