CHICAGO -- Alex Gordon knew exactly what was going to happen when he hustled over to make a play on Micah Johnson's foul liner. And he went all out for it anyway.
Gordon made a spectacular leaping grab on Johnson's ball in the sixth inning of Kansas City's 5-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, going into the stands to bring it in before he landed in a group of fans.
"When I was going over, I knew when I jumped I was going to jump in the stands," Gordon said. "I kind of had an idea of where the fence was and how low it was. I just said I gotta make the catch here, and that was it."
Gordon also made a fine running catch on Avisail Garcia's liner to left in the fourth, throwing to second to double off Melky Cabrera for the final out. Gordon went 2-for-4 at the plate, including a two-run drive for his second homer, but it was the defense of the four-time Gold Glove winner that attracted the most attention on a difficult day for the Royals.
"That's the type of player Alex is," manager Ned Yost said. "The ball in the stands was flashy. It was a great play, but the double-play ball, when he ran to the line and turned all in one motion and threw a bullet back to second base, that was a huge play too."