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Kansas City's Carlos Hernandez threw six scoreless innings
Thursday as the host Royals defeated Carlos Rodon and the
Chicago White Sox 5-0 in brutal heat in the final game of a
four-game series. The Royals took three of the four games of the
series with the first-place White Sox.
The game-time temperature was 95 degrees, with a heat index of
106 that rose to 109 by the eighth inning.
Salvador Perez's two-run home run in the first provided all the
offense the Royals would need.
Hernandez (2-1) gave up four hits, with one walk and four
strikeouts. He only allowed one runner to reach third base. The
Royals got two innings of scoreless relief from Richard
Lovelady. Wade Davis pitched the ninth.
Rodon (8-5) took the loss. He failed to retire the Royals in
order in any of his four innings, allowing four runs on eight
hits. He struck out four.
The White Sox were playing without outfielder Eloy Jimenez
(right groin tightness) and Jose Abreu (stiff neck). Jimenez
missed the first 99 games with a torn left pectoral tendon
suffered in a spring training game March 24, before returning
Monday. He left Wednesday's game in the ninth inning.
The Royals got to Rodon out of the gate. Carlos Santana beat out
an infield hit to deep short. Perez then hit his 25th home run
of the season, a 446-foot shot to left center.
Michael A. Taylor followed suit with a 432-foot home run to left
center leading off the second. The ball was carrying because of
the heat and humidity.
Hunter Dozier's sacrifice fly in the third scored Santana.
After taking an inning off, the Royals' offense revved it up
again in the fifth. Jorge Soler hit a ball to deep third and
reached on what was ruled an error. He went to third on Dozier's
double to right and scored on Taylor's sacrifice fly.
--Field Level Media
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