Luis Robert blooped a go-ahead, two-run single in the eighth inning among his two hits and three RBIs and Mike Tauchman homered to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 7-2 win against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Friday.Chicago used a five-run eighth inning to break the game open and pick up its third win in four games, later capitalizing on a wild pitch and two errors.Jordan Leasure (1-4) pitched a scoreless eighth to pick up the win. Losing pitcher Jonathan Bowlan allowed five runs, three earned, and two hits in 1 1/3 innings.Chicago opened the scoring on Robert Jr.’s RBI single in the second inning. Robert Jr. returned to the lineup after missing three straight games against Detroit — two for scheduled rest and another as a precaution after being struck in the head by a ball during batting practice.White Sox right-hander Davis Martin struck out Jonathan India and Bobby Witt Jr. to start the third inning but encountered trouble soon enough. Maikel Garcia and Vinnie Pasquantino connected on back-to-back homers to put the visitors ahead 2-1.Garcia matched his career high by slugging his seventh home run of the season in his 224th at-bat. He accomplished the feat in 575 at-bats in 2024.Pasquantino, meanwhile, extended his on-base streak to 22 games.The White Sox tied the game in the fifth as Tauchman hit a solo shot against Royals righty Seth Lugo.Andrew Benintendi had a pair of hits for the White Sox.