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- Updated: May 22, 2016
CHICAGO — Melky Cabrera hit a fly ball to foul territory in shallow left field. Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas raced back. Left fielder Alex Gordon ran in.
In a 3-2 loss to the White Sox on Sunday, the Royals didn’t leave town with a sweep, but they did come away with some bruises.
Neither player caught the foul ball in the seventh inning, but Gordon and Moustakas collided knee to knee, leaving both players on the ground for several seconds. Gordon took a hard fall into the tarp. Pitcher Luke Hochevar raced into the outfield to check on his teammates. Gordon and Moustakas stayed in the game, but the Royals pinch-hit Whit Merrifield for Gordon in the top of the eighth.
After the game, the Royals announced Gordon is day to day with a sprained right wrist, but he was cleared of head injuries. Moustakas — who was …
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