Daniel Lynch gave the Kansas City Royals exactly what they needed.

Lynch pitched six crisp innings, and the Royals handed the White Sox their eighth straight loss with a 6-0 victory Tuesday night.

Bobby Witt Jr. had two hits and Carlos Santana drove in two runs, helping Kansas City stop a four-game slide.

Lynch (2-1) allowed two hits, struck out seven and walked two.

The White Sox issued 11 walks and committed two more errors, running their major league-leading total to 20.

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Right-handers Zack Greinke (0-1, 2.25 ERA) and Dylan Cease (2-1, 3.38) pitch on Wednesday afternoon. Greinke tossed five innings of one-run ball in Kansas City’s 1-0 loss to Minnesota on Thursday. The 38-year-old Greinke is 4-0 with a 3.28 ERA in his last six starts against Chicago. Cease permitted four runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings in a 6-3 loss at Cleveland last week.

Pregame begins at 12:30, with game time at 1:10. You can hear the broadcast from the Royals Radio Network on KMMO AM 1300.