Hector Santiago goes 8 as White Sox rough up Jeremy Guthrie
Hector Santiago shut down the Royals' punchless offense for a career-best eight innings, and the Chicago White Sox roughed up Kansas City starter Jeremy Guthrie in a 9-1 rout Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
9
Kansas City Royals
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kauffman Stadium · 33,830 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
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Play Result 9-1
E Hosmer homered to right (455 feet).
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Foul Out 9-0
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
A De Aza homered to right (391 feet), G Beckham scored.
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Advancing On Force 9-0
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-0
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Play Result 7-0
D Viciedo homered to center (413 feet), A Dunn and C Gillaspie scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-0
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Advancing On Force 6-0
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
A Dunn singled to center, A Rios scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
A Rios doubled to deep left, A Ramirez scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
C Gillaspie hit sacrifice fly to right, A Rios scored, A Dunn to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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End Inning 9-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
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Play Result 9-1
G Kottaras flied out to center.
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Fly Out 9-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 9-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 9-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-1
G Kottaras batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
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Play Result 9-1
E Hosmer grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 9-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-1
E Hosmer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
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Play Result 9-1
D Lough grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 9-1
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 9-1
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 9-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-1
D Lough batting
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Play Result 9-1
A Reed relieved H Santiago.
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Start Inning 9-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 9-1
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Lineup Change 9-1
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Lineup Change 9-1
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End Inning 9-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
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Play Result 9-1
D Viciedo struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-1
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Ball 9-1
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-1
D Viciedo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
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Play Result 9-1
C Gillaspie grounded out to second, A Dunn to third, C Wells to second.
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Advancing On Play 9-1
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Advancing On Play 9-1
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Ground Out 9-1
Pitch 5: in play
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Head to Head
CHW win series 2-1
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Chicago White Sox
- Tanner Murray Out
- Prelander Berroa Out
- Brooks Baldwin Out
- Mike Vasil Out
- Jordan Leasure Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Alex GordonLF4
Eric Hosmer1B51
Salvador PerezC13
Billy ButlerDH36
Lorenzo CainCF6
Miguel Tejada3B24
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Elliot JohnsonSS
Alcides EscobarSS3
Substitutes
David LoughLF3
George KottarasC10
Chris Getz2B39
CHW
Alejandro De AzaCF17
Alexei RamirezSS24
Alex RiosRF15
Adam Dunn1B10
Paul KonerkoDH14
Conor Gillaspie3B21
Dayan ViciedoLF
Gordon Beckham2B29
Tyler FlowersC25
Substitutes
Jordan DanksRF
Casper WellsDH
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