White Sox right-hander Miguel Gonzalez allowed three runs and eight hits in 6 1-3 innings, but the bullpen could not hold the lead.
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With seven runs in the bottom of the ninth, the Kansas City Royals rallied to defeat the White Sox in stunning fashion 8-7 on Saturday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.
Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez, center, is tended to after a collision following his catch of a fly foul ball for the out on Chicago White Sox’s Adam Eaton during the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 28, 2016, in Kansas City, Mo. Perez immediately raised his right arm, signaling for assistance. Two minutes later, Perez hobbled off the field with his arms draped over the shoulders of manager Ned Yost and head athletic trainer Nick Kenney.
Kansas City’s Edinson Volquez gave up three runs and six hits in six innings.
DP: Chicago 1 (Jackson, Abreu); Kansas City 1 (Cuthbert, Merrifield, Hosmer).
Astros 4, Angels 2 • Cy Young Award victor Dallas Keuchel pitched seven innings to snap a personal five-game losing streak and Jason Castro hit a two-run homer to spark visiting Houston.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) – Gyasi Zardes had his first two-goal worldwide game, 17-year-old Christian Pulisic became the youngest American scorer in the modern era and the United States routed Bolivia 4-0 in an exhibition Saturday night to sweep its three warmup matches for next month’s Copa America.
ORIOLES 6, INDIANS 4: In Cleveland, Chris Davis’ RBI double broke a seventh-inning tie, Manny Machado went 4 for 5 and Baltimore ended a four-game skid.
Sale had allowed six earned runs total over his previous seven outings and yielded two in complete games against the Yankees and Houston in his two prior starts.
“Now it’s a waiting game”, Eric Hosmer said.
In Toronto, Josh Donaldson hit two home runs and drove in five runs as the Jays snapped a five-game home losing streak. The Red Sox, who have lost three straight, need to get back on track.
Beyond that, there’s a feeling that the White Sox have never maximized their talents under Ventura, despite some positive stretches.
Jason Heyward had two doubles for Chicago.
Chicago wasted a 4-2 lead in the eighth after failing to protect a 5-2 seventh-inning advantage on Friday and a 7-1 ninth-inning margin on Saturday. Adam Eaton is playing well, with 20 runs, 54 hits and 15 RBI.
In a scene that seemed inevitable since October, Syndergaard was immediately ejected following the third-inning pitch – nearly certainly his shot at retaliation against Utley for the late takeout slide that broke the right leg of then-Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada in last year’s playoffs.
The Kansas City Royals (27-22) have a rest day tomorrow before hosting a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays (22-26) from Tuesday through Thursday. Earlier in the inning, Saladino ranged far to his left and fired to first to retire Alcides Escobar. RISP: Chicago 3 for 7; Kansas City 3 for 8.
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Atlanta took the lead by scoring three runs in the sixth off Jose Urena (1-1).
