(AP) -- Jeremy Guthrie picked up his first victory since late May, scattering five hits over eight innings in the Kansas City Royals' 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.
Guthrie (1-3) got his first win with the Royals and improved to 4-12 overall since arriving in a late July trade with Colorado.
He struck out five and walked none.
His last victory was an 11-5 decision over Houston on May 31. \
He struggled through nine losses in his next 13 appearances.
Solo home runs by Mike Moustakas and Salvador Perez provided all the runs for Kansas City.
Greg Holland gave up a run-scoring single in the bottom of the ninth but picked up his third save.
Jose Quintana (4-2) worked seven innings and gave up five hits.
He walked two and struck out five.
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