White Sox crown Royals 4-1; Buehrle now 8-2

Mark Buehrle was dominant into the ninth inning, allowing six hits and a run, and the surging White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Thursday night for their sixth victory in a row. Now 20-8 lifetime against the Royals, Buehrle started the ninth with a four-hit shutout but failed to get his first complete game since May 2, 2008, when Alberto Callaspo doubled and scored on David DeJesus' one-out double.