CHICAGO (Interstat) — The Kansas City Royals built an early lead and held on for a 5-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Kansas City scored once in the first, twice in the second and once each in the third and fourth innings. Chicago answered with two runs in the first and two in the second. Carter Jensen singled in a run in the first and doubled in a run in the fourth. Isaac Collins doubled in a run in the third, and Bobby Witt Jr. added a sacrifice fly. Miguel Vargas hit a two-run home run for the White Sox, and Kyle Teel singled in two runs.

The Royals outhit Chicago 11-7. Steven Cruz (2-2) earned the win, and Alex Lange notched his seventh save. Anthony Kay (6-3) took the loss. Attendance was 27,301, and the game lasted 2 hours, 52 minutes.

Kansas City improved to 35-50 after losing the first two games of the series. Chicago fell to 43-39.