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Kris Bubic Tosses Gem as Royals Blank White Sox

On Friday night, Kris Bubic struck out a career-high 11 batters as the Kansas City Royals shut out the Chicago White Sox 2-0 at Kauffman Stadium.
Bobby Witt ended the Royals' 15-inning scoreless drought with an RBI double in the fourth inning, breaking through against Chicago starter Davis Martin.
Bubic allowed just two hits and one walk across 88 pitches, while Carter Jensen doubled the lead in the seventh with a 422-foot home run.
Davis Martin took the loss for Chicago despite pitching seven strong innings; Royals relievers Matt Strahm and Lucas Erceg closed out the eighth and ninth.
Saturday afternoon's matchup features White Sox RHP Eric Fedde facing Royals RHP Michael Wacha, continuing the four-game series at Kauffman Stadium.

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