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Indiana can breathe a sigh of relief.On Sunday, the Fever (16-15) clinched a berth in the WNBA playoffs for a record 12th consecutive season and currently they have control of the fourth seed thanks to tiebreakers with Chicago and Atlanta, who both are 16-15.Connecticut, despite an unlikely late-season push, lost to Chicago on Sunday and was eliminated from playoff contention for the fourth straight season.Now, as the season winds down, the pressure will be all on the Fever to maintain their seeding and a first-round bye in the playoffs.The Sun, on the other hand, can start building for the future when the two teams collide at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.The Fever have had little time to celebrate after securing their playoff berth on Sunday. Thanks to Erica Wheelers 17 points, Indiana was able to come from behind to beat the Washington Mystics at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.But now the focus is hanging on to the fourth seed.Tamika Catchings, in her final season, leads a balanced scoring attack at 12.5 points per game. Eight other players average between 7.8 and 9.8 points per game.For the Sun, four players average in double figures. Alex Bentley paces the way at 13.2 points per game and Chiney Ogwumike is good for 12.6 points and 6.5 boards a game.The Fever (16-15) already have won once in Uncasville this year. On June 5, Tiffany Mitchell poured in 21 points and Indiana withstood a Connecticut rally to defeat the Sun, 88-77.The Sun returned the favor on July 13 with an 86-64 road win in Indiana. The Sun opened up a 17-point lead in the second quarter and Ogwumike and Alyssa Thomas combined for 34 points in the win. 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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kelvin Herrera had little trouble with the Chicago White Sox this season until Tuesday night.Herrera surrendered a three-run homer to Todd Frazier in the 10th inning for his first hit in five at-bats, Justin Morneau had four hits and the White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Tuesday night.Herrera had pitched five scoreless innings against Chicago, allowing one hit and striking out seven.It didnt do anything, down the middle, Herrera said of his fastball that Frazier drove out of the park.Despite hitting only .213, Frazier is tied for the major league lead with 31 homers and has 72 RBI. His latest homer came on the first pitch from Herrera (1-4) after a single by Jose Abreu and a double by Morneau.Manager Ned Yost could have opted to walk Frazier with first base open but said he didnt mind the matchup.Herrera served up a hit-me-out fastball to Frazier and he did.With Frazier, he just caught too much of the plate, Yost said.David Robertson (3-2) blew a save in the ninth when Alcides Escobars two-out single scored pinch-runner Jarrod Dyson.Dan Jennings struck out Eric Hosmer to end the game, logging his first career save.White Sox All-Star left-hander Chris Sale is 0-3 in five starts since a July 2 victory over Houston. He gave up three runs and seven hits in the first 2 1/3 innings but did not allow a hit after that. He threw 115 pitches in seven innings, striking out seven and walking one.After Edinson Volquez retired the first two hitters in the fifth, the White Sox used five straight singles to score three runs and lead 4-3. Melky Cabrera, Abreu and Morneau each drove in a run.His whole game hinged on one-third of an inning, Yost said. The fifth came and he got two quick outs and then a succession of hits and he just couldnt contain it.Paulo Orlando, batting leadoff for the first time this season, started the first with a double and scored on Cheslor Cuthberts single.Hosmers single inn the third scored Cuthbert and Lorenzo Cain, giving the Royals a 3-1 advantage.dddddddddddd Sale retired the next 13 batters before walking Raul Mondesi in the seventh.We did a nice job of scoring a run in the first and Hosmer with a great piece of hitting to score two more in the third, Yost said. And he just settled in from that point. We just couldnt do much more against him.Volquez allowed four runs, 10 hits and a walk over six innings.Bad pitches, Volquez said of his fifth inning. All those pitches were right in the middle. So its my fault.The Royals scored an unearned run in the 10th when Cuthbert doubled, took third on an error and scored on Cains groundout.ABREUS REUNIONAbreu, who is from Cuba, visited his 5-year-old son Dariel on the off-day Monday in Miami in his first time on United States soil. I couldnt say anything. I just started crying, Abreu said. Dariel, who is staying with grandparents in Florida, will see his father play in the majors for the first time this weekend when the White Sox play at the Marlins.TRAINERS ROOMWhite Sox: OF-DH Avisail Garcia was placed on the disabled list with a sprained right knee. OF Jason Coats was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte.Royals: LHP Mike Minor (recovering from 2015 labrum surgery) threw 4 1/3 innings Sunday on a rehab start for Triple-A Omaha, allowing three hits and one run against Colorado Springs. Royals general manager Dayton Moore attended Minors start. He was very impressed with his fastball command and had a very good changeup with a lot of life, Royals manager Ned Yost said of Moores scouting report.UP NEXTWhite Sox: LHP Jose Quintana is 1-8 with a 4.28 ERA in 20 career starts against the Royals.Royals: RHP Ian Kennedy has allowed one earned run and seven hits while striking out 15 in 13 innings in his past two starts. ' ' '