Samardzija shines in White Sox 4-2 win over Royals

“But just didn’t have any luck today”. His K-rates (18.1 K%, 6.96 K/9) have dropped precipitously with his full-time move to the American League, and his fastball and slider have both turned into pitches with negative values this season. Rain on Tuesday postponed Toronto’s game in Baltimore against the Orioles.

The White Sox host the AL Central champion Royals Tuesday night in the first game of their final home series at U.S. Cellular Field.

“Not quite there yet”, Yost said.

Game 1: Cueto pitched alright last time out, even if that’s the norm you can live ok with him allowing three runs per contest I suppose. “He’s looked good these last two outings to let it go”. Fans can also stop by Royals Authentics for Major League Baseball authenticated items, including game-used bats, baseballs, jerseys, batting gloves and more used by the playoff-bound 2015 Royals.

“Yeah, I mean, it was just a simple fix with my mechanics, with where my hands were, to tell you the truth”, Samardzija said. Whether his coaching staff remains intact is another subject.

The White Sox took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. He struck out two and walked two.

Up two strikes, Cueto missed with four balls in a row, including a 94-mph fastball at the knees with the count full, which umpire Adam Hamari did not see as a strike. Eaton singled to center, C.Sanchez to second. Sanchez scored on Abreu’s hit. Sanchez roped a flat changeup up the middle for a single.

The Royals, who have lost four of their last five, fell behind 3-0 after Adam Eaton drove a two-run homer into the right-field bullpen off Cueto (10-13) in the fifth inning. “He feels more confident”.

The offense of the Royals lay dormant for the first five innings. Morales is 6 for 15 with a homer, Paulo Orlando 5 for 11 and Alcides Escobar 5 for 14 off him this season.

Chicago rookie Trayce Thompson made a great diving catch in left field to prevent a game-tying run in the seventh, and third baseman Mike Olt snared a line drive in the eighth that stranded two Royals runners. The Royals would not complete that feat again until Tuesday, when Hosmer and Morales traded shots.