Overview

• Lee entered as a defensive replacement at catcher in the seventh inning of a 12-1 loss to the Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field, a result that eliminated Chicago from AL Central contention.
• He worked the eighth and ninth innings on the mound, throwing 31 pitches with 17 strikes and allowing one run on four hits and two walks.
• Statcast measured a top pitch at 89.5 mph to Maikel Garcia and recorded a 42.8 mph floater to Jonathan India.
• He improvised with borrowed gloves, using shortstop Colson Montgomery’s in the eighth and All-Star pitcher Shane Smith’s in the ninth.
• Manager Will Venable praised the appearance as a bullpen-saving effort, and Lee said he simply aimed to help the team get through the night.