Granderson doubled in the 13th and scored on Plawecki’s single off Carlos Villanueva.
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Edinson Volquez made it into the bottom of the second before giving up his first hit of the game, but unfortunately for the Royals it was a triple to Avisail Garcia. Duffy is 3-1 with a 3.09 ERA lifetime against the Sox.
Guthrie closed a rocky first half with three straight quality starts, going 2-0 with a 3.26 ERA over that span to lower his season ERA by more than half a run. (Lorenzo) Cain covers a lot of ground (in center field). Victor Martinez walked later that inning, but Detroit didnt manage a single baserunner after that. On Rios’s error, Eaton to third. But Duffy struck out Jose Abreu and Melky Cabrera to end the inning.
White Sox ninth. Saladino homered to left on a 2-1 count.
Four relievers combined to shut down the White Sox the rest of the way, with Greg Holland working the ninth for his 20th save in 22 chances. Hosmer singled to center.
The Royals finished with 17 hits, including five doubles, and improved to 5-1 in extra-inning games.
The Royals lead the season series 5-3 but have been limited to 12 runs in five contests at Chicago. “I didn’t realize it was that hot out there until second and third inning”. Shuck’s hit handed Holland his third blown save in 23 opportunities. Flowers struck out.
White Sox: The team is expected to add a reliever next week.
Royals manager Ned Yost said of Sale: “He’s a strike thrower with tremendous stuff and we’re an aggressive team”. Even when we hit it hard, their shortstop (Alcides Escobar) played a heck of a game. “We came up to the plate swinging the bats, and to get the first run in the first inning was big to give Danny a little breathing room”. And while the 2014 Royals weren’t the 1927 Yankees, they were better than the 2015 White Sox. That come playoff time, the White Sox will be the team no one wants to play. LaRoche grounded out to first baseman Hosmer. Peralta barely cleared the left-field fence on a two-out drive for his 14th home run.
MILWAUKEE (AP) Jonathan Lucroy, Aramis Ramirez and Khris Davis homered as Milwaukee took full advantage of a late lineup change. Houston starter Collin McHugh (10-5) tied a career high by allowing 11 hits in six innings, but they were all singles and amounted to just one run.
NOTES: The White Sox capped their 10-year reunion weekend for the 2005 World Series championship team with a pregame ceremony that lasted about 30 minutes.
Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Joe Blanton, left, celebrates with catcher Salvador Perez after th … Orlando walked, J.Dyson to second. He pointed out that the White Sox may be 6 games out of the wild card spot, but there are so many teams above them that it just isn’t realistic.
Danks exited to loud cheers with a 2-0 lead after he walked Alex Rios leading off the seventh. Royals 6, White Sox 6.
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Arodys Vizcaino (1-0) pitched a flawless eighth, and Jim Johnson earned his sixth save with three consecutive outs in the ninth. Infante popped out to right fielder Shuck. Royals 7, White Sox 6.
