Salvador Perez's go-ahead double lifts Royals over White Sox
Perez go-ahead double lifts Royals over White Sox
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
3
Kansas City Royals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
S Perez doubled to left, A Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-4
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
P Konerko hit sacrifice fly to right, J Abreu scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
C Gillaspie singled to center, M Semien scored, J Abreu to third, D Viciedo to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-3
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
B Butler hit sacrifice fly to center, N Aoki scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-3
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
A Eaton grounded out to second, A Ramirez scored, A Nieto to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (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
M Moustakas walked, B Butler scored, A Gordon to third, S Perez to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: 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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Play Result 0-1
B Butler singled to left, O Infante scored, E Hosmer to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 3-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
J Abreu grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 3-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-4
J Abreu batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
M Semien struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-4
M Semien batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
A Eaton struck out swinging, L Garcia stole second.
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Stolen Base 3-4
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Strike Swinging 3-4
Pitch 9: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Strike Looking 3-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-4
A Eaton batting
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Play Result 3-4
L Garcia ran for A Dunn.
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
A Dunn walked.
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Strike Looking 3-4
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-4
A Dunn batting
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Play Result 3-4
A Dunn hit for A Nieto.
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Play Result 3-4
G Holland relieved W Davis.
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Start Inning 3-4
Top of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
M Moustakas flied out to left.
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Head to Head
KC wins 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
Norichika AokiRF11
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Alcides EscobarSS3
Substitutes
Jarrod DysonDH1
CHW
Adam EatonCF9
Marcus Semien2B10
Jose Abreu1B79
Dayan ViciedoRF
Conor Gillaspie3B21
Paul KonerkoDH14
Alejandro De AzaLF17
Alexei RamirezSS24
Adrian NietoC48
Substitutes
Adam DunnPH10
Leury GarciaPR63
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