The Royals must contend with the Texas Rangers on Monday night. It’s the start of a four-game series that will have playoff implications. The Royals swept the Rangers in June and need one more victory to secure the regular-season tiebreaker.

The Sox left 11 runners on base and the bullpen imploded after Martin pitched six innings of one-hit ball. Now they have to play .500 ball the rest of the way to avoid the century mark for losses.

Texas Rangers (62-63, third in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (63-61, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Jack

Chicago White Sox starter Davis Martin took a no-hitter into the sixth inning. But the Kansas City Royals rallied against the bullpen to win 6-2.

The Royals helped the South Siders out for another run, as Andrew Benintendi reached second on a fielding error by Adam Frazier in left field. Edgar Quero made the mistake count, as he had an RBI single to drive in the run and extend the lead to 2-0. Yes, the White Sox actually capitalized off of another team’s mistake.

Adam Frazier will have a few familiar faces in the Kansas City Royals’ clubhouse. Frazier, 32, reunites with college teammates Chris Stratton and Hunter Renfroe this season.

Orioles second baseman Adam Frazier's elite contact ability is why he rarely strikes out. His 15.2% swing-and-miss rate ranks in the top 7% of major league hitters and is nearly 10 percentage ...

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