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kansas city.
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steve: miller lite keeps you up to date on all the scores and games around major league baseball. steve: chris getz comes in defensively at second.
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giavotella will leave. hawk: it's about time we got some runs. we trail it 3-0 if you are just joining us. pauley to lead it off. he is 1-2. then a.j. then rios. huge gap out there in right center. oops. steve: this ball way up and in.
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hawk: there is a curveball. steve: pauley went to go back and get a little pine tar as his bat is getting some slipperyness to it. hawk: everything out on that field is getting we had. steve: yes. hochevar has been effective as he has made 92 very effective pitches. he has retired eight in a row. this is by far the best he has looked this year. hawk: pauley trying to take that ball to the right side. if you are just tuning in, we had a
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56-minute rain delay -- or a delay. it didn't rain too much. steve: it didn't rain as hard as it is now. hawk: he hooked that one to falu, and that is out number one. steve: bullpen up and going for the royals. it is gregg holland . they have some very good arms in their pen, even losing the closer soria. nothing wrong will the arms out there. the results at times have been spotty. hawk: curveball how to a.j. a.j. walked on four pitches back in the second. then he struck out
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on a bad pitch, a high fastball, back in the fourth. outfield straight up for him and spread out. he reaches out and hooks that one. so, two down. a reminder sox fans. join us on saturday may 26 as your sox take on the indians. the first 20,000 fans will receive a robin ventura bobblehead presented by helpses max. the first 20,000 fans will serve a robin ventura bobblehead presented by pepsi max. steve: to put this outing in perspective for hochevar he had six preseason starts with a total of 28 innings. so that is less than five innings per start he has aed. he is absolutely dominating here with two out in the bottom of the seventh inning.
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hawk: he pitched a game against us a couple of years ago in kansas city that we had absolutely no chance. 2-1. that ball hit well. stay narrow. stay fair. it won't. didn't miss by much, but by enough. steve: that one hugged the line a long time before finally hooking in front of the pole. he is yelling get foul. it worked.
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hawk: he just missed that one. he got a cookie on a breaking ball. pops it up. escobar fighting that rain, stays with it and hauls it in. a inning, and we go to the eighth -- a 1-2-3 inning and we go to the eighth.
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steve: boston held on to beat the indians 4-1. hawk: toronto beat minnesota 2-1. there is a chopper. takes a nice bounce right there. one out. here comes robin. he is going to let this man have a good night's sleep. well, a great job by nate jones. absolutely unbelievable. one hit, four strikeouts. the one hit by quintero, the only ball it leave the infield. what a job nate did tonight. hawk: that is the way you build up confidence in a guy. he has done a great job. you get him out of there the right time, especially when you are
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trailing. he feels good, sleeps well and feels like a major league player. we will be back. [ male announcer ] the new miller lite punch top can. crack it. punch it. for a smoother pour. ♪ how you like me now? ♪ ♪ how you like me now? ♪ ♪ how you like me now? ♪ ♪ how you like me now? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ oh, yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] however you punch it... ♪ ♪ it's miller time.
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steve: after the game, stay tuned for the 9:00 news weather and sports highlights. so will ohman comes into the game in relief of nate jones, who was brilliant. ohman, 0-1 e.r.a.
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4.76, and for the 15th time. hawk: eric hosmer takes ball one. he is 1-3. he had that swinging squibing soft ground ball about 30 or 35 feet down the third-base line for a hit. steve: that got a piece of a.j. high off the chest protector, but can't feel good. hawk: well, when you are as big as
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a.j. is as big as carlton fisk they are big guys, and they are going to take a beating, a huge beating. steve: yes. hawk: 2-2 the count. a 3-0 kansas city lead here with one out in the top of the eighth. hosmer appears to
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be hitting a little more uphill this year than he did last season. last season he was hitting downhill and just killing everything. two out. steve: well the league will make an adjustment to you. they do it with every young hitter that comes in. he came in, set the league on fire, and the advance scouting reports eventually find the soft spots. now it is up to eric hosmer, who has all the talent in the world, to adjust and see what he can do. hawk: they have one of the better hitting coaches. that ball hammered. that is a base hit.
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flu with a single in the first, and a solid single here in the eighth. and here is escobar. he had a double in the fourth. he is 1-3. the outfield is straight up for him. he takes ball one. alcides last year hit .254, four homers, and he stole 24 bases.
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everywhere. falu has yet to attempt a stolen base. that is a balk. steve: he started up, and what will is going to say is that a time-out was called by rob drake who i don't believe called time-out. will said he stepped off. i didn't think he stepped off. we will take another look at it. watch it here.
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now watch it again. right there he broke his front leg. hawk: it's a balk. steve: it's a balk, simple as that. hawk: so he will depart. zach stewart comes on, and we will be back. [ jake ] out here, nothing says summer
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steve: jones jones had a great slider tonight. he went 2 1/3 innings striking out four and giving up no runs. zach stewart comes into the game. he inherits falu out at second base and he's got two outs here in the top of the eighth inning. hawk: a 1-1 count. alcides escobar a whole bunch of talent. steve: he made a play last night that should make a believer out of
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you. hawk: you don't see that play often. the only way to make that play is if you have a big arm, and he certainly has that. steve: you don't see many two-hoppers throw out people, but when you make the equivalent of a jump pass like he did in the outfield in the hole at short, get a couple of hops and win the battle quite an arm. hawk: stay in here, come back. nope. a.j. got his ears llodra. -- llodra. two out, two balls, two strikes.
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and that's out of play. well, it has just been a miserable night here at the ballpark. steve: unfortunately, chris sale got off to a slow start and then started throwing the ball well. the bullpen has been terrific. but hochevar has been too much to this point. hawk: there's a roller and hit hard. another double for escobar. that is his 12th, and it is a 4-0 game. steve: the ninth run batted in, second double of the night.
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and that one really hurt. it stayed on the inner portion, didn't do a whole lot and almost left the ballpark. hawk: there is quintero. he's 1-3. he takes a first-pitch strike. 4-10-0 for them 0-3-1 for us. and there's a base hit. and it is 5-0.
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steve: his seventh run batted in that will. that fastball down the middle and the inside-out swing. not a particularly good aim. hawk: that will bring up the leadoff man, jarrod dyson. he's 1-3 with a walk and a run scored. he takes a first-pitch strike. if you are just
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tuning in chris sale started and had a bad first inning. he walked the first two men dyson and giavotella. then give up a single to gordon that loaded the bases. a single to the next batter that scored a run. francona hit a double play ball that did not get turned. they threw it away. hosmer with a single. falu with a single. they came away with three runs and that has been it up until now. after that, chris settled down nicely. but it appears it was just too late unless we can do something with six outs left.
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pulled the string on him, and he still was able to get a piece of it. orioles looking to even the series at one game each. the sox won it 5-0.
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a full count to jarrod dyson. gotta hurry. nope. steve: you have to come charge that ball and really pour it over there because dyson is one of the fastest guys from the left side in this league. handoff here is chris getz making his first plate appearance. giavotella was 0-3 with a walk and a run scored. chris played last night. he was 0-2 with a
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walk. 2-0 the count. that is right at de aza. they come up with a bare, and we will go to the bottom of the eighth in deep, deep trouble. ♪ how you like me now? ♪ ♪ how you like me now? ♪ ♪ how you like me now? ♪ ♪ how you like me now? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ oh, yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the new miller lite punch top can. crack it. punch it. for a smoother pour. however you punch
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try zantac® this has been medifacts for zantac® steve: gregg holland is the new pitcher for the royals. kyle lohse was brilliant in his seven innings of work. holland comes in with an 11.37 e.r.a., on for the eighth time. opponents hitting .406. those are some big numbers. last year holland was pretty close to unhittable for this team.
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5-1 with a 1.80 e.r.a. in 46 games. he is certainly a whole lot better than he has shown to this point. hawk: the lower third of our order ramirez, viciedo and morel to face derek holland -- gregg holland. steve: hochevar went seven no runs, three hits with a walk and five strikeouts. hawk: alexei is 0-2. he has hit into a 6-4-3 double play and lined hoard to center. he takes a first-pitch strike. the count is 0-2.
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bottom of the eighth in oakland, 3-0, a's. boston beats cleveland 4-1 at fenway. toronto beat minnesota 2-1 at target field. giants leading the d-backs 4-1 in the bottom of the seventh. that is in phoenix. end of five in l.a., dodgers, 1 rockies 0. the angels beat the texas rangers 4-2 carpenter over harrison. and that's out number one.
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so here is tank. he is 0-2. in that angels-rangers game, josh hamilton hit number 18. first-pitch strike. milwaukee beat the cubs 8-2 at miller park. in the bronx, the yankees beat the mariners 6-2. atlanta over stimulus 7-2 in missouri. washington, the nasty nats 21-12 beat cincinnati 2-1. the reds are 16-16. baltimore beat tampa bay 5-3. buck showalter,
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22-12. tampa bay, 20-14. two down. steve: that was another good overhand hook. hawk: well we have a guy coming in here with a 9.00 e.r.a. and making a start. he had no runs on three hits. we have another guy coming out with 11-plus opponents hitting over .400. steve: i don't know who that guy was, but the guy throwing this stuff was not that guy. hawk: right. san diego beat the phillies 2-1. philly is 15-19. the pirates are 15-18.
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but right here we trail it 5-0. the count is 3-0. steve: eric stults who was going to start this game before chris sale was inserted back into the rotation. hawk: so brent draws a walk. he is 1-2. and here is de aza. he is 0-3.
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we want to thank one of our interns julian, who is making our last game with us. a flies young man. best of -- nice young man. s best of luck to him. his place is being taken by dan. nice to have these young interns come in and get a peek at what's going on. steve: they are pretty close to making the transition as we speak.
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hawk: big gap out there in right center. did not check it up. so holland strikes out the side, and we will go to the ninth. the chill of peppermint. the rich dark chocolate. york peppermint pattie get the sensation. psst. ever wonder if there's more out there? how did you know? your lunch says it all. upgrade your meal with wendy's new signature sides. like our chili cheese fries, or baked sweet potatoes. sides that make the meal. that's wendy's way. now that's better. and let's see how colorful an afternoon can be. with certified advice to help us expand our palette... ...and prices that give us more spring per dollar... ...we can mix the right soil with the right ideas.
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steve: our ford drive of the game was all the way back in the first inning and has set the tone for the night. butler sliced this ball away from rios. it looked like it may have been a double, but butler settles for a long single. three runs eventually score. the ford drive of the game. hawk: gordon grounds out. he is now 1-5. he had a big base hit back in the first inning and scored. if you are just tuning in, this game started off bad and then got worse.
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steve: when you are not getting any offense at all -- and hochevar was really tough tonight. he got everything over the plate, changed speeds nicely and established early that he was going to throw strikes. hawk: well, that is why it got worse. steve: he only walked one man. hawk: hochevar is very capable, very capable. butler. and here is franceour. jeff is 0-4, but he does have an r.b.i. this didn't take
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hawk: we need a big inning, boys or we can go home with a loss. beckman to lead it off, to be followed by dunn and a.j. and a host of others. he takes ball one. takes ball two. steve: he has had a
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few control problems this year although the e.r.a. is pretty good. we could use a huge rally. hawk: yeah. there's a strike. even if it falls short, just to set it up for tomorrow. there's a leadoff walk. home, philip humber against danny duffy. make your plans to be with us. when we come back, it will be the rubber match of the three-game set. last year the royals were tough
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on us. we played them 18 times, and they won 11 of them. first-pitch strike to adam. adam has popped to second lined out to short and struck out swinging on a curveball. 1-1 the count. steve: that was a
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nice stop by quintero. he has had a good game tonight. he has taken a beating, but he has had a good game. hawk: one out. that will bring up pauley. pauley is 1-3. he singled back in the fourth inning.
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hooks it around. joe will make himself a few friend. the count is 1-1. a ball, a strike and an out here in the bottom of the ninth. 5-12-0 for the royals, and 0-3-1 for us. 2-1.
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well he gets two demerits for that. that is just foul. a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the ninth one out. steve: and a trip to the mound. hawk: i used to hate those demerits. steve: well, you don't want to rush into anything. hawk: i was a demaret magnet. one hour for every demerit over five. steve: well, they
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used to also have a player's court where they would fine you for specific grievances. hawk: and pauley goes down. so, two down. the 10th strikeout for kansas city pitching, and here is a.j. he takes ball one. a.j. has walked struck out and grounded to second.
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3-0. and there is the second walk of the inning. steve: that is going to bring out dave eiland. hawk: and bring up alex rios. steve: jonathon broxton, the closer
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of these royals. you might remember him with the los angeles dodgers. broxton has saved seven games this year with an e.r.a. of 1.54. he is a big man. hawk: first-pitch strike to alex, who is 1-3. keep it going. let's give them a little bit of a finish. and that is into center field. when that ball comes down this ball game will be over. the sox never could get anything going. in the top half of the first inning they scored three and it got worse from there. it ended 5-0 kansas city. we will be back. >> coming up on wgn news nato
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protestors hold a summitt of their own one week in advance of the big conference. some of chicago's most promising students see a dream realized. and a local mom whose love and dedication epitomizes why we celebrate mother's day. the news is next.
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hochevar. all he did was go seven innings, no runs, three hits,. for kansas city 5-12-and they left nine. hochevar 3-3. sale takes the loss, he is 3-2. a reminder your next white sox telecast will be tuesday when they host the tigers. now chicago white sox baseball was brought to you by xfinity. for everyone here -- this is the hawk. so long, everybody.
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>> you're watching wgn news at 9:00. >> marching, meeting and planning. one week before the nato summitt, protestors are organizing their efforts. good evening everyone. i am robert jordan. and i am jackie bange. maggie is here with our top start. >> earlier protestors marched here to mccormick
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place. their message simple. they say leaders should be focused on health care, not warfare. they chanted health care is a human right. some 300 people marching more than 10 miles much of it in the rain. but protestors seemed unfazed by the weather. >> we knew what the weather was going to be like. our supporters came anyway. whether it snows raines, tornados or thunders we want to make our march known. >> they want health care, not warfare should be the city's focus. if they have the resource toss host things like the nato summitt surely more could be used for health care. >> if they took all that money they put into nato and put it back into the community where it belongs, then we wouldn't have to be out here making the walks, and we wouldn't see as

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