CHICAGO (Interstat) — Colson Montgomery went 3 for 4 with a home run and an RBI as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field. Attendance was 11,905, and the game lasted 2 hours, 31 minutes.

The White Sox scored two runs in the second inning on Tristan Peters’ RBI double and a fielding error. They added a run in the third on Chase Meidroth’s sacrifice fly. Kansas City answered with three runs in the fourth, capped by Vinnie Pasquantino’s two-run single. Chicago regained the lead with two runs in the fifth on Jarred Kelenic’s double, then added an insurance run in the seventh. Bobby Witt Jr. hit a two-run homer in the ninth for Kansas City, but the rally fell short.

Tyler Davis (1-1) earned the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Seranthony Domínguez recorded his 10th save. Seth Lugo (1-3) allowed five earned runs in five innings and took the loss. The White Sox had 10 hits to Kansas City’s five. Chicago improved to 21-21, while Kansas City dropped to 19-24.