Freddy Fermin hit a line drive RBI single into left center in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Kansas City Royals a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. Steven Cruz (1-0) pitched the 12th for his first major league win as the Royals won their seventh consecutve game and for the 16th time in their last 18 games.

The red-hot Royals continued their incredible domination of the White Sox with a win on Thursday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.

The Kansas City Royals host the not quite historically awful but still bad Chicago White Sox tonight at Kauffman Stadium in the second game of this four-game set. With wins each of the last two nights,