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KANSAS CITY, Mo. L.J. Collier Youth Jersey . -- Lorenzo Cain hit a three-run homer, Nori Aoki kept up his tear at the plate and the Kansas City Royals roughed up Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale in a 6-2 victory Wednesday night that kept the pressure on Detroit in the AL Central. The first-place Tigers led the Royals by 1 1/2 games at the start of the night. Alcides Escobar also homered for a Royals offence that had been scuffling for weeks, and Aoki went 3 for 4 to finish with 11 hits in the series. Yordano Ventura (13-10) allowed three hits and two walks over seven innings, the lone run off him coming on a sacrifice fly. Meanwhile, Sale (12-4) was cuffed for a season-high five earned runs on nine hits over five innings. It was arguably the three-time All-Stars worst start since Aug. 23, 2013, when he gave up eight runs over seven innings in a loss to the Rangers. The White Sox loaded the bases with nobody out in the third inning, and Adam Eaton staked them to a lead with his sacrifice fly. But Ventura calmly struck out the next two batters to get out of trouble, and then kept Chicago guessing with a blazing fastball all night. It didnt take Kansas City long to take the lead for good. In the bottom of the third, Escobar and Aoki hit back-to-back singles before Cain sent a pitch over the left-field wall. The three-run homer was the first allowed by Sale on a 0-2 count in his career -- 164 appearances and nearly 670 batters over parts of five seasons. Escobar added his solo shot with two outs in the fourth. His third homer of the season and first since May 11 landed in almost the exact same spot as Cains home run. Aoki doubled in the first inning, singled in the third and fourth and walked in the sixth, earning a standing ovation. His 11 hits against the White Sox broke the Royals record for a three-game series that had been shared by George Brett (1982) and Willie Wilson (1980). It was also the first time a Kansas City player had three hits in three straight games since Mike Sweeney accomplished the feat from July 8-10, 2005, according to STATS. TRAINERS ROOM White Sox: DH-1B Paul Konerko, out since breaking his left hand on Sept. 2, will likely return this weekend in Tampa Bay. "Give him a couple of at-bats and if hes up for it he can probably DH one of those games and see how it feels," manager Robin Ventura said. Royals: INF Christian Colon (broken middle finger) was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Sept. 7. There was no word on whether the Royals are adding another player to the roster. UP NEXT White Sox: LHP Jose Quintana (8-10, 3.30 ERA) starts Friday nights opener in Tampa Bay. 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We really wanted that game.Seguins goal capped a furious comeback as Dallas scored twice in the final 2:57 to win its second straight and snap a six-game losing streak in Pittsburgh. Jamie Benn and Antoine Roussel also scored for the Stars, who wrapped up a three-game road trip with a win in Pittsburgh for the first time since Dec. 23, 2000.Sidney Crosby had his fourth goal of the season and Chris Kunitz also scored — both on power plays in the first 10 minutes of the game — for the Penguins.We didnt get a point out of that and its a little frustrating, Crosby said.Dallas, trailing 2-1, thought it had the tying score with 3:33 left, but Jason Spezzas would-be goal was waved off after it was ruled that Seguin interfered with goalie Marc-Andre Fleury during a partial breakaway.Obviously a disallowed goal is a good bounce, but we didnt take advantage of it, Crosby said.The Stars did, tying the game seconds later, as Benn got his second of the year when he slammed home a rebound from the top of the crease.Seguin scored the game-winner after Crosby was whistled for tripping with 10 seconds left. He took a pass at the point from Spezza and wristed a shot that caromed off Fleurys blocker and into the net.Fleury finished with 25 saves, while Kari Lehtonen stopped 27 shots for Stars.Penguins forward Pascal Dupuis left the game on a stretcher in the second period.He was cross-checked in front of the net by Stars defenceman Alex Goligoski and hit in the neck or upper-back area by Kris Letangs shot from the point while he was down.Dupuis remained on his knees in discomfort and threw off his gloves, shaking his hands before play stopped with 6:58 remaining in the period. He was tended to while on his back for several minutes and gave a thumbs-up to the crowd while leaving the ice.He had some numbness in his arm and it was coming back, so thats a real positive sign, but I havent heard anything more, Penguins coach Mike Johnston saidd. Steve Largent Jersey. Dupuis tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee last December, costing him the final 43 games of the regular season. He had four points in the Penguins season opener last Thursday.As difficult as it is, you have to go out and play, Crosby said. I dont think we necessarily let down because of that. They picked it up.Seguin, Benn and Spezza led the way.Seguin had a hat trick during a 4-2 win against Columbus on Tuesday, while Benn notched four points, but Spezza struggled entering Thursdays game with just one assist.That changed in the final three minutes against the Penguins.Spezza, who spent 11 years with Ottawa — the last one as captain — before he was traded to Dallas in the off-season, helped on the final two goals, notching the primary assist on the game-winner.Thats the type of leadership were looking for