Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
5
Chicago White Sox
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
James Shields tossed seven shutout innings and rookie David Lough homered and drove in another run to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
D Lough hit sacrifice fly to left, L Cain scored, M Moustakas to second, D Lough to first on error by left fielder C Wells.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
M Moustakas singled to deep right, S Perez scored, L Cain to third.
L Cain singled to center, J Dyson scored, S Perez to second.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: in play
C Gillaspie homered to right (350 feet).
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
M Tejada hit sacrifice fly to center, S Perez scored.
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: in play
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
End of the 9th
A De Aza grounded out to second.
Pitch 1: in play
A De Aza batting
J Phegley grounded out to pitcher.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
J Phegley batting
G Beckham grounded out to second.
Pitch 1: in play
G Beckham batting
L Hochevar relieved K Herrera.
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th
A Gordon struck out swinging.
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: ball 3
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
A Gordon batting
A Escobar struck out swinging.
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
M Moustakas to third, D Lough to second on wild pitch by D Purcey.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
A Escobar batting
D Lough hit sacrifice fly to left, L Cain scored, M Moustakas to second, D Lough to first on error by left fielder C Wells.
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KC wins series 3-0
Alejandro De AzaCF17
Alexei RamirezSS24
Alex RiosRF15
Adam Dunn1B10
Paul KonerkoDH14
Conor Gillaspie3B21
Dayan ViciedoLF
Gordon Beckham2B29
Josh PhegleyC4
Casper WellsLF
Alex GordonLF4
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Lorenzo CainCF6
Mike Moustakas3B18
Miguel Tejada2B24
David LoughRF3
Alcides EscobarSS3
Jarrod DysonDH1
Elliot Johnson2B
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