He wound up taking matters into his own hands.
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Lorenzo Cain homered in the 13th inning and the Kansas City Royals outlasted the Chicago White Sox 7-6 Saturday in a Major League Baseball game that took almost five hours.
If they split the four-game Royals series, I’d hate to be Sox GM Rick Hahn.
“I was just hoping for anybody on this team to hit a home run at that point”, Cain said. Eric Hosmer added three hits, including a first-inning RBI single, as the Royals won three of four in the series. So, I think we’ll be alright, ” losing pitcher Dan Jennings said.
“We hung in there”, Cain said. Up and down this roster they are a team of good players without one star who truly stands out from the rest.
“You have to tip your hat to them because they played better than us in this series, but we had a chance to win [in a 13-inning loss Saturday], and it didn’t happen”.
Lester lost his bid for a no-hitter in the eighth inning ” a try revived by an official scorer’s reversal ” but got the win against Atlanta.
But Luke Hochevar, Brandon Finnegan, and Ryan Madson clamped down on the Sox for four scoreless innings to secure the win in the end.
Joe Blanton recorded the final three outs for his first career save. Royals 3, White Sox 0.
A chopper in the first inning by Atlantas Nick Markakis was originally ruled a hit, then the scorer changed it in the top of the seventh to an error on third baseman Kris Bryant.
Shuck’s double came off Royals closer Greg Holland, who blew just his third save in 23 opportunities.
“I’m finally starting to learn that when you have the best defence in the league behind you, all you’ve got to do is execute”, Duffy said.
The second baseman responded to hearty first-inning boos with a blast off Michael Pineda (9-6) over the center field wall with Kyle Seager aboard, helping the Mariners end a seven-game skid against New York. White Sox 2, Royals 0. “We couldn’t find that one to go ahead”. The two Sox runs came on solo home runs by Giovanni Soto and Adam Eaton. Volquez, who suffered his first loss since June 5, gave up two runs on eight hits, walked two and struck out three.Danks threw 96 pitches, walked four and struck out four on a humid night at U.S. Cellular Field. Yost said it’s “not serious at all”, and Young expects to make his next scheduled start. “Putting three runs on the board early was key because Quintana settled down after that”. 308 (8 for 26) over his first seven major league games. The White Sox are 8-3 in their last 11 home games and are 10-4 in their last 14 overall while going 10-4 in their last 14 games on grass.
Sox manager Robin Ventura is exhausted of talking about whether his team should buy or sell before the July 31 trade deadline. Chicago has had six relievers since recalling 3B Tyler Saladino from the minors July 10.
Heyward was removed after singling in the eighth, perhaps because he fouled a pitch off his leg earlier in the at-bat.
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