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,

Shane Smith allowed one hit in a career-high seven innings, Korey Lee hit a two-run homer, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-0.

Brooks Baldwin is hitting just .182/.213/.295 at home this year. Michael A. Taylor is hitless over his last 13 plate appearances and is hitting .186 over his last 26 games. Chase Meidroth has a 51.9 percent groundball rate. Miguel Vargas has a 52.1 percent flyball rate. Andrew Benintendi pulls the ball 49.3 percent of the time.