Red-hot White Sox move over .500 as win streak hits 5
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CHICAGO -- The White Sox moved over .500 through 40-plus games for the first time since Oct. 4, 2022, with a 6-2 victory over the Royals at Rate Field Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.
Their overall win streak extended to five, as they now prepare for a highly charged weekend series at home against the Cubs. But maybe it’s time to listen to what manager Will Venable has said since April, when things weren’t going quite as great for his squad, and forget about standings and records.
That sentiment is a simple one: The White Sox are good, and they believe they are good.
Kansas City scored one run in the top of the first against Anthony Kay, but Randal Grichuk quickly erased that advantage with a two-out blast on a 2-2 pitch in the bottom half. Grichuk added a two-run single in the third, which is all the White Sox would need.
Grichuk joined the team on May 4 as a free agent after being released by the Yankees, and the 34-year-old has already made an impact. That’s how things have gone so far for the White Sox during the ‘26 season.
Kay set a career high with six-plus innings pitched, allowing two runs on six hits while striking out four and walking two.
The White Sox improved to 5-2 against the Royals, the only team they have faced within the American League Central, after posting a combined 4-22 mark against them in 2024-25. Since starting at 6-13, the White Sox have ripped off a 16-8 run to improve to 22-21.