Cole Ragans Puts Together Historic Outing in Domination of Chicago White Sox

The Kansas City Royals earned another victory on Monday night, shutting out the Chicago White Sox 3-0 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.

With the win, the Royals are now 20-16.

The loss drops the White Sox to 10-25, which remains the worst record in the American League.

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went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in the win, but the real story was the pitching work of Cole Ragans.

After missing one start because of groin issues, Ragans dominated in his return, going five scoreless innings.

He struck out 11 and walked two, only allowing three hits.

One of the best lefties in baseball, he's now 2-1 with a 3.79 ERA.

According to Sarah Langs of MLB.com, he also put himself in some impressive team history.

Most strikeouts in first 5 innings of a game, Royals history: 5/13/17 Nate Karns: 12 5/25/94 Kevin Appier: 12 Today Cole Ragans: 11 9/13/24 Alec Marsh: 11 8/1/16 Danny Duffy: 11 6/17/01 Blake Stein: 11 4/20/91 Tom Gordon: 11 The 27-year-old, acquired from the Texas Rangers in 2023, was an All-Star in 2024.

He's 20-18 lifetime with a 3.49 ERA.

He's struck out 57 batters this season in just 35.2 innings.

He's a former first-round pick of the Rangers (2016) out of the Florida high school ranks.

The Royals and White Sox will play again on Tuesday with first pitch coming at 7:40 p.m.

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Sean Burke will take the ball for Chicago while Seth Lugo gets it for the Royals.

Burke is 2-4 with a 4.91 ERA while Lugo is 3-3 with a 3.07.

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