Jose Abreu reaches rare milestone for White Sox in 8
Jose Abreu
Jose Abreu  is building an impressive collection of souvenir baseballs.
The White Sox first baseman kept the ball he hit for a triple to complete his first cycle earlier this month  and on Saturday night he added another for his trophy case.  Abreu  became the third player in major-league history to begin  his  career with four seasons of 25-plus home runs and 100-plus RBIs.
"It feels good to get this goal  this accomplishment  " Abreu  said through a team interpreter following the Sox's 8-2 loss to the Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field. "It's very special for  me  (and) for my family too. I want to thank the White Sox organization for the opportunity  (manager Rick Renteria)  my teammates and all the guys that have been supporting me through my career  especially this year.
 Abreu  joined some impressive company: Joe DiMaggio (1936-39) and Albert Pujols (2001-04).
"Every time that your name is around two of the greatest people in baseball you have to feel good because that means that you have done something special " said  Abreu   who has been playing through a shin injury.
 Abreu 's celebration was muted by the loss  which snapped a modest two-game winning streak.  Abreu  knocked in both runs against Royals starter Danny Duffy with a first-inning single that scored rookie Yoan Moncada for  Abreu 's 99th RBI and a groundout to third that drove in Willy Garcia in the seventh. That gave Sox players a reason to celebrate during a game â and a season â without a whole lot of highlights.
"As much as all the different things are going on for us as a team and as an organization  you still have one guy that continues to be now for the fourth season a part of an elite class " Renteria said. "Everybody was feeling it for ( Abreu )."
The Sox's bullpen imploded  as the Royals scored three in the seventh and two in the eighth to put the game out of reach. All that remained was  Abreu 's chance at history  and  he  got it when  he  came to the plate with the bases loaded and one out in the seventh and delivered the run-scoring grounder.
"This is a reward for the effort and all the work you put in for preparation for your season "  Abreu  said. "It's special when you get this kind of result and consistency in your stats. This organization  maybe we are not in the position we want to be right now as a team  but I know that better times are to come."
[TGT] is building an impressive collection of souvenir baseballs.
The White Sox first baseman kept the ball he hit for a triple to complete his first cycle earlier this month  and on Saturday night he added another for his trophy case.   [TGT] became the third player in major-league history to begin   [TGT]   career with four seasons of 25-plus home runs and 100-plus RBIs.
"It feels good to get this goal  this accomplishment  "  [TGT] said through a team interpreter following the Sox's 8-2 loss to the Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field. "It's very special for  me  (and) for my family too. I want to thank the White Sox organization for the opportunity  (manager Rick Renteria)  my teammates and all the guys that have been supporting me through my career  especially this year.
  [TGT]   joined some impressive company: Joe DiMaggio (1936-39) and Albert Pujols (2001-04).
"Every time that your name is around two of the greatest people in baseball you have to feel good because that means that you have done something special " said  Abreu   who has been playing through a shin injury.
  [TGT]  's celebration was muted by the loss  which snapped a modest two-game winning streak.   [TGT] knocked in both runs against Royals starter Danny Duffy with a first-inning single that scored rookie Yoan Moncada for   [TGT]  's 99th RBI and a groundout to third that drove in Willy Garcia in the seventh. That gave Sox players a reason to celebrate during a game â and a season â without a whole lot of highlights.
"As much as all the different things are going on for us as a team and as an organization  you still have one guy that continues to be now for the fourth season a part of an elite class " Renteria said. "Everybody was feeling it for  [TGT] ."
The Sox's bullpen imploded  as the Royals scored three in the seventh and two in the eighth to put the game out of reach. All that remained was   [TGT]  's chance at history  and  he  got it when  he  came to the plate with the bases loaded and one out in the seventh and delivered the run-scoring grounder.
"This is a reward for the effort and all the work you put in for preparation for your season "  Abreu  said. "It's special when you get this kind of result and consistency in your stats. This organization  maybe we are not in the position we want to be right now as a team  but I know that better times are to come."