
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This one would leave a mark, if only the White Sox had undamaged space on their collective hide that hasn’t already been bruised during this beat-up and beat-down season.
How about a balk-off 7-6 loss to the last-place Royals on Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium? That’s what happened after the Sox (53-86) had built a 6-0 lead against a Royals (44-96) team that celebrated near home plate when Sox closer Gregory Santos didn’t come set before a pitch to Edward Olivares with two outs and the bases loaded. Maikel Garcia waltzed home to score, dropping the Sox to a season low 33 games below .500 and to 0-5 since Chris Getz became the new general manager.