Chicago White Sox defeat Kansas City Royals 6-2 in series finale – MLB Update
The Chicago White Sox overpowered the Kansas City Royals 6-2 in the rubber game at U.S. Cellular Field on Sunday, August 14 to take the three game series 2-1.
Right fielder Carlos Quentin shined with the bat while starter John Danks marshalled with the ball to help the Sox get their average to .500. Carlos led the game off with his line drive single to left-field, allowing Aaron Ramirez to steal a run in the bottom
of the first inning. First baseman Brent Lillibridge took the lead to 4-0 with his overwhelming three-run homer in the first inning.
Quentin scored another RBI which followed by an RBI single by Alex Rios to elevate the lead to 6-0 in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Danks, on the other hand held the Royals scoreless until the sixth inning, when gave an RBI double to centre-fielder Mitch Maier. Besides this hit, he allowed three more and walked four batters, but his six strike-outs over six innings helped him get his
fifth win of the season.
He utilised his full arm to toss more than 90 miles per hour pitches, some of them went wrong but overall they created impact.
"He left a fastball right over the plate and I was able to get my hands through it and get it over the fence," Lillibridge said. "It was a huge one. I hit the ball hard a lot yesterday but I could not find the RBIs, it was frustrating, but keep on swinging
it and it will eventually pan out."
Jason Frasor, Matt Thornton and Will Ohman each tossed one-hitter one innings.
Royals’ starter Jeff Francis went for ten hits, six runs and two walks over only three innings. He also allowed a homer in his thirteenth losing game, which sent him to 4-13 with 4.76 ERA. Nate Adcock, Everett Teaford and Joakim Soria each remained scoreless
over their short spells.
Although the White Sox has gained a dominating win in this series, the Royals are leading 6-5 in nineteen games schedule to be played between the clubs in this season. Next time both clubs will meet for the four-game series, starting from September 15, this
time at the Royals’ home Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.
The White Sox put in a decent effort as they managed to restrict the Royals’ offence and take a much needed win and the series. The Royals will be looking to improve their performance in their next series. It will be interesting to see how Chicago manages
to carry their winning momentum forward in to their next match-up.
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