April 10--The summary
White Sox left-hander John Danks gave up four earned runs on seven hits in 52/3 innings Thursday as the Royals swept the Sox with a 4-1 victory at Kauffman Stadium. Danks, who entered the game 7-0 overall against the Royals, gave up a first-inning run but then pitched four scoreless innings until the Royals broke through in the sixth.
Lorenzo Cain had a leadoff double and Kendrys Morales doubled him home. Salvador Perez then hit a two-out, two-run homer for a four-run lead.
On the mound
Sox starters Jeff Samardzija, Jose Quintana and John Danks allowed 14 earned runs in 162/3 innings in the first three games.
At the plate
The Sox managed just four hits off Royals right-hander Edinson Volquez in his eight innings. Alexei Ramirez had an RBI single in the seventh to drive in Adam LaRoche, who was hit by a pitch.
In the field
After watching Cain make two impressive catches at the wall, Sox center fielder Adam Eaton made a diving catch to stop a Mike Moustakas fly and keep the Royals from scoring after a leadoff triple in the fifth.
Key number
2003 -- The last time the Sox started 0-3.
The quote
"We've had a three-game losing streak before, so you push it aside at the beginning of the year, get that out of the way and get back into playing baseball." -- Sox manager Robin Ventura.
The quote II
"I felt like I had better stuff than 52/3 innings. I made a couple of mistakes, but also was able to make pitches when I had to." -- Danks
