CHICAGO -- It looked like the Chicago White Sox would break out of their mini-hitting slump on Wednesday night as Kansas City starter Jeremy Guthrie entered the game with a 7.71 ERA and an 0-3 record since he came to the Royals in a trade with Colorado. But with two of its top hitters, Paul Konerko and Alex Rios, out the White Sox just didnt have enough firepower to contend. Guthrie picked up his first victory since late May, scattering five hits over eight innings in Kansas Citys 2-1 win over Chicago. Guthrie (1-3) got his first win with the Royals and improved to 4-12 overall since arriving in the trade. He struck out five and walked none. His last victory was an 11-5 decision over Houston on May 31. He struggled through nine losses in his next 13 appearances. "It didnt seem like we could get anything going," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. Solo home runs by Mike Moustakas and Salvador Perez provided all the runs for Kansas City. Greg Holland gave up a run-scoring single in the bottom of the ninth but picked up his third save. Jose Quintana (4-2) worked seven innings and gave up five hits. He walked two and struck out five. Kansas City took two of three in the series. Chicago had won its last four series and five straight at home. Kansas City took a 1-0 lead in the second on Moustakas 17th home run of the season. With two outs, the third baseman lined Quintanas first pitch deep in to the seats in right. Perez made it 2-0 with a two-out homer to right on a 2-0 pitch from Quintana. The home run was his sixth of the season. Chicago had a runner in scoring position in the third when Alejandro De Aza singled with two outs and reached second on an errant pickoff throw from Perez to first baseman Eric Hosmer. But Gordon Beckham ended the inning with a fly to right. The Royals tried to pad the lead in the sixth with runners on first and second with two outs, but Perez flied out to centre to end the threat. Guthrie had retired nine straight into the sixth inning when Beckham lined a two-out double down the left field line. Guthrie closed the inning by striking out Adam Dunn looking. "That arguably could be the best-pitched game we had all year," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "He was in total control ... locating his pitches down, changing speeds, great command of the strike zone (and) never really got into any spots where they really threatened." The left-handed Quintana had four straight no-decisions entering Wednesday. He last won on July 5, a 2-1 victory over Texas where he surrendered one earned run while striking out eight and walking just one. "Right now Im not getting much run support, but that will change," Quintana said through a translator. "He (Quintana) threw the ball really well," White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski said. "He deserved a better fate. But, we only scored one run. Thats not going to get it done in this park." White Sox reliever Jesse Crain worked the eighth while Brett Myers pitched a scoreless ninth. In the ninth, Holland gave up a one-out single to Dunn, who scored on Pierzynskis two-out grounder up the middle. Yost said he was hoping for continued improvement from Guthrie, winless in his first three starts with a 7.71 ERA since arriving in the trade with the Rockies. "We knew that when we made the trade that it would take him probably four or five starts to get straightened out," Yost said. "His first start was OK. He was a little better his second start. He was better his third start." Konerko sat out Wednesday with a mild concussion suffered Tuesday night on a play at first base, while Rios had some soreness in his back. Both will get two days off. "Its just nagging stuff thats been happening, weve got an off day (Thursday) so it would be two days (off)," Ventura said. "Pauls been going a long time without any time off." Ventura said he toyed with a lineup without Konerko, Rios, De Aza and third baseman Kevin Youkilis. "We actually had a lineup without those guys in it," he said. "It was creative, it was a fun morning." De Aza missed three games with back stiffness while Youkilis was out of Tuesdays game with a sore right knee. Both were in Wednesdays starting lineup. NOTES: Dunn remained short of two career milestones. He went 1-for-4 and at 997 career RBIS and 396 homers for his 12-year career. ... Royals DH Billy Butlers 22nd home run on Tuesday is a career-best. "He can drive the ball to all fields," Yost said. "He hits all types of pitching. There are not a lot of hitters that can hit good pitching like he can hit." ... Light rainfall washed out batting practice but Wednesdays first pitch went on as scheduled at 7:10 p.m. ... The Royals head to Baltimore to open a scheduled four-game series and werent scheduled to arrive until around 2:30 a.m. The game is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. ... 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"I think were playing well, but again I dont think weve even scratched the surface on how good we can be at both ends of the floor," said Oladipo, who had 15 points and held potent scorer Kyle Vinales in check. "I think if we keep (getting better), well continue to play at a high level." Indiana is playing pretty well right now, off to a 9-0 start for the second straight season. The Hoosiers have won 13 straight at Assembly Hall and 27 in a row at home against non-conference foes. This was their third-most lopsided victory of the season, and they seem to be getting more dominant with each game. Indiana shot 54.2 per cent from the field while holding the Blue Devils (4-4) to just 33.3 per cent. Vinales came in leading the country at 25.9 points per game, but was 3 for 15 against the Hoosiers, including an 0-for-4 performance from 3-point range. The sophomore finished with seven points, thanks primarily to Oladipo, who does a lot more than just play defence. He also had nine rebounds, five steals, three blocks, two assists and repeatedly whipped the crowd into a frenzy with highlight-reel dunks and big plays. Oladipos effort was just one part of a balanced effort for the Hoosiers. Jordan Hulls had 10 points and four assists. Yogi Ferrell finished with eight points, six assists and two steals. Reserve Will Sheehey had 12 points and six rebounds. "We came out with a lot of energy tonight, which is always big for us," Zeller said. "You can never come out slow. Like Vic says, its back to the lab, and find out where we messed up and keep on getting better." The matchup was supposed to be an intriguing shootout between two strong offensive teams. Instead, Indiana took advantage of one full week to prepare for the game and took control during one six-minute stretch in the first half. The Hoosiers had only two real concerns all nnight.dddddddddddd They lost sophomore forward Austin Etherington with a left knee injury that coach Tom Crean described as "significant" even before the official diagnosis was in. Etherington was surrounded by his teammates and coaches as he was lifted onto a stretcher and then wheeled off the court late in the first half. Its another blow for a team that is still missing senior forward Derek Elston (knee surgery) and isnt sure how quickly freshmen Hanner Mosquera-Perea and Peter Jurkin will get up to speed after serving the last game of a nine-game suspension imposed by the NCAA. "I know they were really concerned about their friend and teammate," Crean said, referring to Etheringtons injury. "It was important they continued to play well and they did." The other problem was defending Matt Hunter, who was just 2 of 18 from 3-point range coming into the game. This time, Hunter connected on 6 of 11 from beyond the arc, 13 of 25 overall and finished with 40 points -- becoming the first player from outside the Big Ten to score that many points in one game at Assembly Hall. Two Michigan State players -- Shawn Respert in 1995 and Terry Furlow in 1976 -- are the only other visitors to score 40 at Indiana. "When you have the leading scorer coming in and youre Indiana, youre going to make sure he doesnt get anything, OK?" Blue Devils coach Howie Dickenman said. "He really had some bad looks, got a little frustrated, took a couple of questionable shots. But his roommate from Detroit, Hunter, threw in 40. We never thought hed get 40, we thought Kyle might get 40." Central Connecticut State led only once -- after the first basket -- and hung around for about six minutes. Then the Hoosiers dominated. Ferrell started the decisive 22-2 run with a spinning 2-footer, Hulls followed with a 3, Zeller posted up for a layup, Maurice Creek hit another 3 and Zeller posted up for another layup. Oladipo closed the run three minutes later with a thunderous one-handed dunk that he turned into a three-point play, giving Indiana a 37-16 lead. "Bottom line is theres a lot of room for improvement in our team, that will never go away," Crean said. "We can get better, we will get better." ' ' '