KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals rookie catcher MJ Melendez singled and scored the go-ahead run in the sixth inning on his fellow rookie Emmanuel Rivera’s RBI triple, then for good measure Melendez tacked on a couple insurance runs late with his second major-league home run to help secure a series-tying victory and set up a rubber match.
The young hitters in the lineup were the driving force behind much of the offense Wednesday night as the Royals smashed 12 hits and four extra-base hits (including two home runs) in a 6-2 win over the Chicago White Sox in front of an announced 13,504 at Kauffman Stadium.
The teams have split four games this week and they’ll conclude their series on Thursday afternoon. A win would give the Royals back-to-back series wins after having won two of three games in Denver over the weekend.
