White Sox edge Royals 7-6
White Sox edge Royals 7-6
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
7
Kansas City Royals
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| KC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Kauffman Stadium · 14,900 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
A Gordon singled to right, B Butler scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-6
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 7-5
L Cain scored, D Valencia to second on wild pitch by F Francisco.
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Wild Pitch 7-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
L Cain singled to right, B Butler scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
A Gordon grounded out to second, E Hosmer scored, B Butler to third.
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Advancing On Play 7-3
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
A Dunn homered to center (440 feet), G Beckham and C Gillaspie scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-2
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Advancing On Force 6-2
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 4-2
G Beckham scored on Y Ventura's wild pitch.
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Wild Pitch 4-2
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
G Beckham singled to left, A Eaton scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
T Flowers homered to left (438 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 7-6
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
L Cain struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Play Result 7-6
J Dyson stole second.
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Stolen Base 7-6
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
L Cain batting
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Play Result 7-6
J Dyson ran for A Gordon.
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
A Gordon singled to right, B Butler scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-6
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Single 7-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Play Result 7-5
B Butler to third on passed ball by T Flowers.
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Passed Ball 7-5
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
A Gordon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
B Butler doubled to deep right.
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Double 7-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
B Butler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
E Hosmer grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 7-5
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
E Hosmer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
A Escobar popped out to first.
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Pop Out 7-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
A Escobar batting
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Play Result 7-5
M Sierra in right field.
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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
Norichika AokiRF11
Alcides EscobarSS3
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Lorenzo CainCF6
Danny Valencia3B2
Pedro Ciriaco2B15
Brett Gregory HayesC8
Substitutes
Jarrod DysonPR1
Mike MoustakasPH18
Francisco PenaC16
CHW
Adam EatonCF9
Gordon Beckham2B29
Conor Gillaspie3B21
Dayan ViciedoRF
Adam Dunn1B10
Alexei RamirezSS24
Paul KonerkoDH14
Alejandro De AzaLF17
Tyler FlowersC25
Substitutes
Moises SierraRF49
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