THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2012
BASEBALL
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Chicago White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski, top, tags out Kansas City Royals' Mike Moustakas (8) during the second inning of a baseball game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday. The Royals won 5-2.
Royals continue hot streak
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jeremy Guthrie flirted with a no-hitter, Salvador Perez drove in three runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game series sweep of the AL Central leaders.
Paul Konerko reached on an infield single with two out in the seventh for Chicago's first hit. Shortstop Alcides Escobar fielded Konerko's grounder on the outfield grass and his one-hop throw was dropped by first baseman Eric Hosmer.
Official scorer Del Black ruled it a hit and the Kauffman Stadium crowd of 22,401 loudly booed when the "H" was flashed on the scoreboard.
"The shortstop was on the grass," said Black, who has been scoring Royals games since 1975. "He had to make a backhanded stop and he was off balance. It's a tough play from that deep. He makes that play a lot, but it's a tough play."
Both runners scored when Wise's hard grounder went between the legs of Hosmer and rolled to the right-field corner, tying it at 2.
The White Sox collected two clean hits off Guthrie in the eighth when Dayan Victoire and Ray Olmedo singled with two outs. Manager Ned Yost then summoned left-hander Tim Collins to face Dewayne Wise.
The error snapped Guthrie's scoreless streak at 22 innings, the longest by a Royal this year. Guthrie was charged with two unearned
Perez's double, a high chopper down the third-base line, drove in Cain and Escobar to put the Royals in front in the sixth.
runs in 7 2-3 innings, allowing three singles, walking one and striking out four.
The Royals regained the lead with three runs in the bottom half. Billy Butler led off with a walk and was replaced by Jarrod Dyson, who swiped second for his 23rd stolen base in 26 attempts and scored on Perez's single to center off Jesse Crain (2-2).
Mike Moustakas walked and scored on a throwing error by catcher A.J. Pierzynski. Lorenzo Cain's two-out single scored Hosmer, who reached on a walk.
with two outs in the fifth. Alexei Ramirez broke his bat grounding to out third baseman Moustakas to end the inning.
Greg Holland (6-3) retired the final four batters to pick up the victory.
Guthrie retired the first 14 batters he faced before walking Pierzynski on a full-count offering
The Royals had four hits in the second inning and failed to score. Butler led off with a single, but Perez grounded into a double play. Moustakas, Jeff Francoeur and Hosmer hit consecutive singles, but Moustakas was thrown out at the plate when he attempted to score on Hosmer's hit.
The Royals swept a three-game series from the White Sox for the first time since 2003.
BASEBALL
Rays sweep Angels, rough up Greinke
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ANAHEIM. Calif. — Matt Moore shrugged off home runs by Mike Trout and Albert Pujols to win his fourth straight decision, and the Tampa Bay Rays completed a four-game sweep of the fading Los Angeles Angels with an 8-3
victory on Sunday.
Tampa Bay tagged Zack Greinke (1-2) and outscored the Angels 37-14 in the series — the Rays set a team record for runs in a fourgame set, erupting right after Seattle's Felix Hernandez pitched a perfect game against them.
Ryan Roberts hit a two-run
homer and Matt Joyce and Carlos Pena also drove in two runs each for the Rays.
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Tampa Bay won the season series 9-1, its best showing against the Angels in the club's 15-year history.
The Angels lost for the 13th time in 18 games overall.
Angeles Angels starting pitcher Zack Greinke delivers against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning in Anaheim, Calif.
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Moore (10-7) allowed two runs and five hits in 6 1-3 innings and struck out five. The 23-year-old left-hander is 9-2 with a 2.79 ERA over his last 14 starts.
Greinke gave up six runs, seven hits and four walks in six innings and struck out eight in his fifth start for the Angels, who acquired the 2009 AL Cy Young winner from Milwaukee for three prospects.
Moore beat the Angels 3-0 on July 28 at Anaheim to begin his winning streak.
The 28-year-old right-hander has allowed at least four earned runs in four consecutive starts for the first time in his nine-year career. He also dropped a 2-0 decision to the Rays on July 29 in his Angels debut.
Pujols hit his 28th homer and 473rd of his career in the sixth, putting him two away from tying Stan Musial and Willie Stargell for 28th place all-time.
FOOTBALL
Injuries plague Chiefs again
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs' depth in the defensive backfield is already being tested.
Starting safety Kendrick Lewis is out with a right shoulder injury he sustained early in the Chiefs' preseason loss to the St. Louis Rams on Saturday night. Lewis was helping to make a tackle when he appeared to hurt his shoulder, and he immediately left the game.
His right arm was in a sling after the Chiefs' 31-17 loss.
Lewis is expected to wear a sling for several more days before starting a rehab program, but Crennel said the two-year starter is not considered a candidate for injured reserve.
Kansas City coach Romeo Crennel said Sunday that Lewis will miss "a bit of time," but did not provide details on the injury or a more definitive timetable.
"He has to have no surgery or anything like that," Crennel said, "but he has to rest that shoulder and immobilize it a little bit before we can start movement."
Lewis was clearly frustrated with the injury, spiking his helmet into the sideline turf at the Edward Jones Dome after leaving the field. He had surgery in the offseason to repair a torn pectoral, which ultimately limited him during the Chiefs' offseason program.
Lewis was the Chiefs' fifth-round draft pick two years ago, but has developed into a reliable playmaker in the defensive backfield. He started 10 of 12 games as a rookie, and all 16 last year, when he made 47 tackles and intercepted three passes.
The Chiefs are already without cornerback Brandon Flowers, who hasn't practice since July 31 because
of a bruised heel. The injury was initially considered minor, but it has kept the team's top cornerback off the field far longer than Crennel had anticipated.
The Chiefs struggled in the defensive backfield last season after losing ProBowl safety Eric Berry to a torn left ACL in the opener. Veteran safety Jon McGraw was hurt much of the season, and the guys behind them on the depth chart were routinely beaten for long pass plays.
"We're not good enough, but we've got enough people, let's put it that way," Crennel said, when asked whether depth was becoming an issue.
General manager Scott Pioli worked to shore up the depth problem in the offseason, bringing in free-agent safety Abram Elam and drafting DeQuan Menzie in the fifth round. But Menzie has been out with a hip injury — and is also transitioning from safety to cornerback — which leaves Elam as the best option should Lewis end up missing significant time.
Elam started all 16 games last season with Dallas, making 50 tackles, and has started 64 of the 92 games he's played in the NFL. He has 278 tackles and five sacks in his career.
"I'm glad we got him, definitely because he's an experienced guy," Crennel said. "He has some maturity level about him. He's able to grasp the system and I think he'll do a good job."
Travis Daniels can play both cornerback and safety, but he's been dealing with nagging injuries of his own.
"You always got guys who get banged up a little bit," he said.
Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Kendrick Lewis yells while sitting on the bench during the second quarter of a preseason NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams on Saturday in St. Louis.
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