Ventura wins despite thumb cramp, Royals rout White Sox 10-1
Ventura wins despite thumb cramp, Royals rout White Sox 10-1
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
1
Kansas City Royals
10
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KC | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
Kauffman Stadium · 40,085 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-10
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Play Result 1-10
Hosmer singled to right, Escobar scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-10
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-9
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Play Result 1-9
Rios homered to left center (394 feet), K. Morales and Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-9
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Advancing On Force 1-8
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
Gordon singled to shallow center, Escobar and Moustakas scored, K. Morales to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-6
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Advancing On Play 1-5
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Abreu homered to left center (439 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
Moustakas homered to left center (405 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 0-3
Cain scored on Samardzija's wild pitch.
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Wild Pitch 0-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Cain singled to right, Escobar scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 12: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 11: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
Pérez doubled to deep right, K. Morales scored, Rios to third.
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Advancing On Force 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 1-10
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-10
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Play Result 1-10
LaRoche popped out to shortstop.
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Pop Out 1-10
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 1-10
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 1-10
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-10
LaRoche batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-10
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Play Result 1-10
Abreu walked.
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Ball 1-10
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 1-10
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 1-10
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 1-10
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-10
Abreu batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-10
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Play Result 1-10
Cabrera grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Eaton out at second.
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Advancing On Force 1-10
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Ground Out 1-10
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 1-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-10
Cabrera batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-10
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Play Result 1-10
Eaton singled to right.
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Single 1-10
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 1-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-10
Eaton batting
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Play Result 1-10
Madson relieved Davis.
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Start Inning 1-10
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 1-10
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-10
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Play Result 1-10
Gordon struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-10
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 1-10
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-10
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 1-10
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 1-10
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-10
Gordon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-10
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Play Result 1-10
K. Morales doubled to right, Hosmer to third.
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Head to Head
KC wins 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
Alcides EscobarSS3
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Alex RiosRF15
Salvador PerezC13
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
CHW
Adam EatonCF9
Melky CabreraLF53
Jose Abreu1B79
Adam LaRocheDH25
Avisail GarciaRF24
Alexei RamirezSS24
Conor Gillaspie3B21
Tyler FlowersC25
Micah Johnson2B2
Substitutes
JB ShuckPH38
Geovany SotoC18
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