KANSAS CITY -- Jeff Samardzija has had a rough August.
The White Sox haven’t been any better.
Fantastic in July, Samardzija has allowed 16 earned runs in his past two starts, including seven Saturday as the White Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals 7-6 in front of 39,302 at Kauffman Stadium. Jose Abreu hit two solo home runs and Adam Eaton singled in two more, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the White Sox from their seventh loss in nine tries. Once 2 1/ 2 games out in the wild-card race, the White Sox are now seven back.