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 Josh Phegley and Eaton singled in the seventh against Kelvin
Herrera (3-3) and rookie Jose Abreu walked against Wade Davis before
Gillaspie cleared the bases with a liner into the gap in
right-center field. Eric Surkamp (2-0) recorded the final out in the
sixth and Zach Putnam worked the ninth for his fifth save to
conclude the 4-hour, 16-minute marathon.
Royals designated hitter Norichika Aoki went 4-for-5 with an RBI and
is 8-for-9 with one walk in the first two contests of the series.
Kansas City remained 1 1/2 games behind Detroit in the American
League Central and saw its lead for the second wild card slip to one
game over Seattle.
Alex Gordon singled in two runs in the third to give the Royals a
3-2 lead. Chicago moved ahead in the fourth on sacrifice flies by
Carlos Sanchez and Phegley before Kansas City knotted the score in
the fifth on Omar Infante’s sacrifice fly and took a 5-4 lead in the
sixth on Aoki’s run-scoring single.
Chicago plated a run on Abreu’s fielder’s choice in the first before
Kansas City tied it in the second on Mike Moustakas’ single. Eaton
tripled in the third and scored on Alexei Ramirez’s sacrifice fly in
the third to give the White Sox a 2-1 lead.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Royals LHP Danny Duffy (shoulder) experienced no
issues during a four-inning simulated game and is tentatively slated
to start against Cleveland on Monday. … Eaton, who tied his career
high with four hits, is 7-for-10 with four runs scored over the
first two games. … Kansas City starter Liam Hendriks gave up four
runs and seven hits in three-plus innings, while Chicago’s Chris
Bassitt allowed three runs and six hits in 3 2/3 innings.
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