Kansas City Royals’ Alcides Escobar, right, beats the tag by… He had back-to-back two-hit games against Detroit, then added another hit with three walks Thursday. Instead of pinch-hitting Geovany Soto, who was the best remaining home-run threat on the bench, Robin Ventura stuck with Flowers against Holland. “All in all I felt like it was a good day”. The balls that got up were the balls that hurt me tonight.
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Ranking 25th, Chicago is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.684). Hosmer says he’s still maturing as a hitter.
“Actually, I think it’s a great deal”.
“I don’t know if you expect this”, Ventura said, “but you know guys are going to have a bump here and there. So, it’s a good spot to be in”. Hosmer singled to center, L.Cain scored. He’s aiming for his third consecutive Gold Glove.
“Salvy is kind of like the Cracker Jack prize”, said Royals manager Ned Yost. 298 with 37 doubles, 22 home runs and 86 runs scored over their past 14 games….
Samardzija (8-6) was pulled with two outs in the four-run inning. Volquez hit Blue Jays 3B Josh Donaldson with a pitch in the first inning Sunday, which eventually led to a benches-clearing skirmish. Big Ed has a 2.74 ERA at home, much lower than his road ERA of 3.66, despite a much lower strikeout rate at Kauffman.
Meanwhile, the White Sox are back to their old ways, dropping their first two games to the Tampa Bay Rays and losing 5 out of the last 6 after running off 7 straight wins. He had two singles earlier in the game, extending his hitting streak to seven games.
White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu doubled home center fielder Trayce Thompson in the sixth to tie the score at 1-1. The Royals have won four of their last six games when scoring more than three runs. CSN Chicago’s Dan Hayes reports that it is just a jammed shoulder and Eaton is day-to-day. He also made a throwing error on a Rajai Davis stolen base.
TV/Radio Coverage: Fox Sports Kansas City will broadcast all three games with Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler on the call. RHP Wade Davis was held out of the game with back stiffness. In that span Volquez pitched 23.1 innings while only allowing seven earned runs. Moustakas grounded into a 4-6-3 double-play, and Perez popped out ending the inning with no more damage. He will miss the entire season. He started a throwing program July 24, and he started to hit from a tee July 30. He is unlikely to return before late August.
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-LHP Tim Collins (Tommy John surgery in March 2015) went on the 15-day disabled list April 5, and he was transferred to the 60-day DL on May 7.
