Dobnak roughed up, offense silent in Royals loss

The Kansas City Royals suffered their 91st loss of the season on Thursday afternoon, falling 9-1 to the Chicago White Sox. Starting pitcher Randy Dobnak struggled heavily, lasting only 1 1/3 innings while allowing six runs, four earned, on six hits, one walk, and two throwing errors. Chicago scored three runs in the first inning and added three more in the second before Dobnak was pulled from the mound.

White Sox starter David Sandlin earned the win, allowing one run over six innings with seven strikeouts. Kansas City's lone run came on a solo home run by Salvador Perez in the fourth inning, marking his 20th homer of the season. John Rave and Kyle Isbel each tallied two hits for Kansas City, while Chicago secured the victory behind multiple RBI singles from Miguel Vargas.