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Chicago recovered quickly after closer Alex
Colome suffered his first blown save in seven chances, as Kansas
City capitalized on a defensive breakdown by Chicago to tie the
game in the ninth. With one out and a runner at first, Maikel
Franco doubled to left field, advancing to second after escaping
White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu in a rundown.
After tumbling to the ground in pursuit, Abreu threw home as
catcher Grandal had his head turned. The ball rolled to the
screen, allowing the Royals to score the tying run.
Yoan Moncada hit a go-ahead RBI single with the bases loaded in
the seventh inning for the White Sox after the Royals' Jorge
Soler tied the game at 4 with a two-run, opposite field home run
to right in the top of the seventh. Moncada responded in the
bottom half against Kansas City reliever Scott Barlow,
punctuating a nine-pitch at-bat with a base hit to right field.
Colome (1-0) was the winner, allowing one run on one hit with
one walk and one strikeout in 1 1/3 innings. Kennedy fell to 0-2
with the loss.
Jimenez went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run to extend his
hitting streak to eight games, while Abreu doubled to stretch
his hitting streak to 11. Robert, Moncada and Grandal each had
two hits and an RBI.
Alex Gordon went 3-for-5 for the Royals, who stranded 11 runners
and lost for the eighth time in 11 games. Soler and Franco had
two hits apiece.
In his second outing since returning from the injured list with
inflammation in his right (pitching) shoulder, White Sox starter
Reynaldo Lopez spaced two runs and six hits in four innings with
two walks and four strikeouts.
Lopez yielded a solo home run to Whit Merrifield leading off the
third and an RBI single off the bat of Ryan O'Hearn three
batters later.
Royals left-hander Danny Duffy scattered four runs (three
earned) on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. Duffy walked one and
struck out six.
White Sox rookie reliever Matt Foster surrendered the first runs
of his career on Soler's homer after logging 14 2/3 scoreless
innings.
--Field Level Media
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