KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Luis Robert‘s 458-foot home run capped a second five-run inning of the night for Chicago as the White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 11-6 Thursday night.
Robert was one of three White Sox to homer in the contest, joining Edwin Encarnacion and Tim Anderson.
Danny Duffy (2-3) took the loss for Kansas City.
Royals RF/DH Jorge Soler was not in the lineup after coming out of Wednesday’s game with oblique irritation. Manager Mike Matheny said he was pleased with the progress he had made since Wednesday, and listed him as day-to-day.
Brady Singer (1-3, 5.19) will get the start for the Royals Friday, 7:05.