CHICAGO (Interstat) — Randal Grichuk homered and drove in four runs to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Grichuk’s two-run homer in the first inning tied the game, and his two-run single in the third gave Chicago the lead for good. Chase Meidroth added two hits and drove in a run, and Derek Hill had an RBI single in the eighth.

Anthony Kay (3-1) earned the win, allowing two runs on six hits over six innings with four strikeouts. Sean Newcomb recorded his first save. Kris Bubic (3-2) took the loss.

Kansas City scored single runs in the first and seventh innings, finishing with seven hits. The White Sox had eight hits.

The White Sox improved to 22-21, while the Royals dropped to 19-25. Attendance was 14,913, and the game lasted 2 hours, 29 minutes.