Avila hits 2 HRs, White Sox give Royals eighth straight loss

The White Sox also benefited in a big way from the long ball, with Avila delivering with his first two since signing with Chicago in the offseason.

This will be game three of the weekend set.

Selected 17th overall in the 2013 MLB Amateur Draft, Anderson has spent the entire 2016 season with the Charlotte Knights, the Triple A affiliate of the White Sox. On Saturday, the Royals got a 4-1 victory. He scored on a two-out single by Avisail Garcia.

Ventura is appealing his nine-game suspension for his part in a brawl on Tuesday with the Orioles.

The Royals batting order features a few notable hitters.

1B Eric Hosmer hit two home runs Friday against Chicago White Sox LHP Chris Sale. Alcides Escobar is also playing fairly well this year on 65 hits with 21 runs and 16 RBI. The right-hander is just the second Cougar to be drafted by the White Sox after pitcher Wayne Lindermann was taken in the 20th round in 1992.

As Duffy tossed up scoreless frames, the Royals’ offense struck for three solo homers against White Sox starter Jose Quintana, who dropped to 1-8 in his career against Kansas City. Rodon skipped his last start because of a sore neck.

The Chicago hitters are a pretty well-rounded power crew. He totaled two home runs and had just eight RBIs. Everybody has had their ups and their downs so far this year.

TIGERS 6, YANKEES 1 Ian Kinsler homered and drove in a career-high five runs, and Justin Verlander (6-5) allowed 1 run on 5 hits in 62/3 innings and struck out 5 to snap host New York’s five-game winning streak.

Cardinals 5, Pirates 1: At Pittsburgh, Carlos Martinez pitched into the ninth inning for his third consecutive win and Matt Holliday had a three-run homer among his three hits as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1.

Kansas City Royals’ Cheslor Cuthbert, center, celebrates with teammate in the dugout after hitting his second home run of the game during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, on Saturday, June 11, 2016.

Royals RHP Yordano Ventura (4-4, 5.32 ERA) will make his first start Sunday since he sparked a brawl in Baltimore by hitting Manny Machado. “He’s always had a good curveball but the changeup, especially today, I think is the best we’ve seen him”.