Alex Avila hit two of Chicago's season-high four home runs and the struggling White Sox beat Kansas City 7-5 on Friday night to give a shaky Chris Sale his major league-leading 10th win and the Royals their eight straight loss. The defending champions matched their longest losing streak since May 2013, while the White Sox opened the weekend series with their second straight win after dropping 20 of 26. Sale (10-2) pitched into the seventh and got the victory despite giving up a season-high three home runs - two solo drives to Eric Hosmer and one to Salvador Perez.
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