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CHICAGO (AP) -- Unlike most teams, the Kansas City Royals have no
problem beating the Chicago White Sox.
Dave McCarty hit a game-tying single off Keith Foulke in the
ninth inning and Johnny Damon followed with a go-ahead double
Wednesday as the Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 7-6.
"These kids play hard," Royals manager Tony Muser said. "They
haven't won a lot of ballgames and they've had a lot of
heart-breaking losses, but they never quit. They keep coming back
and battle, and that's a sign of great character."
|  | | Mark Quinn's two-run homer contributed to the Royals' early 4-0 lead over the White Sox and starter James Baldwin. |
With Chicago leading 5-4 and two outs in the ninth, Todd
Dunwoody hit an infield single and Gregg Zaun walked, chasing Bob
Howry (1-2).
McCarty greeted Foulke with a single, Damon doubled and Rey
Sanchez singled in another run for a 7-5 lead. It was Foulke's
third blown save in 21 chances.
"I couldn't commit to a fastball in because he has a great
changeup," Damon said. "He threw that changeup in and I kept my
hands inside the ball. and I put it in the right spot."
Kansas City improved to 6-3 against the White Sox this season.
"I still felt like I threw good pitches -- they were just in
spots where they could handle them," Foulke said.
Pinch-hitter Jose Valentin homered off Jerry Spradlin (4-2) with
one out in the bottom half as Kansas City, which earlier wasted a
4-0 lead, held on.
Magglio Ordonez singled with two outs, and Ricky Bottalico
relieved and retired Herbert Perry on a first-pitch flyout to the
warning track in right for his eighth save in 14 chances.
The Royals finished their road trip 6-3. All three losses were
because of seventh-inning, go-ahead home runs.
"It's been tough on this trip. We should've won a lot more
games than we did," Dye said.
Jermaine Dye and Mark Quinn each hit two-run homers off James
Baldwin as Kansas City built a 4-0 lead, but Chicago rallied in a
four-run sixth and Perry homered off Andy Larkin in the eighth.
Perry, who homered for the second straight game, has eight homers,
a career high.
Dye, who had a pair of two-run homers in Tuesday's 6-1 victory, hit
his 26th with two out in the first and is one short of his career
high, set last year. Quinn homered in the fourth.
"They come in bunches," Dye said of his home run surge.
Baldwin has allowed 28 homers, tied with Kansas City's Jeff
Suppan for the league high. Baldwin, who failed in his second
attempt to match his career high of 13 wins, gave up four runs and
six hits in seven innings.
Kansas City's Dan Reichert allowed four runs -- one earned -- five
hits and six walks in five-plus innings.
"I just got out of whack," Reichert said. "I was thinking too
much about stuff. Once you start thinking on the mound, it gets out
of control."
Chicago tied the game in a four-run sixth that began with Frank
Thomas' double, only the third hit off Reichert. Ordonez reached on
a throwing error by Zaun, who had fielded Ordonez's ball in front
of the plate.
Perry and Greg Norton each hit RBI singles, Carlos Lee walked to
load the bases and Jeff Abbott hit into a run-scoring double play
off Larkin. Pinch-hitter Paul Konerko followed with an RBI single
that tied the score.
Game notes
Chicago has three pinch homers this season. ... Baldwin is
5-3 in 11 starts since his nine-game winning streak ended. ...
Reichert, the Royals' first round pick in 1997, was making his
sixth start after 26 relief appearances. ... The Angels (2-1) are
the only other AL team besides the Royals to have a winning record
against the White Sox this season. Chicago opens a four-game series
at Anaheim on Thursday. The White Sox and Royals meet again in the
regular season finale, Sept. 29-Oct. 1. ... Rookie Mark Buehrle
will stay in the White Sox rotation and start Saturday. Manager
Jerry Manuel had been considering inserting rookie Lorenzo Barcelo
into the spot.
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