Glimmers come few and far between for the Chicago White Sox these days. They may not be as putrid as they were last year, but make no mistake about it, the White Sox are still pretty bad. But on Tuesday, they got a rare pitching gem from left-handed veteran Martin Perez , only to falter in the end against the Kansas City Royals in an eventual 5-4 loss for the South Siders.

Perez was brilliant on Tuesday ; he pitched seven innings and was dominant against the Royals, shutting them out while allowing just one baserunner on a singular base hit. The 34-year-old has been very good since returning from injury, and that continued on Tuesday, and yet he wasn't able to grab the victory.

In so doing, Perez became the only pitcher in MLB's modern era (1901 to present) to throw at least seven

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