He’ll face a Kansas City lineup that tallied seven runs about 15 hours ago. Next to impossible may be a better terminology.
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Brett Eibner wondered whether anything could surpass the Kansas City Royals’ rally Friday night, when they overcome a four-run deficit to beat the Chicago White Sox in his major league debut. DODGERS 4, METS 2 Adrian Gonzalez snapped a ninth-inning tie with a two-run single off struggling closer Jeurys Familia, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets.
White Sox: Jackson left in the eighth inning with left foot toe turf.
Sale put up an ugly start his last time out, but I have to believe he’ll bounce back. Clay Buchholz (3-5) pitched one inning in his first relief appearance since August 17, 2008.
“I faced (Zach) Duke a couple of times and he’s got really good offspeed stuff”, Hosmer said of his seventh inning hit. The score was 7-1? We’re not going to be flawless. “Offensively we fought back and still got ourselves in position”. Now we’ve got a shot. They kept chipping away. Drew Butera, who replaced Salvador Perez after the All-Star catcher got hurt in a collision, scampered home as Eibner was mobbed by his jubilant teammates near first. The early diagnosis was a bruised left thigh, but Perez was taken for a MRI with the results to be released Sunday.
Sale fell behind in the first when Cain hit an RBI double and scored on Hosmer’s single.
Gomes’ two-run single highlighted a four-run first, and he added an RBI single in the fifth.
A lead the bullpen failed to hold and prevented Sale from becoming the first 10-game victor in the majors. He has a 0.96 ERA with a 1.02 WHIP this year. Manager Ned Yost said he is “probably looking” at a Monday return for Morales. We’re an aggressive team. “It just gives the team a lot of energy, a lot of momentum heading into the next day”. No one’s flawless in this game. “Playoff games, you can’t really compare to that, the stage you’re on”.
Peter Moylan (2-0) picked up the victory with a scoreless seventh.
Tyler Saladino hit a three-run homer and Avisail Garcia blasted a two-run homer as the White Sox jumped out a 7-1 lead. You can’t expect everybody to be ideal every time. “Today we couldn’t close it out”. The bottom four White Sox hitters – Brett Lawrie, Alex Avila, Garcia and Saladino – went a combined 8 for 16 with six runs.
Darvish (1-0) missed the 2015 season after having Tommy John surgery last March. Alcides Escobar is hitting.385 off him and Lorenzo Cain.349 with three homers. Adam Eaton is playing well, with 20 runs, 54 hits and 15 RBI. Wade Davis worked the ninth, striking out two, for his 13th save in 14 opportunities.
The three-week collapse has seen much of the blame heaped on manager Robin Ventura. “This is one of them”. “I know there are going to be some guys in here that aren’t going to be real happy”.
The Royals have a pretty deep crew of hitters as well. The Royals sent RHP Peter Moylan, who had allowed two runs on 10 hits and two walks in 7 1/3 innings, to the Storm Chasers. Jonathan Villar scored three runs and drove in another and Milwaukee won for the fifth time in six games. RHP Chris Young (right forearm strain) could come off the DL soon.
Salazar (5-3) struck out five and walked two while rebounding from his worst start of the season. DH Kendrys Morales, who has not played since Tuesday because of swelling on his right middle knuckle, probably will return Monday against Tampa Bay.
“If that’s our worries right now, is our bullpen, I think we’re in a great spot”, said Chris Sale, who left with a 4-2 lead after seven innings.
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Matt Moore (2-3), winless in his six previous starts, gave up three runs and eight hits in 6 2-3 innings as the Rays won for the second time in eight games.
