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Witt and Bubic help the Royals blow out the White Sox for 4-game series sweep

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bobby Witt Jr. had four hits, Kris Bubic pitched seven innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the White Sox 10-0 on Thursday to complete a four-game series sweep.

Salvador Perez had 3 RBI as the Royals posted their sixth consecutive win. Jonathan India had 2 hits, 2 RBI and scored three times.

Bubic (4-2) allowed six hits, struck out seven and walked one. Chris Stratton and Steven Cruz each got three outs for the Royals, finishing a 6-hitter.

Kansas City scored its first six runs on two-out hits.

The Royals jumped in front in the first against Davis Martin (1-4). Vinnie Pasquantino singled and scored on Perez's ninth double in his last 12 games.

Witt singled and stole second before scoring on a single by Perez for a 2-0 lead in the third.

Witt singled, stole his 13th base and scored on a 2-run triple by Maikel Garcia in the fifth. India and Witt added back-to-back RBI doubles in the sixth.

Martin allowed four runs and seven hits in 4⅓ innings.

Key moment

Chicago threatened in the fifth, putting runners at the corners with nobody out. Andrew Vaughn, who reached on a leadoff double, was thrown out at home by Garcia on a grounder to third. Brooks Baldwin then hit into a double play.

Key stat

The White Sox have lost a club-record 11 straight games at Kauffman Stadium.

Up next

The Royals will start right-hander Michael Lorenzen (3-3, 4.23 ERA) on Friday in the first of three games against the visiting Red Sox, who will send out right-hander Hunter Dobbins (2-1, 3.78 ERA) for his fourth start.

The White Sox return home for three games against the Marlins. Righty Bryse Wilson (0-1, 5.56 ERA) starts for the third time, opposite Miami righty Max Meyer (2-3, 3.92 ERA).

Chicago White Sox manager Will Venable walks to the mound to make a pitching change during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) AP
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