ROYALS 3, WHITE SOX 0
“We have people [in the clubhouse who] have to step it up a notch,” Guillen said Thursday before the Sox got just two hits in eight innings off Zack Greinke in a 3-0 loss to the Royals. “That’s why we’re going to have a little meeting [with the players] after the season. Spring training we’ll have another one, and then things are going to be different.”
– Sox rookies wore an assortment of costumes on the team’s charter flight to Minneapolis.
Next series
At Minnesota
Friday: 7:10 p.m., CSN. LH Mark Buehrle (9-9, 3.55) vs. LH Johan Santana (15-12, 3.14)
Saturday: 11:10 a.m., CSN. RH Javier Vazquez (13-8, 3.83) vs. RH Scott Baker (9-8, 4.15)
Sunday: 1:10 p.m., CSN. RH Gavin Floyd (1-4, 5.65) vs. RH Kevin Slowey (3-0, 5.00)
– Carlos Ruiz scored in the final seconds to help FC Dallas tie the Fire 1-1 on Thursday night. Chicago’s Chris Rolfe scored an unassisted goal in the 56th minute to give the Fire a 1-0 lead.
– The Fire (8-10-7) have not won a game in Dallas since July 4, 1999, a streak of 10 games.
– Fire goalie Matt Pickens had made two spectacular saves in the final 20 minutes of the game.
Friday: 7:30 p.m.; CSN
– Rookie C Jonathan Toews (broken finger) is expected to miss two to three weeks.
