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Royals keep pace in WC chase behind Kennedy
- Updated: September 11, 2016
CHICAGO — Mission accomplished.
The Royals needed a winning road trip to keep their postseason hopes alive and they got just that with a 2-0 win over the White Sox on Sunday behind a strong start from Ian Kennedy, and home runs from Kendrys Morales and Eric Hosmer.
The Royals completed a 4-2 road trip, and stayed within four games of the Orioles for the American League’s second Wild Card.
Kennedy improved to 11-9 with his 13th quality start. He gave up one hit, walked four and struck out six over six innings.
White Sox starter Chris Sale took the hard-luck loss, giving up two runs and eight hits over eight innings. Sale struck out 12, including striking out the side in the fifth to surpass 200 strikeouts. In doing so, he became the first pitcher in White Sox history to reach that milestone in four consecutive seasons.
Sale hasn’t won in his past four starts and has just one win (Aug. 20 vs. Oakland) since becoming the first pitcher in the Major Leagues to reach 14 wins on July 2 against the …
