In a matchup of teams on track to both lose 100 or more games, the White Sox avoided getting swept in a three-game series. Jose Abreu hit a tying home run off Jason Adam in the eighth and pinch-hitter Daniel Palka had a three-run homer off Jason Hammellater in the inning, leading Chicago over the Kansas City Royals 6-4 Thursday. read more http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=380802104