The Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals end their four-game series Monday afternoon.
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Gordon caught up with Quintana’s 90 miles per hour first-pitch fastball in the second inning and deposited it into the right-field fountains for his 16th home run, snapping an 0-for-21 skid.
Jarrod Dyson had two hits, scored a run and stole a base in Jason Vargas’ first start in 14 months, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Saturday night to snap a five-game losing streak.
Joey Wendle had his first career four-hit game and scored three runs as the A’s banged out 16 hits. “It was insane. That’s your team fighting for you right there; that’s your team fighting back”. “So, you never know if you’re going to win those because it’s vague”. He’s one of the best. These days you can see base runners and infielders talking and laughing between pitches. The home run gave the Sox a 6-4 lead en route to a 7-4 victory over the Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
“Sanchez has been up and down this year and there have been times when he hasn’t clicked”, White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. He’s got enough pop.
A trio of lackluster starts has taken him out of it.
Alex Gordon also homered while Whit Merrifield had three hits and Paulo Orlando added two.
Relievers Chris Beck and Jacob Turner each gave up a pair of runs in two innings each.
“No doubt”, Sale said. “That changed the game for me”. He allowed three runs on seven hits, walked one and struck out eight in seven-plus innings.
“It’s just a bad day”.
Kansas City has lost five straight and will need a miracle to return to postseason after winning the past two American League championships.
I don’t know them very well, but Salvador Perez and Kelvin Herrera appear to be nice guys. “It was a little off”. “I felt really good about everything that happened up to this point. This is a tough league”. Rodon struck out nine in six innings against Kansas City on September 9, scattering two runs – one earned – and six hits to earn the win.Ventura struggled in his last two outings and could not make it out of the fifth inning against Oakland on Wednesday. He retired 11 of the last 12 batters he faced. “I was fighting too much with my delivery, especially the first couple innings, and I was behind the counts”. “It was a grind”. Kennedy walked Todd Frazier, Alex Avila and Avisail Garcia to begin the inning. Sale recorded 10 strikeouts while giving up four earned runs.
Marcus Semien, who knocked in four runs and hit a three-run shot in the eighth for his 25th homer, could not believe the distance on Healy’s drive. After a double by Cheslor Cuthbert, Tyler Saladino made a critical throwing error on a single hit by Hunter Dozier. There are all kinds of stories, rumors, game coverage and Vines of dudes getting hit in the beans every day. His hit to left field brought Escobar around for the Royals’ 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning.
RHP Nick Tepesch, who was designated for assignment, cleared waivers and Royals sent him outright to Triple-A Omaha.
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