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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko simply scoffed when he was asked to summarize in a paragraph Monday nights wild 7-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals. "I dont know if a paragraph is enough," he said. Well, first came the five-run lead that the Royals established in the first inning. Then a frantic comeback by Chicago, capped by Konerkos two-run homer. And finally, clutch pitching by relievers Scott Downs and Jake Petricka to save the series-opening win. All in a nice, tidy paragraph. "We got behind big early, like a lot of games here in the past," Konerko said. "But guys started taking pride in their at-bats and we started to chip away." Alexei Ramirez homered and drove in four runs, and Dayan Viciedo went deep before Konerko -- starting in place of injured slugger Jose Abreu -- hit his go-ahead homer in the fifth. Zach Putnam (2-0) worked two shutout innings in relief of Scott Carroll, and Ronald Belisario also threw two scoreless innings before Downs and Petricka bailed out Matt Lindstrom. Lindstrom, normally the White Sox closer, gave up a leadoff single to Nori Aoki in the ninth, then appeared to step awkwardly fielding a sacrifice bunt by Alcides Escobar that resulted in an error. Downs entered and struck out Eric Hosmer, and then Petricka picked off pinch-runner Jarrod Dyson at second base before getting Billy Butler on a groundout for his first save. "The bullpen was great. They just continue to shine," said White Sox manager Robin Ventura, who was still awaiting word after the game on the severity of Lindstroms right ankle injury. "It didnt look good," he said. Jason Vargas (4-2) squandered the rare five-run lead the Royals pop-gun offence gave him. He allowed all seven White Sox runs in 4 2-3 innings, his shortest outing of the season. "I dont get too mad about a lot of things, but given a five-run lead in the first inning and coughing it up halfway through the fifth inning -- thats not good enough to get it done," he said. Carroll, who grew up just north of Kauffman Stadium in Liberty, had a rude homecoming for the White Sox. He allowed the first five batters he faced to reach base, failed to get an out on his first 30 pitches and trailed 5-0 by the second inning. "I was making good pitches," he said, "and they were just finding holes." The White Sox got three runs back in the third, when Ramirez hit a 2-2 pitch for his sixth homer, matching his total from last year. They got another back in the fourth, when Viciedo sent a 1-2 pitch over the wall to make it 5-4. Kansas City scraped out a run in the bottom half on Hosmers RBI single, but the White Sox completed their comeback during a messy fifth inning that ended with Vargas on the bench. It began with a single by Adam Eaton and another by Gordon Beckham, who was thrown out trying to reach second. Ramirez made it 6-5 with a groundout, but apparently thought he was safe as he was tagged sliding past the bag. Replays showed he missed the base by about 2 feet. It turned out to be a moot point. Adam Dunn walked moments later, and Konerko followed with Chicagos third homer in three innings, a two-run shot that gave the White Sox the lead. That was it for Vargas, who had been on a roll coming into the game. He won his previous two starts and held high-powered Colorado to two runs in a 3-2 victory his last time out. "Its just a tough one," Butler said. "We had that big first and then we tacked on a run and Konerko hits a home run to put them ahead. You feel like at that point, thats not going to win the game, that there is going to be more scoring. Give their bullpen credit, they came in and did a great job." NOTES: Abreu had an MRI that revealed no structural damage. Ventura characterized it as "good news." ... Royals LHP Bruce Chen (bulging disk) and White Sox LHP Chris Sale (left flexor muscle strain) plan to throw bullpen sessions Tuesday. ... Royals C Salvador Perez left in the eighth inning with a jammed right hand. Hes expected to miss a couple days. ... RHP Yordano Ventura starts for Kansas City on Tuesday night. RHP Andre Rienzo pitches for Chicago. Kevin Faulk Jersey .The Los Angeles Lakers star passed Michael Jordan for third on the NBAs career scoring list Sunday night in a 100-94 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. New England Patriots Gear . All of 46 seconds into the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 victory over Alex Ovechkins struggling Washington Capitals, Crosby assisted on Chris Kunitzs goal. https://www.patriotsjerseysale.com/261p-...y-patriots.html. 5 Trade Deadline is drawing closer and teams will be deciding on whether to buy or sell while figuring out which players can make the biggest difference and hold the greatest value. Steve Nelson Jersey .com) - No Sidney Crosby, no problem. Randy Moss Jersey . Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points, Shawn Marion had 22 and the Mavericks beat undermanned Philadelphia 124-112 Friday night, handing the 76ers their 10th straight loss.Oldham boss Stephen Robinson wants to instil the traits he saw in Northern Ireland at his new club and his quest will be helped if he can land 103-cap international Aaron Hughes. Northern Irishman Robinson, 41, vacated his position as part of his countrys coaching set-up and his role as Motherwells number two at the weekend to take up his first managerial post at SportsDirect.com Park.He was a member of Michael ONeills coaching staff at Euro 2016, the nations first major international tournament for 30 years, and will now forge his own path in the third tier of English football, a level which 36-year-old free-agent Hughes could yet be at next season. Press Association Sport understands Robinson is attempting to lure the ex-Newcastle and Fulham defender to Oldham after his contract with Melbourne City expired.Having spent the bulk of his career in the top flight, Hughes, who played three times at the Euros to help Northern Ireland reach the last 16, may be reluctant to drop down to League One and it is believed he has offers both here and abroad to carry on playing.However, after an unhappy one-year stint Down Under, his familiarity with Robinson could yet persuade him to link up with the former Northern Ireland coach in his first managerial gig.Theres a couple of Northern Ireland internationals Im currently speaking to, Robinson told Press Association Sport.Ive spoken to one in particular. At this moment in time, hes not going to commit. Its something were still working on. It would be a massive signing for Oldham.With or without Hughes, Robinson is keen for his new team to inherit the same characteristics of ONeills side.Latics will start a 20th successive campaign in League One and they have not finished higher than 15th in any of their past seven seasons, though Robinson is no stranger to seeing a team punch above its weight.dddddddddddd.Of his Northern Ireland experience, he added: We had some good players, we hadnt got the best in terms of Germany or Belgium but we did put them in a structure and shape that they overachieved.They all have to buy into that and that will take time. People have to see results, that youre making progress, to buy into it.Anyone who watched the Euros saw the Northern Ireland fans and the work-rate and effort that the players put in and thats the minimum you can demand off a professional footballer.People sitting here would give their right arm to be out on the pitch so you give everything you have, you work hard and thats the basis for every bit of success weve had with Northern Ireland.Robinsons first phone call after holding discussions with Oldham was to his mentor ONeill, who encouraged him to take the job even though it meant losing him from his backroom team.However, Robinson stressed he believes the country can reach greater heights still after the Euros, provided ONeill is not snagged by a club side too.As long as they keep hold of Michael, theres a lot more to be achieved; the man can achieve anything he wants in football, he noted.It wasnt a case of I think that was as far as we can go. It was more the opportunity of Oldham and managing in League One and being able to put my stamp on things, that was the temptation. Also See: Oldham video Oldham fixtures Oldham stats ' ' '