Bruce Chen gets first win in 6 weeks as Royals beat White Sox
Bruce Chen outpitched Jake Peavy for his first win in six weeks and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
5
Chicago White Sox
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| CHW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
B Butler homered to center (429 feet), M Moustakas scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-2
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
A Gordon singled to center, T Abreu scored, J Dyson to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
T Abreu singled to center, J Francoeur scored, E Hosmer thrown out at third, T Abreu to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 2-2
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
A Dunn singled to center, G Beckham scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
M Moustakas hit sacrifice fly to right, A Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Out 0-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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End Inning 5-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
D Viciedo flied out to right.
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Fly Out 5-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
D Viciedo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
A Pierzynski flied out to left.
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Fly Out 5-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
A Pierzynski batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
A Rios flied out to center.
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Fly Out 5-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
A Rios batting
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Play Result 5-2
G Holland relieved K Herrera.
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Start Inning 5-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-2
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Lineup Change 5-2
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End Inning 5-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
C Getz flied out to center.
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Fly Out 5-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
C Getz batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
A Gordon flied out to left.
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Fly Out 5-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
A Gordon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
J Dyson grounded out to second, T Abreu to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Ground Out 5-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Head to Head
KC wins series 2-1
Injuries
Chicago White Sox
- Tanner Murray Out
- Prelander Berroa Out
- Brooks Baldwin Out
- Mike Vasil Out
- Jordan Leasure Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHW
Gordon Beckham2B29
Alexei RamirezSS24
Adam DunnDH10
Paul Konerko1B14
Alex RiosRF15
A.J. PierzynskiC15
Dayan ViciedoLF
Jordan DanksCF
Ray Olmedo3B69
KC
Alex GordonLF4
Chris Getz2B39
Mike Moustakas3B18
Billy ButlerDH36
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Brayan PenaC25
Eric Hosmer1B51
Tony AbreuSS10
Jarrod DysonCF1
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