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KANSAS CITY, Mo. Barry Sanders Lions Jersey . -- On paper, it didnt look like a good matchup for Jeremy Guthrie. The Kansas City Royals starter had yielded an American League high 12 home runs and the Chicago White Sox rank second in the AL with 52 long balls. The right-hander didnt get the win, but he beat the odds. Guthrie, Wade Davis and Greg Holland combined on a four-hitter and the Kansas City Royals rallied in the eighth inning to beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 Wednesday night and avoid being swept in their three-game series. "I try to win and try not to give up home runs," Guthrie said. "You tell me how Im doing. Ive got 12 home runs and two wins. So I guess Im not doing so hot on either." The White Sox had scored 14 runs and hit five home runs in the first two games. "Today was more defence and pitching," Guthrie said. "They hit for power, which is obviously dangerous anytime when you have a chance to leave the yard. It makes it tough to pitch to them." Guthrie, who is winless in seven starts since an April 9 victory over Tampa Bay, left after seven innings with the score 1-1. He gave up three hits, walked two and struck out two. "He just moves the ball in and out," White Sox third baseman Conor Gillaspie said. "Guthrie throws a lot of pitches out of the zone and it seemed like he does it on purpose, but not really today. We just kept swinging at it." Guthrie credited his fastball for his success against the White Sox. "I thought the fastball was used effectively to both sides of the plate to all the hitters. ..." he said. "My mindset was to throw strikes and get deep into the game." Wade Davis (3-1) struck out two in a flawless eighth and has tossed 10 scoreless innings in his last nine appearances. Greg Holland logged his 13th save in 14 chances, but not before giving up a single to Dayan Viciedo and walking Adam Dunn in the ninth. "It makes everybodys job easier when you have Wade and Holland and the way theyre thrown the ball all season long," Guthrie said. The Royals snapped a 1-1 tie in the eighth when Nori Aoki scored on Billy Butlers sacrifice fly. Aoki started the one-out rally with a bunt single on a two-strike count. He advanced to third on Alcides Escobars single. Eric Hosmer was walked intentionally to load the bases, and Aoki scored on Butlers fly to right. "Thats actually the first time in my entire baseball career Ive bunted with two strikes," Aoki said. "I was actually pretty nervous. Pedro (Grifol, hitting coach) convinced me to do it. I guess I have a pretty high chance of getting a bunt down, so it doesnt really matter what the count is. Im glad I was able to do that today." Danny Valencia then walked on five pitches, scoring Escobar with the second run of the inning. Paul Konerko, who leads all active visiting players with 149 RBIs at Kauffman Stadium, singled to left in the second to score Alexei Ramirez for the Chicagos run. The Royals tied it in the third when Aokis groundball single to left scored Pedro Ciriaco. The Royals wasted a chance to take the lead in the fourth when they loaded the bases with one out on singles by Butler, Valencia and Lorenzo Cain. Ciriaco, however, rolled the first pitch back to the mound and left-hander Jose Quintana started an inning ending double play. Quintana (2-4) took the loss, charged with three runs on eight hits over 7 1-3 innings. "I feel a little bit sad for no win," Quintana said. "It was a really hard game. We won the series and well get ready for the next game. I think next time itll be better for me. I dont get frustrated. I only have control to pitch a good game." NOTES: RHP Matt Lindstrom, who tops the White Sox with six saves, will have left ankle surgery to repair a torn sheath Friday and is expected to be out three months. RHP Ronald Belisario will close out White Sox games in Lindstroms absence. . White Sox LHP Chris Sale will come off the disabled list Thursday and start against the Yankees, his first outing since April 17. . The Royals 20 home runs rank last in the majors. Marvin Jones Jr Jersey . Ben Street scored twice for the Heat (17-5-1), who won their fourth game in a row and 13th in their last 14 outings. Brett Bulmer scored the lone goal for the Wild (6-11-0), who dropped their sixth straight contest. Austin Bryant Womens Jersey .com) - The Memphis Grizzlies signed guard Seth Curry on Tuesday. LONDON -- Liverpool had the look of Premier League title challengers again during an electrifying win at Tottenham on Sunday, while Arsenals scoring struggles were once more exposed in a draw at Leicester. Having opened the campaign with a slender win over Crystal Palace and then scrambled a draw at Everton, Arsenal was held 1-1 by a Leicester side playing in the top flight after a decade away. Liverpool, though, recovered from its setback at Manchester City at the start of the week with a 3-0 win at White Hart Lane which ended Tottenhams perfect start to the season. Aside from Arsenal, only three teams remain unbeaten. Chelsea and Swansea maintained their 100 per cent starts on Saturday, while Aston Villa beat Hull 2-1 on Sunday to make it two wins out of three along with a draw. Arsenal has shown in previous seasons it can recover from slow starts to still finish in the four Champions League places, but a push for the title is now expected by the London clubs fans. That could require a late addition to the striking options before the transfer window closes on Monday night until 2015. "We are very active," Wenger said of Arsenals transfer activity. "We are disappointed not to get to get the three points. Lets not put that down to only missing a striker." But with Yaya Sanogo leading the strike force in place of Olivier Giroud, who is sidelined until at least late December, Arsenal lacked cutting edge up front. When Sanogo fluffed a chance it was left to Chile forward Alexis Sanchez to score his first league goal in the 20th minute since joining from Barcelona in the off-season. But Leonardo Ulloa was able to equalize inside two mminutes after meeting Jeff Schlupps cross from close range. Jahlani Tavai Womens Jersey. "I think we lacked a bit of creativity and sharpness," Wenger said. Everything Liverpool did have in abundance at White Hart Lane, having already strengthened its striking options following Luis Suarezs departure to Barcelona by signing Mario Balotelli last week. The Italy striker started on Sunday but lacked his cutting edge on his return to English football 20 months after leaving Manchester City for AC Milan. "You could see his team ethic -- he was pressing, working for us as much as he could. He was very good," Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said. "Take away the circus that surrounds him -- the circus he probably invites himself sometimes -- and control the background noise and get him focused on his football, and hes a good fella. "Hell make mistakes and he was disappointed not to score, but hell be a handful for defenders. But Raheem Sterling shone as the creative force after putting Liverpool in front in the eighth minute after neat buildup play by Jordan Henderson and Daniel Sturridge. Liverpool took until four minutes into the second half to extend its lead courtesy of a softly-awarded penalty. After Joe Allen was held back by Eric Dier in the area, captain Steven Gerrard netted from the spot. While there was no debut goal for Balotelli, defender Alberto Moreno did score on his second appearance for Liverpool. The left back dispossessed Andros Townsend on the half way line after charged down the left flank before dispatching the ball in the net on the hour. The league now takes a two-week break for international fixtures. ' ' '
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