The Royals outfielder has been on a tear this season, batting a team-best.306 while slugging 16 home runs and recording 71 RBI. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is sitting at seven runs. The White Sox are 1-5 in their last 6 during game 3 of a series and 2-5 in Danks’ last 7 starts. White Sox 1B Jose Abreu hit his 30th homer, joining Ryan Braun and Albert Pujols as the only players to belt 30 in each of their first two years.3. “The “Forever KC’ message captures the spirit of the Royals and the pride our city has supporting them on their awesome journey”, says Love Letters’ Amy Hunter”. The Royals are tough outs for opponents, ranking third in the AL with 9.3 hits per game. “But my point is to try to get as many wins as you can for the team”. You would slowly start to see more Royals shirts and hats around Kansas City and could strike up a conversation about the team to nearly anyone in town. Yet the Royals were fairly fortunate to split those games. He thinks a mechanical issue was the biggest reason for his struggles in the season’s final two months, when he went 3-8 and dropped all six he started in August. So Abreu came back to the plate for a chance to collect his 100th RBI, but he bounced out to the left side on the first pitch to bring the rally to an anticlimactic close.
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The Royals lost their last game by a one-run margin. The White Sox have lost five straight when scoring three or less runs.
Kansas City Royals’ Kendrys Morales smiles after a hug from Eric…
After experimenting, at least theoretically, for three weeks with the statistically optimal lineup, the Royals appear prepared to return to October with the same leadoff man they utilized on their way to last season’s World Series.
The White Sox stranded two more in the fifth inning, another in the sixth and two in the eighth. The losing never ceased as the month continued, with an 8-13 record since September 7 heading into Wednesday.
Ranking 27th in runs, Chicago has earned 605 this season. LOB: Kansas City 6, Chicago 11. Chicago sits at 26th with 388 this season and Kansas City ranks 29th with 361.
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“I’m hopeful it’s the same group”, Ventura said before the Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-2 before a paid crowd of 13,042 fans – many of them wearing Royals blue – Tuesday at U.S. Cellular Field. After a two-out single put speedy shortstop Alcides Escobar on first, Royals second baseman Ben Zobrist hit a line drive to the gap in left center field.
