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Konerko tied it leading off the seventh and Beckham gave the White Sox a 3-2 lead with a solo shot in the eighth off Luis Mendoza. Kevin Youkilis added an RBI double in the inning, and the White Sox won for the 10th time in 13 games. A.J. Pierzynski added two hits, and although he didnt go deep after tying a club record with homers in five straight games, he did drive in the first run with a double in the second. Sale (13-3), meanwhile, looked sharp on nine days rest, allowing two runs and eight hits while striking out seven without a walk. He gave up solo homers to Jeff Francoeur and Billy Butler, but otherwise kept the Royals off-balance, with his fastball consistently in the mid-90s mph. Sale was passed over during the last time through the rotation. The White Sox wanted to give him more rest in his first year as a starter. "It gives you a little bit more time to recover and catch your breath, I guess you could say, but youve still got a couple of months left," Sale said. "Youve just got to keep going with it." The Royals were impressed. "If he stays healthy he has a chance to win a bunch of ballgames in his career," Francoeur said. Addison Reed worked the ninth for his 20th save in 23 chances, retiring Eric Hosmer on a double-play grounder with runners on first and second to end tthe game. Cheap NFL Jerseys China. Mendoza (5-8) gave up seven hits and four runs in 7 1-3 innings. Butler made it 2-1 in the seventh with his 21st homer. Konerko tied it in the bottom half with a line drive to left that just cleared the wall and landed in the bullpen. The Royals had runners on first and third in the eighth, but Sale got out of it. Shortstop Alexei Ramirez made a diving stop on Alex Gordons soft liner. Sale tagged out Tony Abreu trying to score on Alcides Escobars safety squeeze and struck out Lorenzo Cain on three pitches, pumping his left fist on the way to the dugout. "We know whats on the line and where we want to go," said Beckham, who hadnt homered since June 20. "If were going to get there, everybodys got to step up and pitch in." NOTES: White Sox LHP John Danks had surgery on his left shoulder on Monday, and the team expects him to be ready for the start of spring training. Danks arm is expected to be in a sling for a month. Doctors at Chicagos Rush University Medical Center repaired a capsule tear and removed debris in the rotator cuff and biceps. ... Chicago manager Robin Ventura said LHP Francisco Liriano sustained no real lingering effects after being struck in the right quadriceps by Maicer Izturis one-hopper in the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. Liriano left after five innings. ... Royals manager Ned Yost would not comment on a pregame meeting in the clubhouse. "Its a meeting between us," he said. "If I wanted you guys to be part of the meeting, I would have invited you." ... The Royals held 3B Mike Moustakas out of the lineup for the second straight game because of a lingering bone bruise on his right knee. He first hurt his knee on a fielding play in the first inning July 28 at Seattle. ... Gordon was back in the Kansas City lineup, leading off and playing left field, after sitting out his first game of the season on Sunday. ... Jake Peavy starts Tuesday for Chicago, with Bruce Chen pitching for the Royals. ' ' '
