Brady Singer outdueled Davis Martin as the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 in the second game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.
Singer (1-0) had his best outing since last September 5. He struck out a career high nine batters and didn’t walk anyone. He allowed just four hits in seven innings.
Singer was added to the roster as the 27th man for the doubleheader.
Josh Staumont earned his third save in five chances.
The Royals finally capitalized in the second inning after going 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position in the first game. Emmanuel Rivera led off the inning with a double and scored on a Michael A. Taylor double into left field.
The Royals got another run in the sixth on M.J. Melendez’s first career home run, a 425-foot blast to right center.
Zach Greinke (0-2, 3.52 ERA) for the Royals tonight at 7:10.