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Another multi-homer game, another White Sox win.  This time, Andruw Jones (his 9th) and Alex Rios (his 4th) ignited the fireworks, each of them depositing the ball over the wall in left-center, just to the right of the graphic marking "The Catch," to power a 9-2 victory over the Royals.  Freddy Garcia contributed another quality start (his third in five outings) to pick up the win.  Garcia allowed 10 hits in his six innings, but by avoiding any walks, was able to hold KC to just two runs.  Scott Linebrink, J.J. Putz, and Bobby Jenks (in a non-save situation) each pitched a frame of scoreless relief to preserve the win.

At the plate, Juan Pierre had two hits (and a swipe of second, his 15th stolen base of the year).  Rios added a double to his homer to raise his batting average to a team-leading .309.  Mark Teahen joined the multi-hit club with a single and a double.  Collectively, the Sox totaled nine hits on the night, three fewer than the Royals, but with two of them being home runs and with six walks, it was more than enough to win.

The win gave the Sox their first series win over a division rival in 2010, and only their second series win overall (the other being the sweep of Seattle).  The Good Guys are now 4-8 against the A.L. Central (1-5 vs. Cleveland, 3-3 vs. Minnesota and KC combined) and 8-8 against the rest of the league.  John Danks, the team's best pitcher so far, faces the Blue Jays tonight at the Cell (where the home team is 8-7).  Go Sox!