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The Kansas City Royals dodged a major injury scare against the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night. In the first inning, Vinnie Pasquantino dealt with a heat-related illness while facing White Sox starter Sean Burke. Pasquantino struck out after a nine-pitch battle but required medical attention midway through the at-bat.

The Sox left 11 runners on base and the bullpen imploded after Martin pitched six innings of one-hit ball. Now they have to play .500 ball the rest of the way to avoid the century mark for losses.

Three Chicago White Sox veteran outfielders recently shared some of the steps they take to navigate the “dog days” of August.

Rave belted his fourth career homer off White Sox starter Sean Burke in the third inning. He saw two curveballs before connecting on a 93.9 mph fastball. It was his first home run at Kauffman Stadium. He has hit safely in his last five games with an at-bat.

Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino exited Saturday’s game against the Chicago White Sox with a heat-related illness. In the first inning, Pasquantino was checked out by Royals manager Matt Quatraro and the training staff during his first at-bat. He appeared to feel discomfort while at the plate against White Sox starter Sean Burke.

The Sox are getting their first extended look at Colson Montgomery, Chase Meidroth, Miguel Vargas and Curtis Mead together in the same lineup. Now they have to figure out who sticks.

Lorenzen missed 25 games with a left oblique injury. He was sidelined prior to the All-Star Break after he aggravated his oblique while batting a sickness. The Royals made the decision to allow the injury discomfort to subside in recent weeks.