Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Lorenzo Cain's second home run of the game
provided the difference against the White Sox, as his two-run blast in the
ninth inning gave the Kansas City Royals a 7-5 victory in the opener of a
three-game series at U.S. Cellular Field.
Cain hit a solo homer in the fifth, then took Addison Reed deep in the half-
inning after Royals reliever Kelvin Herrera (2-2) stranded the bases loaded to
keep it a 5-5 game.
The win was the sixth straight by Kansas City over the White Sox, who lead the
Tigers by a half-game in the AL Central race. Detroit is playing the Angels in
Anaheim later Friday.
Salvador Perez had a two-run homer for the Royals, who had lost five of seven
coming in.
Alexei Ramirez, A.J. Pierzynski and DeWayne Wise each homered in the loss,
Chicago's eighth in its last 11 games.
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