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  "textContent": "<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>White Sox</u></a> topped the Royals 2-0 Thursday for their first win at Kauffman Stadium in almost three years, behind a solid start from left-hander <b>Anthony Kay</b> and timely hitting from <b>Colson Montgomery</b> and <b>Luisangel Acuna</b>.</p><p>Kay flew through a cold Kansas City lineup before first baseman <b>Munetaka Murakami</b> flashed some wheels in the top of the fourth, sliding home to score on Montgomery’s one-out double off <b>Seth Lugo</b>.</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center><div class=\"Enhancement-item\"> <div class=\"ExternalContent-wrapper\" > <div class=\"TweetUrl\"> <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Colson Montgomery sends one to the gap as Munetaka Murakami races home from first to give the <a href=\"https://twitter.com/whitesox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WhiteSox</a> the lead! 😮‍💨 <a href=\"https://t.co/NWEaIwS4Ss\">pic.twitter.com/NWEaIwS4Ss</a></p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/MLB/status/2042402223968211377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script> </div> </div> </div></div><p>Kay got the hook with two outs in the sixth inning after plunking Royals’ DH <b>Jac Caglianone</b>, who shared extended eye contact with the pitcher as he walked to first. <b>Grant Taylor</b> put out the fire with two men on base.</p><p>“Those guys like to chirp a little bit,” said Kay, who gave up three hits with two walks and six strikeouts over 5 ⅔ scoreless innings for his <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2025/12/09/anthony-kay-regained-his-confidence-overseas-white-sox-hope-he-can-translate-that-success-to-the-majors\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>first MLB win since 2021</u></a>. “I don’t think we’re going to take that anymore.”</p><p>After Acuna slapped a sacrifice fly for some seventh-inning insurance, the Sox’ Kansas City curse looked like it might emerge again as the Royals threatened twice late. But relievers <b>Jordan Leasure</b> and <b>Seranthony Dominguez</b> closed it out, ending the Sox’ MLB-record 14-game losing streak at Kauffman Stadium dating to 2023.</p><p>“We’re excited about every win,” manager <b>Will Venable</b> said. “Certainly to come to this ballpark where we haven’t been playing well and to play well was nice, too.”</p><h3><b>Noah’s arc</b></h3><p>Towering left-handed pitching prospect <b>Noah Schultz</b> has looked better by the day as the Sox’ early-season pitching woes have mounted.</p><p>The 6-10 Oswego East product turned in his third straight tantalizing start this season at Triple-A Charlotte Wednesday, striking out nine over five innings of two-run ball.</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-070000\" name=\"image-070000\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/379e7ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4200x2357+0+0/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3d%2F28%2F43f5ad15434c8997ca665eee5c4b%2Fst26-cws-schultz-01-f10.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6f1eadd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4200x2357+0+0/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3d%2F28%2F43f5ad15434c8997ca665eee5c4b%2Fst26-cws-schultz-01-f10.jpg 2x\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1ebfad8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4200x2357+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3d%2F28%2F43f5ad15434c8997ca665eee5c4b%2Fst26-cws-schultz-01-f10.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" srcset=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Noah Schultz throws a bullpen at White Sox spring training in Glendale, Ariz., on February 10, 2026.\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1ebfad8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4200x2357+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3d%2F28%2F43f5ad15434c8997ca665eee5c4b%2Fst26-cws-schultz-01-f10.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ce09daa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4200x2357+0+0/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3d%2F28%2F43f5ad15434c8997ca665eee5c4b%2Fst26-cws-schultz-01-f10.jpg 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" data-src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1ebfad8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4200x2357+0+0/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F3d%2F28%2F43f5ad15434c8997ca665eee5c4b%2Fst26-cws-schultz-01-f10.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Noah Schultz throws a bullpen at White Sox spring training in Glendale, Ariz., on Feb. 10.</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>John Antonoff/For the Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p>“Just a nightmare for a hitter,” Schultz’s former Knights teammate <b>Duncan Davitt</b> said after the latter <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/04/09/duncan-davitt-white-sox-rookie-sports-writer-indianola\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>got called up</u></a> Thursday. “He's kind of hard to play catch with sometimes just because it's funky and it's hard.”</p><p>Venable said fans shouldn’t hold their breath for Schultz to make it to the South Side.</p><p>“I just know he’s continuing to pitch really well, which is awesome to see. We have a number of guys down there playing well,” Venable said.</p><p>That includes fellow flame-throwers <b>Hagen Smith</b> (nine strikeouts in six innings) and <b>Tanner McDougal</b> (11 K’s in nine).</p><p>“You don’t want to put them in situations where we’re asking them to do stuff that they’re not prepared for, even if they might be the best option,” Venable said.</p><h3><b>Sigh of relief</b></h3><p>On the position-player side at Charlotte, the organization got a scare Thursday night when infield prospects <b>William Bergolla Jr.</b> and <b>Sam Antonacci</b> collided in the outfield while chasing down a fly.</p><p>Bergolla (.485/.553/.606 with four doubles and eight RBI this season) was taken out of the game with a shin bruise but was expected to be fine, according to the Sox.</p><p>Antonacci (.353/.522/.559, two homers) who has been playing left field to speed up his trajectory toward the majors, stayed in the game.</p><h3><b>Hays on the mend</b></h3><p>Veteran left fielder <b>Austin Hays</b> was thanking his own lucky stars that the hamstring he pulled Monday against the Orioles wasn’t worse than what has landed him <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/04/07/white-sox-outfield-thinning-because-of-injuries\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>on the 10-day injured list</u></a>.</p><p>“I thought I really did some damage to it,” said Hays, the offseason addition who went 7-for-32 with a homer and double in his first nine games with the Sox. “The next day when I was waking up, I was expecting it to be locked up and not going to be able to move my leg, and it actually almost felt a little better than it did the previous night.”</p><p>He’s hoping to get closer to action in a couple of weeks.</p><p>“Maybe being able to pull up the way I did, and getting off it right away, might have saved me from making it worse,” Hays said.</p><h3><b>Eis man cometh</b></h3><p>Along with the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/04/09/duncan-davitt-white-sox-rookie-sports-writer-indianola\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>rookie</u></a><b> </b>Davitt, reliever <b>Brandon Eisert</b> was recalled from Triple-A as the Sox placed <b>Chris Murphy</b> on the 15-day IL with left elbow impingement syndrome and sent rookie <b>Tyler Schweitzer</b> back down back down to Charlotte a day after he made his MLB debut.</p><p>Eisert led the Sox with 72 appearances last season. “We still trust him and will continue to put him in different spots,” Venable said.</p><p>Schweitzer gave up a run in an inning and a third during Wednesday’s loss to the Orioles, recording his first career strikeout against slugger <b>Pete Alonso</b>.</p><p>“I saw him when I was coming top through college and the minors and when I play MLB the Show, he’s always a good card,” Schweitzer said. “To get him as my first, it’s a good name to have.’’</p><p><i>Contributing: Gordon Edes</i><br></p>",
  "title": "White Sox shake Kauffman Stadium curse with 2-0 win over Royals",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-10T03:13:40.885Z"
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