Renfroe added a solo shot in the ninth and Adam Frazier drove in the Royals’ first run with a single. Perez, who turns 34 next month, was injured in a collision at the plate in a 2-1 loss to the Mets in New York on Sunday. To be able to turn a fastball around like that, that's impressive.” “I mean, Kopech, that guy's got an electric arm. Perez launched the first pitch he saw from the hard-throwing Kopech with two outs for his fifth home run. “But regardless, I thought (Perez) looked really good prior to that, too.” “Clearly, that home run was the huge point in the game,' Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. Kansas City’s eight-time All-Star catcher started both ends of the twinbill after missing Monday's game with a groin injury. It was in the opener, though, when Perez homered off Michael Kopech to left-center to give the Royals a 3-2 lead. They come up clutch, they get timely hitting,” Wacha said. The veteran righty struck out four and walked two. Wacha (1-1) yielded two runs and four hits in six innings. Deivi Garcia followed with two scoreless innings for his second career save and first this season. Hunter Renfroe knocked in a run with a groundout in the seventh against Tanner Banks, Chicago's first reliever. Dominic Fletcher drove in Chicago's first run with a single in the fourth. Sheets' solo shot in the sixth off Michael Wacha struck the right-field foul pole and put Chicago ahead 2-0. Had a few walks (three), but I picked my places with it and got to good situations overall.” “I felt like I was able to get leadoff guys out, control counts.

“It went really well,” Fedde said of his fourth start with Chicago. The 31-year-old right-hander signed with the White Sox in December after pitching in South Korea last season. The Royals (12-7) are 6-1 against the AL Central rival White Sox.įedde (1-0) allowed three hits, including two infield singles, over 5 2/3 innings for his first win with Chicago. The doubleheader was scheduled after Tuesday night’s game was rained out. “To win a tight game against a team that's kind of beaten us all year, that's special for us.' 'Two full nines, so it was a grinder day, but we got it done in the second game. “I don't think I've played a doubleheader where we did 30 minutes in-between,” DeJong said. The White Sox are off to the worst start in franchise history at 3-15. Paul DeJong had a five-hit day, adding two singles in the second game after going 3 for 3 in the first with a homer, double and walk. Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning of the opener to put the Royals ahead, and Kansas City went on to win 4-2. CHICAGO - Gavin Sheets homered, Erick Fedde pitched scoreless ball into the sixth inning and the struggling Chicago White Sox edged the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Wednesday for a doubleheader split that ended a six-game slide.

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