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White Sox bullpen struggles against K.C.
CHICAGO - When they went to their bullpen, the White Sox trailed by two.
When the game ended, they trailed by eight.
Middle relievers Boone Logan, Nick Masset and Adam Russell allowed six runs in the eighth inning Saturday, as Kansas City turned a close game into a blowout.
“We need those guys to contribute better,” Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said after his team lost, 9-1, to the Royals at U.S. Cellular Field. “I said that [Friday] night. Those guys in the middle of the bullpen, they have to be better if we want to get to where we want to get to. They have to step up and do a better job.”
Guillen lifted starter Gavin Floyd (10-6) after six quality innings - the right-hander scattered four hits and an earned run, walked three and struck out s
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