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- Updated: May 28, 2016
KANSAS CITY — White Sox left fielder Melky Cabrera came to the plate in the sixth inning with the bases loaded. After going 0-for-2 in his first two plate appearances, Cabrera said he was waiting for a mistake from Royals left-hander Danny Duffy, who came into the sixth with a perfect game bid.
Cabrera got that mistake, which he called lucky after the game, as Duffy left a slider up on the first pitch of the at-bat. Cabrera knocked it over the wall for a grand slam, although the White Sox would go on to a 7-5 loss at Kauffman Stadium.
“He had full control of the strike zone. He was commanding all his pitches,” Cabrera said through translator Billy Russo. “That made him very tough today, but when he made a mistake, we can get to him.”
The homer, …
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