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Carlos Hernandez (3-1) handcuffed the American League Central
leaders for the second time in six days, yielding one run and
two hits in five innings. He walked two and struck out six. It
was a follow-up to a July 29 home start that saw him scatter
four hits, one walk and four strikeouts in six shutout innings.
Four relievers followed Wednesday with one scoreless inning
apiece to complete a four-hitter.
Jose Abreu drilled a solo home run in the fourth inning for the
lone blemish against Hernandez, who joined the rotation last
month after 12 relief appearances to open the season.
The long ball otherwise was Kansas City's friend. Olivares and
Taylor connected for solo shots in the second and fourth
innings, respectively, while Perez delivered a two-run blast in
the third.
The Royals' barrage against Lucas Giolito ended a string of
eight straight starts in which the White Sox right-hander had
not surrendered multiple home runs. Giolito (8-8) allowed six
runs on eight hits with no walks and two strikeouts in four
innings.
O'Hearn contributed a two-run shot against reliever Jose Ruiz in
the seventh.
Chicago leads the season series with Kansas City 8-7, but the
Royals have won four of the past six.
Whit Merrifield singled three times and drove in a run for the
Royals, rebounding after his 0-for-4 night in Tuesday's series
opener snapped a 12-game hitting streak. Perez added two hits.
His homer was his club-leading 27th of the season, matching a
career high produced in both 2017 and 2018.
Nicky Lopez and Taylor both had two hits and an RBI for Kansas
City.
Andrew Vaughn went 2-for-2, making the White Sox rookie 3-for-5
in the first two games of the series.
Kansas City left fielder Andrew Benintendi sat out after
sustaining a left shoulder strain Tuesday. He remains
day-to-day.
--Field Level Media
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