{"id":731824,"date":"2026-06-28T23:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T23:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/731824\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T23:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T23:05:09","slug":"carter-jensen-extends-his-hitting-streak-as-the-royals-avoid-sweep-in-5-4-win-over-the-white-sox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/731824\/","title":{"rendered":"Carter Jensen extends his hitting streak as the Royals avoid sweep in 5-4 win over the White Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO — – Carter Jensen<\/a> extended his franchise-record rookie hitting streak to 19 games and five Kansas City Royals<\/a> relievers held the Chicago White Sox<\/a> scoreless for five innings to end a four-game losing streak with a 5-4 win Sunday.<\/p>\n

Jensen went 3 for 5 with two RBI to extend the longest active streak in MLB, now the longest by an American League rookie since 2014.<\/p>\n

The Royals (35-50) were outscored 24-2 in the first two games of the series but avoided their seventh sweep of the season.<\/p>\n

Miguel Vargas<\/a> homered and doubled for the White Sox (43-39), who fell to 17-10 in one-run games.<\/p>\n

After starter Luinder Avila<\/a> gave up four runs in four innings, Royals relievers Steven Cruz<\/a> (2-2), Beck Way<\/a>, Lucas Erceg<\/a>, Matt Strahm<\/a> and Alex Lange<\/a> combined to allow only two baserunners over the final five, with Lange pitching a perfect ninth for his seventh save. The Royals have an MLB-high 22 blown-lead losses this season.<\/p>\n

Jensen’s RBI single scored Lane Thomas<\/a> in the top of the first to extend his streak. The White Sox answered in the bottom of the inning on Vargas’ 19th home run, a two-run shot 407 feet into the wind to left.<\/p>\n

Thomas drove home Collins with a single and Bobby Witt Jr<\/a>. scored Tyler Tolbert<\/a> on a sacrifice fly in the second. The Sox responded again in the bottom half on Kyle Teel<\/a>‘s two-run, broken-bat single to left.<\/p>\n

Collins’ bloop double in the third tied the score 4-4.<\/p>\n

Jensen’s second hit, a double into the right-field corner in the fourth, put the Royals in the lead for good and chased White Sox starter Anthony Kay<\/a> (6-3) after 3 2\/3 innings. Kay had been unbeaten at home (5-0) this season.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

RHP Sean Burke<\/a> (5-4, 3.71 ERA) starts Monday for the White Sox at Baltimore against RHP Shane Baz<\/a> (4-8, 4.31).<\/p>\n

The Royals host the Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> beginning Tuesday.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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