Dan Jennings got the final out for his first career save. On his first pitch, a 97 miles per hour two-seamer, Jones surrendered a game-tying RBI double to Cheslor Cuthbert, securing Quintana’s third no-decision in his last four starts.
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6 Royals home runs against the Twins this season.
Jarrod Dyson led off the 13th inning with a triple, but the Royals failed to get him home.
White Sox slugger Todd Frazier, who went 0 for 4 and struck out twice, said “deception” is what makes Duffy good. “They can scratch stuff across”. Alas, the game turned on a couple of close plays on Carson Fulmer’s watch in the sixth inning. Jose Abreu and Justin Morneau drove in the other runs in the inning. “It’s what we need”.
The White Sox had been here before. The Royals have scored 15 runs in their last three games and three or less runs in 10 of their last 13 games. Seemingly every reliever got roughed up in a horrifying series.
Robertson, who allowed six runs in a non-save opportunity in an 8-7 loss on May 28, surrendered the tying run again on Tuesday. But Sale would settle down, retiring 11 straight before issuing a two-out walk to Raul Mondesi in the bottom of the seventh. He then scored from second on an infield hit by Billy Hamilton after Cardinals second baseman Matt Carpenter bobbled a barehanded attempt to get the speedy Hamilton at first.
He was replaced by Michael Ynoa, who pitched three scoreless innings.
“Deception on his off-speed pitches”, Frazier said. “It’s another step in the right direction for him, but, we don’t know exactly how that’s going to go”. I needed that in the biggest way in the world.
“Frustrating day. Trying to find my swing a little bit”.
Garcia said he heard his knee pop while he was stretching before his second at-bat Saturday. I was happy about that. More frustrated that I let the team down.
The Royals frittered away a chance to score in the bottom of the third.
In search of his first win since July 2, Sale got stronger as the game progressed.
Duffy limited the White Sox to seven singles, struck out six and walked none.
Leading 3-1 entering the fifth, Volquez recorded two outs before allowed three runs in the inning. RHP Dillon Gee was scheduled for that start but threw 32 pitches in two innings Wednesday in a 14-inning victory over the White Sox.
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The White Sox drew even with a run against Volquez in the top of the third. Kendrys Morales belted a grand slam to spark Kansas City’s 7-1 rout on Sunday, just its eighth victory in 23 games since the All-Star break. And we have guys on the DL right now. “I’m not a big fan of individual stats”. “Guys did a great job of coming back there, in the 11th inning, and then I just, I came in and I screwed it all up. It says a lot about our guys, especially being here in this stadium”.
