Dayan Viciedo hit a three-run homer in a five-run third inning as the White Sox cruised to a 9-1 victory over the Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Alejandro De Aza added a two-run homer for Chicago, which had lost seven of its previous eight. Hector Santiago pitched eight innings of one-run ball to move to 3-and-5. Eric Hosmer hit a solo homer to account for Kansas City's lone run. Jeremy Guthrie was rocked for six runs in two-and-a-third innings for the Royals, who have lost three in-a-row.
Game #2 of the series is this afternoon with the Pre-Game Show at 12:35 on Newstalk 1060.