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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Herbert Perry was looking for an
off-speed pitch.
When he got it, Perry sent it over the left-field fence for a
two-run homer that lifted the Chicago White Sox to a 6-3 victory
over the Kansas City Royals in 13 innings Wednesday night.
"It was a 2-0 changeup," Perry said. "I was looking off-speed
because of the situation. I was just trying to stay back. I got a
good pitch and hit it.
|  | | Herbert Perry, left, is congratulated by teammates Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Lee (45) after his two-run home run in the 13th inning. |
"Any time you win a game that you probably shouldn't have won,
those things add up at the end of the season. You take two out of
three when you shouldn't have won any, and that keeps up the
momentum. We're on a little bit of a roll, or a lot of a roll.
We've been able to stay loose, enjoy the game and never really give
up."
Perry's home run off Doug Bochtler ruined the reliever's 30th
birthday.
"The problem was the 2-0," Bochtler said. "I fell behind and
he knew he was going to get something to hit. When you stay ahead
of guys, you have a better chance of getting guys out."
Kelly Wunsch (3-2) pitched two shutout innings for the win.
Bochtler (0-1) lost for Kansas City, which outhit the White Sox
17-13.
"We battled back and got some big breaks," Chicago manager
Jerry Manuel said. "Guys continued to fight and continued to
battle the whole way through. Herbert Perry is a guy that has been
hitting for us all year. Actually our whole team is a hero. I can
bring guys off the bench and they contribute."
Rey Sanchez, who went 4-for-7, loaded the bases for Kansas City
when he reached on a bunt single with one out in the 11th. With
left fielder Carlos Lee brought in as a fifth infielder, Mike
Sweeney hit a bouncer up the middle to second baseman Ray Durham,
who stepped on second and threw to first for a double play.
"You hit a sacrifice fly in that situation," Kansas City
manager Tony Muser said. "That's what we needed.
"The boys played hard and we had some opportunities to win that
thing."
With runners at the corners in the 12th following an intentional
walk to Frank Thomas -- his AL-leading 14th -- Magglio Ordonez hit
into an inning-ending double play, with the runners on both ends
appearing to reach safely.
"Last year, we probably wouldn't have been able to overcome
that situation," Manuel said. "This year we've been able to hang
in there and overcome more. Obviously we have gotten a lot of
breaks, and we have taken advantage of them."
Kansas City led 3-2 before Paul Konerko homered in the eighth
off Dan Reichert, who allowed eight hits in a career-high eight
innings. He struck out six -- also a career high -- and walked one.
Reichert, who made his third start of the season, appeared 26 times
out of the bullpen before joining the rotation on June 24.
White Sox starter Jim Parque gave up three runs -- two earned --
and 10 hits in six innings.
Dave McCarty had RBI doubles in the fourth and sixth innings for
the Royals. His second double -- a sixth-inning drive to the gap in
left-center -- drove home Joe Randa, who reached on an error by
shortstop Jose Valentin, for a 3-2 lead.
Kansas City could have had a big inning, if not for a
baserunning blunder by McCarty, who stood off second with no outs
as Gregg Zaun grounded to the shortstop hole. Valentin got to the
ball but had no play on Zaun, so he threw behind McCarty, who was
tagged out by Durham, picked earlier in the day for the AL All-Star
team.
Muser argued that McCarty beat the tag and was ejected by second
base umpire Jim McKean. Muser was ejected for the second time this
season, and on the homestand.
Luis Ordaz and Johnny Damon grounded out, ending the inning.
Chicago took a 1-0 lead in the second when Chris Singleton
tripled and scored on Carlos Lee's sacrifice fly.
Thomas, overlooked for the All-Star team, hit an RBI single in
the third for a 2-0 lead.
Kansas City tied it in the fourth on Randa's RBI grounder and
McCarty's run-scoring double.
Game notes
The start was delayed 31 minutes by rain. ... Kansas City
recorded a hit in each of the first 12 innings, the first time that
happened in the major leagues since Montreal did it against
Pittsburgh on July 12, 1977. ... Sweeney went 3-for-6, his 30th
multihit game of the season. He has 114 hits. ... Damon has reached
in 32 of 35 games with either a hit or a walk. He was 1-for-6 with
a first-inning single. ... Thomas was 2-for-5, his 31st multihit
game this season. He finished the series 7-for-14 with two home
runs and five RBIs. ... The Royals lead the season series 4-2. ...
Thomas is four RBIs short of Luke Appling's club record of 1,116.
Appling accomplished the feat in 2,422 games, while Thomas played
his 1,454th game Wednesday.
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