He threw 57 in the first five innings. Manager Ned Yost said he is “probably looking” at a Monday return for Morales….
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Another change that White Sox fans seem to be pushing for is at manager, where Robin Ventura continues to struggle putting his stamp on the team. “You had opportunities, and you let those slip away”. “As hard as (Friday) was, you get yourself some runs and get into a position where you can earn a win”. Garcia singled home Brett Lawrie with the first run of the inning. Sale allowed six hits and struck out six.
“I just feel bad for Sale”, Jones said. “I can’t tell you enough that this is nothing but a speedbump….”
OUR PICK: Sale had his 10-game winning streak come to an abrupt halt in his last start when he allowed a season-high six runs on seven hits with four walks over 3 1/3 innings against the Indians.
Nate Jones went on to load the bases with a double to Eric Hosmer, a walk to DH Kendrys Morales and a single to RF Paulo Orlando. The White Sox were able to throw out Orlando at the plate, who tried to score after Brett Lawrie’s lob got loose, which meant Albers’ ensuing walk to Drew Butera didn’t late a run.
It was the largest ninth inning victory for the Royals in their history.
Chien-Ming Wang (3-0) pitched two scoreless innings to claim the victory. Darren O’Day worked out of bases-loaded, one-out trouble in the eighth, and Zach Britton got out of a jam in the ninth for his 14th save. Austin Jackson’s two-out single brought home Tyler Saladino to put the White Sox up 3-2.
Saladino parked an 0-2 Yordano Ventura pitch over the left-field fence, landing in the Royals’ bullpen, with two runners on in a four-run second. And Posey is the first Giant to hit two three-run homers in the same game since Barry Bonds against the Dodgers on October 1, 1993. He homered in the sixth and drove in a run in the first inning with a groundout.
Cubs, Tuesday-Wednesday: Six-run innings in back-to-back games for first time since July 5-6, 2001. Over his 10 starts and 9-1 record this year, Sale has been great on a 2.26 ERA with a 0.84 WHIP in 71.2 innings. Without Moustakas, the Royals are going to rely on rookies Cheslor Cuthbert and Whit Merrifield to man the hot corner as the team looks to stay in the midst of a competitive AL Central. BREWERS 5, REDS 4 Jonathan Lucroy drove in three runs, giving him nine RBI in the series and sending Cincinnati to its 12th loss in 13 games.
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David Ortiz hit a tiebreaking homer for the Red Sox in the ninth, but the Blue Jays responded with two runs in the bottom half. Adam Eaton, who had three White Sox hits, had a groundout in the fifth, scoring Avisal Garcia to tie the game. Ventura is 2-4 with a 7.16 ERA in his past six starts. Curtis Granderson hit a tying triple for the Mets immediately after Clayton Kershaw was lifted with two outs in the eighth.
