Morning Box Score

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Sep 13, 2010 1:00PM

Sox Out-Slug Royals
The Sox dug themselves a ginormous first-inning hole but managed to slug their way out of it for a 12-6 win over the Royals. Down 6-0 heading into the bottom of the first, the Sox chipped away, scoring two runs in the first, third, and fourth innings powered by a pair of Paul Konerko two-run homers. Konerko provided the go-ahead run in the sixth but it was Andruw Jones who would put the game out of reach with a grand slam. Konerko, though, was the star, finishing the day with five RBI. After starter Lucas Harrell got rocked in the first inning, the Sox bullpen settled down and held the Royals scoreless, holding up their end. The Sox remain six games behind the Twins and have today off as they prepare for a three-game visit from Minnesota that will be their last shot at making a run at the division title, starting Tuesday night (7:10 p.m., CSN).

Brewers Blank Cubs
After two straight Cubs shutout victories, reality was bound to catch up with the North Siders and it did on Sunday as the Brewers cruised to a 2-0 win. The Cubs got another fine pitching outing, this one from Casey Coleman (6 IP, 1 ER, 3 K), but couldn't produce any offense against the Brewers, managing five hits but hitting 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position. The Cubs stay on the road and head to St. Louis where they open up a three-game series against their rivals tonight (7:15 p.m., CSN).