John Rave homered playing in place of the ailing Vinnie Pasquantino and the Kansas City Royals beat Chicago White Sox 6-2 on Saturday night to move above

The Chicago White Sox have dropped nine of 11 after suffering a 3-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Friday. Lenyn Sosa homered for the Sox.

The Royals must contend with the Texas Rangers on Monday night. It’s the start of a four-game series that will have playoff implications. The Royals swept the Rangers in June and need one more victory to secure the regular-season tiebreaker.

Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro was ejected from Friday’s game against the Chicago White Sox in the fifth inning. Quatraro was tossed after arguing with second-base umpire Tom Hanahan. Quatraro stormed out of the Royals’ dugout at Kauffman Stadium to address Hanahan after outfielder Kyle Isbel was called out on a stolen-base attempt.

Lenyn Sosa hit his team-leading 15th home run Friday. The Chicago White Sox infielder has established career highs in runs (40), hits (103), doubles (16), home runs and RBIs (49).

Considering how well Noah Cameron has pitched at Kauffman Stadium of late, the Kansas City Royals appear in good shape to continue their home dominance over the Chicago White Sox.