Eric Hosmer homered off White Sox ace Chris Sale for the third time this season as the Royals edged the White Sox 2-0 on Sunday afternoon at U.S. Cellular Field.
Hosmer, who also cranked two homers off Sale on June 10, became the first left-hander hitter to hit three homers off Sale in his career. Sale, 27, has only allowed eight homers to left-handers in seven years.
Hosmer’s opposite-field shot came in the top of the sixth and stretched the Royals’ lead to 2-0. Kendrys Morales had opened the scoring with a homer to left field in the second.