Quintana, White Sox shut down reeling Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jose Quintana threw eight strong innings and Yolmer Sanchez had three hits and drove in a run as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-0 on Tuesday.
Quintana (2-4) gave up four singles and threw 102 pitches, 65 for strikes, before being replaced by Anthony Swarzak. He walked two and struck out seven.
It was the 10th defeat in the last 11 games for the Royals (8-17).
Royals starter Danny Duffy (2-2) did not make it out of the sixth inning. He was roughed up for six runs on 10 hits and two walks. The White Sox (14-11) have beaten Duffy in back-to-back starts.
The White Sox scored two runs in each of the second and third innings to take a 4-0 lead.
Todd Frazier led off the second with a single and Avisail Garcia walked. Geovany Soto fell behind in the count 1-2 before driving in Frazier with a single to center. Willy Garcia, who was just promoted from Triple-A Charlotte, got Avisail Garcia home with a fielder's choice ground out.
Sanchez doubled to lead off the third and he stopped at third on Jose Abreu's single. After Frazier walked to load the bases, Avisail Garcia's second single scored Sanchez. Soto's sacrifice fly got Abreu home.
Duffy labored through the first three innings, throwing 75 pitches and giving up eight hits. He coaxed Abreu to ground into a double play in the first to pitch out of a jam.
Quintana limited the Royals to two singles over the first five innings.
Leury Garcia and Sanchez added RBIs in the sixth to pad the White Sox lead.
Chris Young, who replaced Duffy, allowed one hit and hit a batter over three innings. Left-hander Travis Wood, making his first appearance since April 24, pitched a scoreless ninth.
NOTES: The White Sox recalled OF Willy Garcia from Triple-A Charlotte and started him in left. He was hitting .294 with four homers, 13 runs and 13 RBIs in 18 games with the Knights. He replaced OF Jacob May, who was optioned to Charlotte after the game Monday. ... Royals 1B Eric Hosmer extended his hitting streak to six games with a fourth-inning single. ... White Sox RHP Mike Pelfrey and Royals RHP Nathan Karns are the pitching probables Wednesday. Both are looking for their first victory of the season.