After losing three of four over the weekend to the Boston Red Sox, Kansas City got back on track in Monday's opener, Pinch-runners Jarrod Dyson and Terrance Gore scored in the ninth inning as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.
Mike Moustakas doubled with one out and was immediately replaced on second by Jarrod Dyson. Alcides Escobar grounded out, leaving Kansas City with just one more chance. With Nori Aoki batting, Dyson stole third and Jake Petricka (1-5) uncorked a wild pitch that allowed Dyson to continue through to home, tying the game at 3-3.
Aoki, who went 4-for-4 on the evening, proceeded to rip a double inside the third-base line to keep the rally going. Pinch-runner Terrance Gore came on for Aoki and similar to Dyson, took third as Cain's single was chopped over Petricka's head and raced home to score the winning run as Alexei Ramirez had trouble with the bouncing ball behind second
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The Kansas City Royals continue the push toward their first playoff spot since 1985 on Tonight when they resume a three-game set with the Chicago White Sox atKauffman Stadium. After this series the Royals will host the Tigers in a three-game set.
But, first things first, as the Royals turn to righty James Shields to get them back on track. Shields has certainly lived up to his "Big Game" moniker of late and comes into this start having thrown 18 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings over his last three starts.
"This is why we play the game. This is why we grew up playing the game is for moments like this," Shields said. "And I think if we relax and have fun, we're going to play the baseball that we know how to play."
Shields was brilliant against the Tigers on Wednesday, as he scattered two hits and struck out eight over seven scoreless innings to run his record to 14-7, while lowering his ERA to 3.13.
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However, he is only 9-13 lifetime versus the White Sox with a 3.13 ERA in 26 starts.
Chicago will counter with left-hander John Danks, who is a perfect 6-0 in 14 starts against the Royals with a 2.58 ERA. Danks, though, has lost his last three starts and previous five decisions and is 9-11 on the year with a 5.05 ERA.
Chicago took two of three from the Minnesota Twins over the weekend, but was denied a sweep and had a four-game winning streak stopped on Sunday with a 6-4 loss.
Adrian Nieto and Jose Abreu hit solo homers for the White Sox, while Hector Noesi (8-10) allowed five runs on eight hits over 6 2/3 innings.
Kansas City has won eight of its 12 matchups with the White Sox this season.
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