Conor Gillaspie's HR in 12th helps White Sox sweep Royals
Conor Gillaspie homered leading off the 12th inning Thursday night, lifting the Chicago White Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Royals and their first three-game sweep in Kansas City since 2005.
Major League Baseball
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Chicago White Sox
4
Kansas City Royals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | P10 | P11 | P12 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
C Gillaspie homered to right (391 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
J Phegley doubled to right, C Gillaspie scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
D Viciedo singled to center, G Beckham scored, A Dunn to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-3
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
A Ramirez singled to left, Jor Danks scored, G Beckham to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
J Carroll hit sacrifice fly to center, M Moustakas scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-3
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
A Escobar hit sacrifice fly to right, J Maxwell scored, M Moustakas to third.
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
E Bonifacio singled to center, B Butler scored, J Maxwell to third, M Moustakas to second.
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End Inning 4-3
End of the 12th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
E Bonifacio flied out to center.
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Fly Out 4-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
E Bonifacio batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
C Getz lined out to shortstop.
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Line Out 4-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
C Getz batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
D Lough struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Play Result 4-3
J Dyson stole second.
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Stolen Base 4-3
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
D Lough batting
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Play Result 4-3
J Dyson ran for B Butler.
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Play Result 4-3
D Lough hit for J Maxwell.
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
B Butler walked.
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
B Butler batting
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Play Result 4-3
A Reed relieved J Petricka.
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Start Inning 4-3
Bottom of the 12th inning
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Head to Head
CHW win series 3-0
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
Justin MaxwellRF10
Mike Moustakas3B18
Emilio BonifacioCF27
Alcides EscobarSS3
Jamey Carroll3B1
Substitutes
Jarrod DysonPR1
David LoughPH3
Chris Getz2B39
CHW
Alejandro De AzaLF17
Gordon Beckham2B29
Alexei RamirezSS24
Adam Dunn1B10
Dayan ViciedoDH
Avisail GarciaRF24
Conor Gillaspie3B21
Josh PhegleyC4
Jordan DanksCF
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