KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — Michael Wacha and two relievers combined on a four-hit shutout as the Kansas City Royals blanked the Chicago White Sox 2-0 on Saturday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.

Wacha (2-0) earned the win, scattering three hits over seven sharp innings before Lucas Erceg worked a perfect ninth for his fifth save. The Royals scored in the first inning and added an insurance run in the eighth on Vinnie Pasquantino’s sacrifice fly.

Erick Fedde (0-3) took the loss for the White Sox, allowing one run over five innings. Both teams managed just four hits apiece in the brisk one-hour, 56-minute contest before an announced crowd of 16,214. The Royals evened their record to 7-8, while the White Sox fell to 5-10.