Sale into Kansas City
Chris Sale with the office keys to open this 4 game series in Kansas City
Tyler Saladino in at short to give Tim Anderson a day off. Justin Morneau is still not 100% and hoping to be back soon.
Tyler opens the Sox hitting with a single, Tyler out on a steal, Jose Abreu with a single.
Chris’s 1st pitch is a strike
Todd Frazier walked to open the 2nd. Alex Avila walks moving Todd to 2nd. Avi Garcia walks and the pond is loaded, with no outs. Leury Garcia ground to 3rd, Todd home and Alex and Avi advance feet. Sox — 1 and Royals — 0.
Jose with a single opens the top of 3, Melky with a double. A sac fly by Todd gets Jose home for a 2 to 0 Sox lead.
Bottom of 5th and Chris’s no-hitter is gone. Royals have tied up the game at 2 a piece.
Bottom of 6th and the Royals take the lead 3 to 2, they add another for a 4 to 2 lead.
Todd barely got out-of-the-way, Todd with a 1 out standup double. Alex with a single getting Todd home for a 4 to 3 game, J.B. shuck in to pitch run. Carlos Sanchez with a home run and Sox take the lead 6 to 4. Carlos 1st home run since 2015.
Top of 8th and Melky adds a solo shot for a 7 to 4 Sox lead.
Bottom of 9th and Chris refused to give Robbie the office keys, thanks to Leury and the office lights are out. (Chris gave up 1st walk) Door is shut thanks to a strike out. Lock that door this game is ova with that strikeout.
Win #16 for Chris
Miguel Gonzalez will have to go digging in Chris’s locker to find the keys for tomorrow
**FINAL SCORE
Sox – 7 and Royals – 4
