The temper inside the home clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium was bolstered not simply by a winning streak but the manner in which the Royals had built it. There were unlikely culprits, the reminiscent avenues of offensive production and the late drama. The recipe produced the longest home winning streak in more than two seasons.
It took 12 innings to put it to rest.
The White Sox halted the Royals’ home surge with a 4-2 win at Kauffman Stadium.
Kansas City (49-96) had won seven consecutive games inside its own ballpark. White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson supplied the game-winning two-run blast with two outs in the 12th.