How they coped: Sox relievers Ynoa and Carson Fulmer retired the next 12 batters, but Fulmer ran into trouble in the sixth inning, giving up an RBI triple and RBI single to Cheslor Cuthbert and Eric Hosmer, respectively, putting the Royals on the board and giving them a 2-1 lead. “It’s what we need”.
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White Sox right-hander Miguel Gonzalez left after 21 pitches with a right groin strain.
Duffy tossed a gem in improving to 9-1 on the season, allowing just one run and seven hits while recording six strikeouts in his 97th start in the majors – and 17th this year.
Abreu’s single gave him his fifth RBI in five games – the previous four on home runs after breaking his homerless streak – and he will hope to continue his production into the weekend when his son sees him play an Major League Baseball game live for the first time against the Marlins in Miami. I came through for the boys.
Yeah, I guess there really isn’t much more doubt that Danny Duffy qualifies as a bona fide ace.
“They did a great job”, White Sox manager Robin Ventura said.
“I didn’t make enough pitches”.
After getting the second out of the inning on a sacrifice bunt, Bush’s consecutive walks included David Dahl with the bases loaded. Fourteen pitchers combined to throw 424 pitches.
Gordon at least pulled his batting average back over.300 on Wednesday when he went 2-for-5 in the Royals’ 3-2, 14-inning win over Chicago. Royals CF Jarrod Dyson batted leadoff for the first time this season.
Scott Oberg (1-1), the third of five Rockies pitcher, got the win despite allowing two runs in his inning. Duffy overpowered the White Sox with pinpoint control.
Ynoa got off to a rough start as he hit Perez with his first pitch and Alcides Escobar reached on an error.
But when Chien-Ming Wang came in, the Royals were out of available bullpen arms.
Duffy is 4-0 in nine starts this season at Kauffman Stadium, where he has not lost since September 5, 2015, against the White Sox.
Royals: LHP Mike Minor, who has not pitched in the majors since September 23, 2014, with the Braves and had surgery in 2015 to fix a torn labrum, is rehabbing with Triple-A Omaha.
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After an up-and-down start to the season, Gonzalez has been a steady option at the back of the White Sox rotation. We’ll know more tomorrow. After Wednesday’s performance, Quintana is now tied for the American League lead in ERA, with a 2.85 mark.
