White Sox pitcher Chris Sale got knocked around Wednesday against the Royals.
Sale allowed five runs on nine hits over five innings. He struck out six and walked two during the outing. The third inning proved to be problematic for Sale. After getting the first out of the inning, Sale put two men on base via the single. Lorenzo Cain made him pay, clubbed a three-run homer to center. Sale would give up an additional run during the inning on a single. Alcides Escobar would add to the scoring the following inning, belting a solo home run.
With the loss, Sale dropped to 12-4. He’ll take on the Tigers in his next start.