Chicago White Sox rookie Colston Montgomery has been hitting the cover off the ball recently, and the home run barrage helped him make history.

Martín Pérez allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings, but the Chicago White Sox squandered a 4-run lead on Tuesday at Rate Field.

The former Southridge baseball star has 12 home runs over 31 games played for the White Sox since the All-Star break.

Striking out Kansas City superstar Bobby Witt Jr. with the game on the line usually is a harbinger of good things to come for the opposing hurler and his team. That’s exactly what White Sox rookie Grant Taylor did in the eighth inning Tuesday night at Rate Field,

The Royals’ offense finally broke out of a funk after being shut out last night and overcame a four-run deficit to win the second game of the series 5-4 over the White Sox.

There was no Colson Montgomery in the White Sox lineup for Monday night’s series opener against the Royals at Rate Field. Kyle Teel also was on the bench, as was Mike Tauchman. Chicago’s offense still produced without three of its most potent hitters during a 7-0 victory,