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 Mike Moustakas led off the ninth with a single off Zach Putnam
(3-2) and moved to second on Alcides Escobar’s sacrifice. Aoki
followed with a single into short center and Adam Eaton made a
perfect throw to the plate that beat Moustakas, but the ball came
loose as catcher Tyler Flowers tried to apply the tag.
Wade Davis (6-2) picked up the win after a perfect inning in relief
of James Shields, who allowed one run and six hits in seven innings.
Greg Holland worked a perfect ninth for his 26th save and Alex
Gordon had three hits for the Royals, who have won back-to-back
games after dropping their previous four.
 Kansas City loaded the bases with two outs in the eighth but
left-hander Eric Surkamp came on and got pinch-hitter Raul Ibanez to
fly out to center and end the threat. Flowers had a pair of hits and
Adam Dunn singled in a run for the White Sox.
Lorenzo Cain led off the game with a ground-rule double and moved up
on a sacrifice bunt before coming in on Eric Hosmer’s sacrifice fly
to center. Chicago got that run back in the bottom of the frame when
Jose Abreu doubled with two outs and came in on Dunn’s single to
center.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: White Sox starter Jose Quintana allowed a run on
seven hits in as many innings. … Hosmer (bruised right hand)
returned after missing the first two games of the series and went
0-for-2 to end his career-best hitting streak at 16 games. … The
Royals return home to open a four-game series against the Cleveland
Indians on Thursday while Chicago heads to Minnesota to start a
seven-game road trip.
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