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The Sox left 11 runners on base and the bullpen imploded after Martin pitched six innings of one-hit ball. Now they have to play .500 ball the rest of the way to avoid the century mark for losses.
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Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro was ejected from Friday’s game against the Chicago White Sox in the fifth inning. Quatraro was tossed after arguing with second-base umpire Tom Hanahan. Quatraro stormed out of the Royals’ dugout at Kauffman Stadium to address Hanahan after outfielder Kyle Isbel was called out on a stolen-base attempt.
The Sox are getting their first extended look at Colson Montgomery, Chase Meidroth, Miguel Vargas and Curtis Mead together in the same lineup. Now they have to figure out who sticks.
Chicago White Sox starter Davis Martin took a no-hitter into the sixth inning. But the Kansas City Royals rallied against the bullpen to win 6-2.
Lorenzen missed 25 games with a left oblique injury. He was sidelined prior to the All-Star Break after he aggravated his oblique while batting a sickness. The Royals made the decision to allow the injury discomfort to subside in recent weeks.
Rave belted his fourth career homer off White Sox starter Sean Burke in the third inning. He saw two curveballs before connecting on a 93.9 mph fastball. It was his first home run at Kauffman Stadium. He has hit safely in his last five games with an at-bat.
For two nights this weekend, the Savannah Bananas brought their unique brand of baseball to Chicago for the first time. And fans at Rate Field got their money’s worth.