“I told myself that’s what he likes to go to”. But, once you get in here and start over again, I’ve learned from the best, it’s a new day, act like nothing happened.
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Perez immediately raised his right arm, signaling for assistance. “So, that was what I was anxious about”.
Chicago has won 10 of Sale’s last 11 starts and is a ideal 5-0 in his last five road starts as well.
Yordano Ventura (4-3, 4.81) only has two quality starts in his last five outings, though one came when he allowed three runs over six innings in Sunday’s loss to the White Sox. “You can’t close it out, and you get punished like that”.
Eibner is hitting.455 after the weekend with an OBP of.500. Eibner grounded a 98 miles per hour fastball on the low, outside corner to the right of a diving Jose Abreu at first, and Drew Butera, who had replaced Perez, raised an arm in triumph as he crossed the plate.
The Royals added a run in the eighth when Paulo Orlando, who extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a single, scored on Jarrod Dyson’s sacrifice fly.
Michael Bourn had three hits and two RBIs and Jake Lamb also drove in a pair of runs for the Diamondbacks, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Cain opened the contest with an RBI double off Chris Sale in the first inning. 1B Eric Hosmer followed with a single and drove in Lorenzo Cain for Kansas City’s second run.
After Martin advanced on a wild pitch, Travis forced third baseman Travis Shaw to stretch to corral a shot, and though he tried to throw Travis out at first, his throw was dropped by Hanley Ramirez and Martin scored.
Four of the runs came with two out, with Brett Eibner’s bases-loaded single completing the comeback.
The Royals took an early lead in the first inning. The bottom four White Sox hitters – Brett Lawrie, Alex Avila, Garcia and Saladino – went a combined 8 for 16 with six runs. “I’ve seen comebacks like that”.
“I’ll probably be doing a lot of Googling”, he said. You have to make sure you’re prepared for things like that.
INDIANS 11, ORIOLES 4 (at Cleveland) – Yan Gomes drove in three runs and Danny Salazar (5-3) allowed two runs in six innings, leading Cleveland to the victory.
Runners left in scoring position: Chicago 3 (Frazier, Saladino 2); Kansas City 4 (Escobar 3, Eibner).
Royals: RHP Chris Young (right forearm strain) was reinstated from the disabled list and put in the bullpen.
Watch the Royals Live pregame and postgame shows before and after every Kansas City Royals game on FOX Sports Kansas City. Royals DH Kendrys Morales was held out of the lineup with a sprained right middle finger and is likely be out for three or four days.
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The New York Mets’ Noah Syndergaard was ejected in the third inning for throwing at Chase Utley, who broke a scoreless tie with a homer leading off the sixth and busted the game open with a grand slam in the seventh of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 9-1 victory. John Lackey (5-2) gave up 1 run and 4 hits in 7 innings, sending Philadelphia to its seventh loss in nine games.
