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Tuesday, April 15, 2003, 7:05PM
, U.S. Cellular Field
Attendance: 20,591, Time of Game: 3:01
Royals
8
11-1
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at White Sox
5
7-6
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Albie Lopez (2-0)
L: Billy Koch (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   0  2  0   0  1  4    8 15  0
White Sox       3  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  0    5  7  2

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Michael Tucker CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .226 .720 21 15 -0.074 1.60 0.083 -0.157 -0.0 1 0 2B
Joe Randa 3B 5 2 3 1 0 1 .366 1.065 18 11 0.212 1.58 0.250 -0.038 1.6 2 2 HR
Mike Sweeney 1B 4 1 2 3 1 1 .294 1.069 17 8 0.725 2.12 0.774 -0.049 2.4 10 1 HR,2B
Raul Ibanez LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 .340 1.003 20 10 -0.119 1.76 0.068 -0.187 -0.4 1 0
Ken Harvey DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 .289 .819 19 13 -0.009 1.46 0.086 -0.095 -0.5
   Rontrez Johnson PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Desi Relaford PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .316 .879 2 2 0.066 0.95 0.066 0.000 0.9 2B
Brandon Berger RF 5 0 2 2 0 0 .190 .510 15 10 -0.023 1.54 0.109 -0.132 0.7 2 1
Angel Berroa SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 .186 .478 15 11 -0.190 1.29 0.006 -0.196 -1.2 1 4 GDP
Brent Mayne C 5 0 2 0 0 1 .486 1.329 18 12 0.264 1.09 0.325 -0.061 1.0 6 1 2B
Carlos Febles 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 .270 .693 19 11 -0.123 1.34 0.049 -0.172 -1.6 3 3
Miguel Asencio P 1 0
   Jason Grimsley P 0 0
   Albie Lopez P 0 0
   Mike MacDougal P 0 0
Team Totals 41 8 15 6 4 7 .366 1.032 164 103 0.729 1.52 1.816 -1.087 3.0 27 12
2B: D Relaford (2, off B Koch); B Mayne (3, off M Buehrle); M Tucker (2, off M Buehrle); M Sweeney (3, off M Buehrle).
HR: J Randa (2, off M Buehrle; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); M Sweeney (3, off B Koch; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
TB: M Sweeney 6; J Randa 6; B Mayne 3; M Tucker 3; D Relaford 2; B Berger 2; R Ibanez; A Berroa; K Harvey.
GIDP: A Berroa (2).
RBI: M Sweeney 3 (13); B Berger 2 (2); J Randa (3).
2-out RBI: M Sweeney.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Berroa-M Sweeney.
Outfield Assists: B Berger (C Lee at home plate).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
D'Angelo Jimenez 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .300 .966 22 13 -0.089 1.04 0.022 -0.110 -0.8 2 0
Jose Valentin SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .326 1.141 21 13 -0.020 0.56 0.035 -0.055 -0.3 2 3 GDP
Frank Thomas DH 3 2 1 1 0 0 .231 .847 14 7 0.244 1.12 0.284 -0.041 0.9 HR,HBP
Magglio Ordonez RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .294 .784 11 10 -0.042 0.94 0.037 -0.079 -0.4 2 0 SB
Paul Konerko 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .174 .525 14 6 -0.016 0.89 0.031 -0.047 -0.3 8 0
Carlos Lee LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .190 .467 20 10 0.095 1.24 0.126 -0.032 1.1 3 0
   Aaron Rowand CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .462 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Armando Rios CF-LF 3 0 2 3 1 0 .368 .855 15 9 0.169 1.48 0.232 -0.063 1.7 1 0 2·2B
Joe Crede 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .304 .761 14 8 0.022 1.15 0.098 -0.076 -0.5 1 2
Sandy Alomar C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1.103 7 5 -0.050 0.63 0.000 -0.050 -0.8 7 0
   Brian Daubach PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .322 5 3 -0.085 3.57 0.000 -0.085 -0.6
Mark Buehrle P 0 1
   Tom Gordon P 0 0
   Kelly Wunsch P 1 0
   Rick White P 0 0
   Damaso Marte P 0 0
   Billy Koch P 0 0
   Gary Glover P 0 0
Team Totals 31 5 7 5 5 4 .226 .738 143 84 0.228 1.09 0.865 -0.638 -0.0 27 6
2B: A Rios 2 (2, 2 off M Asencio).
HR: F Thomas (2, off A Lopez; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
HBP: F Thomas (3, by M Asencio).
TB: F Thomas 4; A Rios 4; C Lee; M Ordonez; D Jimenez; J Valentin.
GIDP: J Valentin (1).
RBI: A Rios 3 (8); F Thomas (5); C Lee (1).
2-out RBI: A Rios 2; C Lee.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Valentin-P Konerko.
E: J Valentin (4); P Konerko (1).
Baserunning
SB: M Ordonez (2, 2nd base off M Asencio/B Mayne).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Miguel Asencio 6 5 4 4 3 1 0 4.50 26 99 59 35 7 17 9 12 5 0 44 -0.112 0.96 -0.7
Jason Grimsley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.04 3 15 10 8 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.048 0.82 0.6
Albie Lopez, W (2-0) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.05 4 10 7 4 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 -0.212 0.79 -0.4
Mike MacDougal, S (7) 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.00 4 20 8 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.048 2.23 0.6
Team Totals 9 7 5 5 5 4 1 5.00 37 144 84 48 11 25 13 14 6 0 44 0 0 -0.228 1.52 0.0

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mark Buehrle 6.2 8 3 2 2 6 1 1.57 29 102 65 40 11 14 9 12 8 0 52 0.073 1.16 0.4
Tom Gordon 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9.64 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -0.044 3.40 -0.3
Kelly Wunsch, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.141 5.40 0.8
Rick White, H (1) 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.25 3 11 7 5 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.067 2.82 0.3
Damaso Marte, BS (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.42 2 9 7 4 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 -0.187 2.38 -0.7
Billy Koch, BS (2), L (1-1) 0.1 4 4 4 1 0 1 7.36 6 20 11 8 2 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 -0.788 1.96 -4.0
Gary Glover 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 14 9 6 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0.010 0.29 0.6
Team Totals 9 15 8 6 4 7 2 6.00 45 164 103 65 17 21 14 20 13 0 52 7 1 -0.728 1.09 -3.0
T Gordon faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Asencio (2; F Thomas).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Laz Diaz, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Jim Joyce.
Time of Game: 3:01.
Attendance: 20,591.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Wind 22mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Chicago White Sox
1 Michael Tucker CF 1 D'Angelo Jimenez 2B
2 Joe Randa 3B 2 Jose Valentin SS
3 Mike Sweeney 1B 3 Frank Thomas DH
4 Raul Ibanez LF 4 Magglio Ordonez RF
5 Ken Harvey DH 5 Paul Konerko 1B
6 Brandon Berger RF 6 Carlos Lee LF
7 Angel Berroa SS 7 Armando Rios CF
8 Brent Mayne C 8 Joe Crede 3B
9 Carlos Febles 2B 9 Sandy Alomar C
Miguel Asencio P Mark Buehrle P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 4-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR KCR M. Sweeney B. Koch 63% 81% Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Randa Scores
t8 3-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R KCR B. Mayne D. Marte 27% 47% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Johnson Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/unER; Mayne to 2B
b8 4-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R CHW F. Thomas A. Lopez -25% 14% Home Run (Line Drive)
b1 1-1 2 123 5,(1-2)  RR CHW A. Rios M. Asencio -16% 27% Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 1B); Thomas Scores; Konerko Scores; Lee to 3B
t7 3-4 2 123 3,(0-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez K. Wunsch -14% 22% Groundout: P unassisted

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Mark Buehrle facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O KCR M. Tucker M. Buehrle -2% 48% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R KCR J. Randa M. Buehrle 9% 57% Home Run (Line Drive)
t1 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney M. Buehrle -2% 56% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t1 1-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR R. Ibanez M. Buehrle 1% 57% Walk
t1 1-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR K. Harvey M. Buehrle -2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Miguel Asencio facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHW D. Jimenez M. Asencio 2% 57% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b1 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHW J. Valentin M. Asencio -3% 54% Walk
b1 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHW F. Thomas M. Asencio -4% 51% Hit By Pitch; Valentin to 2B
b1 0-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O CHW M. Ordonez M. Asencio 5% 55% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b1 0-1 2 12- 5,(3-1)  CHW P. Konerko M. Asencio -3% 52% Walk; Valentin to 3B; Thomas to 2B
b1 0-1 2 123 5,(3-1)  R CHW C. Lee M. Asencio -9% 43% Walk; Valentin Scores; Thomas to 3B; Konerko to 2B
b1 1-1 2 123 5,(1-2)  RR CHW A. Rios M. Asencio -16% 27% Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 1B); Thomas Scores; Konerko Scores; Lee to 3B
b1 3-1 2 -23 5,(1-2)  O CHW J. Crede M. Asencio 4% 31% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 3.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, White Sox' Mark Buehrle facing 6-7-8
t2 1-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR B. Berger M. Buehrle -2% 29% Lineout: 2B
t2 1-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Berroa M. Buehrle -2% 27% Flyball: RF
t2 1-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR B. Mayne M. Buehrle -1% 26% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Miguel Asencio facing 9-1-2
b2 3-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW S. Alomar M. Asencio 2% 28% Lineout: 3B
b2 3-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW D. Jimenez M. Asencio 1% 29% Lineout: 2B
b2 3-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  CHW J. Valentin M. Asencio -1% 28% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
b2 3-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O CHW F. Thomas M. Asencio 2% 30% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 3.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, White Sox' Mark Buehrle facing 9-1-2
t3 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR C. Febles M. Buehrle -3% 27% Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t3 1-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR M. Tucker M. Buehrle 4% 31% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t3 1-3 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O KCR J. Randa M. Buehrle -4% 28% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-3 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney M. Buehrle -3% 24% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Miguel Asencio facing 4-5-6
b3 3-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW M. Ordonez M. Asencio -2% 22% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
b3 3-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHW P. Konerko M. Asencio 2% 24% Lineout: 2B
b3 3-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  CHW C. Lee M. Asencio -1% 23% Ordonez Steals 2B
b3 3-1 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHW C. Lee M. Asencio -3% 20% Single to CF (Line Drive); Ordonez to 3B
b3 3-1 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  RO CHW A. Rios M. Asencio -2% 18% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Ordonez Scores; Lee out at Hm/RF-2B-C; Rios to 3B
b3 4-1 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O CHW J. Crede M. Asencio 2% 20% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 4.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, White Sox' Mark Buehrle facing 4-5-6
t4 1-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR R. Ibanez M. Buehrle 4% 23% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
t4 1-4 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O KCR K. Harvey M. Buehrle -4% 20% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR B. Berger M. Buehrle 4% 24% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Ibanez to 2B
t4 1-4 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO KCR A. Berroa M. Buehrle -9% 15% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Royals' Miguel Asencio facing 9-1-2
b4 4-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW S. Alomar M. Asencio 1% 16% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b4 4-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHW D. Jimenez M. Asencio 1% 17% Groundout: 1B-P
b4 4-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW J. Valentin M. Asencio 1% 17% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 4.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, White Sox' Mark Buehrle facing 8-9-1
t5 1-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR B. Mayne M. Buehrle 6% 23% Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t5 1-4 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR C. Febles M. Buehrle -6% 18% Fielder's Choice SS; Mayne out at 3B/SS-3B; Febles to 1B
t5 1-4 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  KCR M. Tucker M. Buehrle 4% 22% Single to LF (Line Drive); Febles to 2B
t5 1-4 1 12- 2,(1-0)  RO KCR J. Randa M. Buehrle 2% 24% Lineout: SS; Febles Scores/Adv on E6 (throw); Tucker to 3B
t5 2-4 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R KCR M. Sweeney M. Buehrle 10% 34% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Tucker Scores/unER
t5 3-4 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez M. Buehrle -5% 30% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Miguel Asencio facing 3-4-5
b5 4-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHW F. Thomas M. Asencio 2% 32% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b5 4-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW M. Ordonez M. Asencio 2% 34% Strikeout Looking
b5 4-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW P. Konerko M. Asencio 1% 35% Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 4.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, White Sox' Mark Buehrle facing 5-6-7
t6 3-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR K. Harvey M. Buehrle -4% 31% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Berger M. Buehrle -3% 28% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 3-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR A. Berroa M. Buehrle -2% 27% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Miguel Asencio facing 6-7-8
b6 4-3 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O CHW C. Lee M. Asencio 2% 29% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 4-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW A. Rios M. Asencio 2% 31% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 4-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW J. Crede M. Asencio 1% 32% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 4.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, White Sox' Mark Buehrle facing 8-9-1
t7 3-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Mayne M. Buehrle -5% 27% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR C. Febles M. Buehrle 5% 32% Walk
t7 3-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Tucker M. Buehrle -6% 26% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
t7 3-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Randa M. Buehrle 5% 31% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Febles to 3B
Tom Gordon replaces Mark Buehrle pitching
t7 3-4 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  KCR M. Sweeney T. Gordon 4% 36% Walk; Randa to 2B
Kelly Wunsch replaces Tom Gordon pitching
t7 3-4 2 123 3,(0-2)  O KCR R. Ibanez K. Wunsch -14% 22% Groundout: P unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Jason Grimsley facing 9-1-2
Jason Grimsley replaces Miguel Asencio pitching
b7 4-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW S. Alomar J. Grimsley 2% 24% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 4-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  CHW D. Jimenez J. Grimsley -2% 22% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
b7 4-3 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  OO CHW J. Valentin J. Grimsley 5% 27% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 4.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, White Sox' Rick White facing 5-6-7
Rick White replaces Kelly Wunsch pitching
t8 3-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR K. Harvey R. White 9% 35% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
Rontrez Johnson pinch runs for Ken Harvey (DH) batting 5th
t8 3-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Berger R. White -8% 27% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t8 3-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR A. Berroa R. White -7% 20% Flyball: RF
Damaso Marte replaces Rick White pitching
t8 3-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R KCR B. Mayne D. Marte 27% 47% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Johnson Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/unER; Mayne to 2B
t8 4-4 2 -2- 8,(2-2)  O KCR C. Febles D. Marte -8% 39% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Royals' Albie Lopez facing 3-4-5
Albie Lopez replaces Jason Grimsley pitching
b8 4-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R CHW F. Thomas A. Lopez -25% 14% Home Run (Line Drive)
b8 5-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW M. Ordonez A. Lopez 2% 15% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW P. Konerko A. Lopez 1% 17% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 5-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW C. Lee A. Lopez 1% 17% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, White Sox' Billy Koch facing 1-2-3
Billy Koch replaces Damaso Marte pitching
Armando Rios moves from CF to LF
Aaron Rowand replaces Carlos Lee (LF) playing CF batting 6th
t9 4-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Tucker B. Koch -8% 10% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t9 4-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Randa B. Koch 8% 18% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t9 4-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR KCR M. Sweeney B. Koch 63% 81% Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Randa Scores
t9 6-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR R. Ibanez B. Koch 2% 83% Walk
Desi Relaford pinch hits for Rontrez Johnson (DH) batting 5th
t9 6-5 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR D. Relaford B. Koch 7% 89% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Ibanez to 3B
t9 6-5 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RR KCR B. Berger B. Koch 7% 96% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ibanez Scores; Relaford Scores
Gary Glover replaces Billy Koch pitching
t9 8-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  KCR A. Berroa G. Glover 1% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive); Berger to 2B
t9 8-5 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O KCR B. Mayne G. Glover -0% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Berger to 3B; Berroa to 2B
t9 8-5 2 -23 3,(1-1)  O KCR C. Febles G. Glover -1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 8, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-8, Royals' Mike MacDougal facing 7-8-9
Mike MacDougal replaces Albie Lopez pitching
b9 5-8 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHW A. Rios M. MacDougal -5% 90% Walk
b9 5-8 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  CHW J. Crede M. MacDougal -10% 80% Walk; Rios to 2B
Brian Daubach pinch hits for Sandy Alomar (C) batting 9th
b9 5-8 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHW B. Daubach M. MacDougal 8% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b9 5-8 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O CHW D. Jimenez M. MacDougal 7% 95% Strikeout Looking
b9 5-8 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Valentin M. MacDougal 5% 100% Baserunner Out Advancing; Rios out at 3B/C-3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, White Sox 5.

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