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The Royals have won the first two games of the
three-game series to move within three games of the White Sox
for fourth place in the American League Central.
Gordon's two-run double in the third gave the Royals the lead
for good at 2-1. Ryan O'Hearn had an RBI single in the fourth
before the Royals chased Dylan Covey (4-7) in the fifth, when
Salvador Perez (fielder's choice grounder), Lucas Duda (single),
Rosell Herrera (double) and Brett Phillips (single) all
collected RBIs before Herrera scored on a wild pitch.
Gordon's two-run homer in the sixth capped the outburst by the
Royals, who reached double digits in runs scored for the seventh
time this season. It also gave Gordon his first four-RBI game
since Aug. 18, 2016.
The outburst allowed Jakob Junis (6-11) to cruise to his first
victory since May 18. Junis, who was 0-8 with a 6.67 ERA in his
previous 10 starts, allowed four runs on six hits and three
walks while striking out five over 5 2/3 innings
Yoan Moncada homered on the first pitch of the game for the
White Sox, who scored the game's final four runs on a
bases-loaded walk by Daniel Palka and two-run single by Leury
Garcia in the sixth plus Garcia's RBI single in the eighth.
Moncada and Tim Anderson also had two hits apiece for Chicago.
Covey allowed seven runs (four earned) on five hits and three
walks while striking out one over 4 1/3 innings. Three of the
runs were unearned thanks to errors by Covey (third inning) and
Moncada (fifth inning).
--Field Level Media
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