Ned Yost shook up the lineup.
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The Athletics have lost seven straight games, their longest losing streak since dropping seven in a row last August 11-17.
Encarnacion, whose homer in the 10th inning won the game for Toronto on Friday, keyed a five-run sixth inning with a three-run homer and added a solo shot in the eighth.
“Subtle changes”, Yost would say. LF Whit Merrifield led off, with SS Alcides Escobar batting second, 1B Eric Hosmer third and CF Lorenzo Cain fourth. The White Sox cut ties with right-handed pitcher Mat Latos on Thursday and in early May sent veteran left-handed starter John Danks packing. “We’ve had a rough road trip”.
Ranking 30th, Kansas City is at the bottom of the league in walks, notching 138 this season. 500 following a 6-0 home stand. On Friday, the Royals plunged back to 30-30, dead even for the season after 60 games.
Alex Avila hit two of Chicago’s season-high four home runs and the struggling White Sox beat Kansas City 7-5 on Friday night to give a shaky Chris Sale his major league-leading 10th win and the Royals their eight straight loss. The output surpassed the total offense produced in the previous six games.
304 with four home runs and 20 RBI in 55 games with Charlotte.
By delaying his promotion until June 10, the White Sox have nearly certainly prevented Anderson from reaching Super Two designation, which would allow him to be arbitration eligible four times instead of three. Anderson is their top prospect as he is thought to be the first position player they develop who could be an impact since Aaron Rowand and Joe Crede.
Royals RHP Yordano Ventura (4-4, 5.32 ERA) will make his first start Sunday since he sparked a brawl in Baltimore by hitting Manny Machado.
Tigers 6, Yankees 1: Ian Kinsler homered and drove in a career-high five runs, and Justin Verlander allowed one run on five hits in 62/3 innings to snap New York’s five-game winning streak. That number jumped again as the White Sox took advantage of windy conditions and a smallish ballpark. He had been 0-4 with a 4.84 ERA in seven starts at this park, which opened in 2009.
Two weeks after mounting three comebacks against the White Sox at Kauffman Stadium, the Royals almost pieced together another rally in the seventh. Stephen Drew had an RBI single, Roark drove in a run on a fielder’s choice via a sacrifice bunt and Taylor and Bryce Harper had RBI singles.
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With runners at first and second, Chicago reliever Zach Putnam struck out Kendrys Morales and Salvador Perez. The latter strikeout included two controversial check swings, which resulted in an ejection for hitting coach Dale Sveum, who protested from the dugout.
