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BAL
@BOS		4
13
KCR
@CHW		4
5		 
(10)
DET
@MIN		8
2
CLE
@OAK		6
3
NYY
@SEA		7
2
LAA
@TEX		6
3
TBD
@TOR		4
5
SFG
@COL		2
6
ARI
@HOU		4
10
CIN
@LAD		3
7
MIL
@NYM		12
3
CHC
@PHI		7
11
ATL
@PIT		9
2
STL
@SDP		5
0
FLA
@WSN		3
7
Saturday, May 12, 2007, 6:07PM
, U.S. Cellular Field
Attendance: 36,702, Time of Game: 3:21
Royals
4
11-26
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at White Sox
5
18-15
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  0   0    4 10  2
White Sox       1  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  1   1    5  9  1
Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Esteban German SS 2 0 1 0 2 0 .292 .865 24 10 0.125 0.92 0.135 -0.010 1.3 0 1 SB,CS
   Tony Pena SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 .230 .588 3 3 0.026 0.98 0.026 0.000 0.4 1 0
David DeJesus CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .277 .774 16 11 -0.086 1.29 0.040 -0.126 -1.1 6 0
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .257 .675 30 19 -0.088 1.33 0.065 -0.153 -0.7 2 1 HBP
Mark Teahen RF 5 1 2 0 0 3 .286 .804 16 15 -0.100 1.35 0.063 -0.162 -1.3 4 0 2B
Mike Sweeney 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .257 .738 16 11 0.026 1.35 0.131 -0.105 0.1 5 0 2B
   Ross Gload 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .757 6 4 -0.064 2.40 0.000 -0.064 -0.3 1 0
Emil Brown LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 .198 .522 19 9 0.316 1.77 0.362 -0.045 1.5 2 0 2·SB
Billy Butler DH 4 0 0 1 0 1 .243 .554 21 13 -0.291 1.79 0.000 -0.291 -1.6 SF
Alex Gordon 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .161 .543 18 10 -0.234 1.68 0.000 -0.234 -1.5 0 4
John Buck C 4 1 2 2 0 2 .293 .962 19 10 0.169 0.99 0.236 -0.067 1.5 6 0 HR
Scott Elarton P 0 0
   Zack Greinke P 0 0
   Joakim Soria P 0 0
   Brandon Duckworth P 0 0
Team Totals 38 4 10 4 4 11 .263 .736 188 115 -0.201 1.42 1.058 -1.257 -1.7 27 6
2B: M Teahen (7, off M Buehrle); M Sweeney (5, off M Buehrle).
HR: J Buck (5, off M Buehrle; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: B Butler (1, off M Buehrle).
HBP: M Grudzielanek (4, by A Sisco).
TB: J Buck 5; M Teahen 3; M Sweeney 2; T Pena; M Grudzielanek; D DeJesus; E Brown; E German.
RBI: J Buck 2 (10); M Sweeney (16); B Butler (4).
2-out RBI: J Buck 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. E German-M Grudzielanek-M Sweeney.
E: E German (3); M Grudzielanek (2).
Baserunning
SB: E German (3, 2nd base off N Masset/A Pierzynski); E Brown 2 (3, 2nd base off M MacDougal/A Pierzynski, 2nd base off M Buehrle/A Pierzynski).
CS: E German (2, 2nd base by M Buehrle POCS).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darin Erstad CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .641 18 12 -0.150 1.46 0.055 -0.205 -2.3 6 0 GDP
Juan Uribe SS 5 1 3 2 0 0 .256 .779 21 12 0.548 1.58 0.624 -0.076 2.0 2 4 HR,2B
A.J. Pierzynski C 5 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .741 21 15 -0.158 1.51 0.033 -0.191 -0.9 11 0 2B
Paul Konerko 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 .198 .626 18 8 0.030 1.24 0.088 -0.057 -0.0 6 0
   Luis Terrero PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 1.933 0.097 3.13 0.097 0.000 0.2
Jermaine Dye RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .202 .656 13 10 0.168 1.77 0.253 -0.085 1.0 2 1
Rob Mackowiak DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .188 .569 15 12 -0.144 2.11 0.046 -0.189 -0.7
Joe Crede 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .552 19 13 0.006 1.30 0.104 -0.098 0.9 0 0
Tadahito Iguchi 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .646 15 10 -0.175 1.55 0.000 -0.175 -1.2 0 2
Ryan Sweeney LF 2 1 1 1 2 1 .276 .846 19 10 0.076 1.47 0.150 -0.074 1.1 3 0 HR
Mark Buehrle P 0 1
   Nick Masset P 0 0
   Boone Logan P 0 0
   David Aardsma P 0 0
   Andy Sisco P 0 0
   Mike MacDougal P 0 0
Team Totals 37 5 9 4 4 4 .243 .777 159 102 0.298 1.59 1.450 -1.150 0.2 30 8
2B: J Uribe (3, off J Soria); A Pierzynski (6, off S Elarton).
HR: R Sweeney (1, off S Elarton; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF); J Uribe (5, off S Elarton; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: J Uribe 7; R Sweeney 4; A Pierzynski 2; J Dye 2; D Erstad; R Mackowiak.
GIDP: D Erstad (2).
RBI: J Uribe 2 (17); R Sweeney (5); J Dye (17).
2-out RBI: J Uribe.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Dye-J Uribe.
E: P Konerko (1).
Outfield Assists: J Dye (E German at 2nd base).

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
Scott Elarton 5 6 3 2 2 1 2 3.60 24 90 56 39 4 13 8 13 1 0 44 -0.033 1.15 -0.1
Zack Greinke, H (1) 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 5.35 10 35 25 13 8 4 3 4 0 0 0 0 0.359 1.51 1.7
Joakim Soria, BS (2) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.24 5 25 18 11 1 6 0 4 1 0 0 0 -0.276 3.22 -0.4
Brandon Duckworth, L (0-3) 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.61 2 9 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.348 2.64 -1.4
Team Totals 9 9 5 4 4 4 2 4.00 41 159 102 65 13 24 12 21 2 0 44 0 0 -0.298 1.42 -0.2

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 7 4 4 3 7 1 3.61 27 114 70 39 13 18 7 10 3 0 46 -0.121 1.15 -0.6
Nick Masset 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.60 3 17 9 7 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.020 1.35 0.2
Boone Logan 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.38 1 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.043 1.44 0.4
David Aardsma 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.31 6 19 13 7 1 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0.035 0.77 0.2
Andy Sisco 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.72 4 21 13 5 3 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.136 1.87 1.2
Mike MacDougal, W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.40 3 14 7 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.088 3.39 0.3
Team Totals 10 10 4 4 4 11 1 3.60 44 188 115 59 20 36 10 18 4 0 46 3 0 0.201 1.59 1.7
Balks: None.
WP: B Duckworth (3); M MacDougal (2).
HBP: A Sisco (1; M Grudzielanek).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: M Buehrle (2; E German, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Paul Nauert.
Time of Game: 3:21.
Attendance: 36,702.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 54° F, Wind 17mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Chicago White Sox
1 Esteban German SS 1 Darin Erstad CF
2 David DeJesus CF 2 Juan Uribe SS
3 Mark Grudzielanek 2B 3 A.J. Pierzynski C
4 Mark Teahen RF 4 Paul Konerko 1B
5 Mike Sweeney 1B 5 Jermaine Dye RF
6 Emil Brown LF 6 Rob Mackowiak DH
7 Billy Butler DH 7 Joe Crede 3B
8 Alex Gordon 3B 8 Tadahito Iguchi 2B
9 John Buck C 9 Ryan Sweeney LF
Scott Elarton P Mark Buehrle P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 3-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  R CHW J. Uribe J. Soria 51% 61% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Erstad Scores
t4 2-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR KCR J. Buck M. Buehrle -22% 32% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Brown Scores
t10 4-4 1 --3 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Butler M. MacDougal 19% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
b10 4-4 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  R CHW J. Dye B. Duckworth 18% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Terrero Scores
t4 0-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  R KCR M. Sweeney M. Buehrle -13% 54% Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Teahen Scores

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,(3-2)  KCR E. German M. Buehrle -3% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus M. Buehrle 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-2)  KCR M. Grudzielanek M. Buehrle -1% 48% German Caught Stealing (PO) 2B, safe on E3
t1 0-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  KCR M. Grudzielanek M. Buehrle -4% 44% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS); German to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Teahen M. Buehrle 6% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney M. Buehrle 5% 55% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Scott Elarton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHW D. Erstad S. Elarton -2% 53% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R CHW J. Uribe S. Elarton 9% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b1 1-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW A. Pierzynski S. Elarton -1% 61% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b1 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW P. Konerko S. Elarton -1% 60% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Mark Buehrle facing 6-7-8
t2 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR E. Brown M. Buehrle 3% 62% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR B. Butler M. Buehrle 2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t2 0-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR A. Gordon M. Buehrle 1% 65% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Scott Elarton facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW J. Dye S. Elarton 3% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 1-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  CHW R. Mackowiak S. Elarton 5% 73% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Dye to 2B
b2 1-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  R CHW J. Crede S. Elarton 10% 83% Reached on E4 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Dye Scores/unER; Mackowiak to 3B; Crede to 2B
b2 2-0 0 -23 5,(2-2)  O CHW T. Iguchi S. Elarton -3% 80% Fielder's Choice 3B; Mackowiak out at Hm/3B-C; Crede to 3B; Iguchi to 2B
b2 2-0 1 -23 6,(3-2)  CHW R. Sweeney S. Elarton 1% 80% Walk
b2 2-0 1 123 2,(1-0)  OO CHW D. Erstad S. Elarton -10% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Mark Buehrle facing 9-1-2
t3 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Buck M. Buehrle 3% 73% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-2 1 --- 8,(3-2)  KCR E. German M. Buehrle -3% 70% Walk
t3 0-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR D. DeJesus M. Buehrle -4% 66% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); German to 2B
t3 0-2 1 12- 9,(3-2)  OO KCR M. Grudzielanek M. Buehrle 10% 76% Fly Ball Double Play: RF (Short RF); German out at 2B/RF-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Scott Elarton facing 2-3-4
b3 2-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  CHW J. Uribe S. Elarton 2% 78% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b3 2-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O CHW A. Pierzynski S. Elarton -2% 76% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 2-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHW P. Konerko S. Elarton -2% 73% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
b3 2-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Dye S. Elarton -2% 72% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Mark Buehrle facing 4-5-6
t4 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR M. Teahen M. Buehrle -4% 67% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 0-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  R KCR M. Sweeney M. Buehrle -13% 54% Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Teahen Scores
t4 1-2 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  KCR E. Brown M. Buehrle -8% 46% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sweeney to 3B
t4 1-2 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO KCR B. Butler M. Buehrle 3% 50% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Sweeney Scores
t4 2-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Gordon M. Buehrle 4% 53% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t4 2-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR KCR J. Buck M. Buehrle -22% 32% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Brown Scores
t4 4-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR E. German M. Buehrle 1% 33% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Scott Elarton facing 6-7-8
b4 2-4 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O CHW R. Mackowiak S. Elarton -3% 30% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-4 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHW J. Crede S. Elarton -2% 28% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b4 2-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW T. Iguchi S. Elarton -1% 26% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, White Sox' Mark Buehrle facing 2-3-4
t5 4-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. DeJesus M. Buehrle 2% 28% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t5 4-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek M. Buehrle 1% 30% Strikeout Swinging
t5 4-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR M. Teahen M. Buehrle -2% 28% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t5 4-2 2 -2- 8,(2-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney M. Buehrle 3% 31% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Scott Elarton facing 9-1-2
b5 2-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R CHW R. Sweeney S. Elarton 12% 43% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b5 3-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW D. Erstad S. Elarton -4% 39% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b5 3-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHW J. Uribe S. Elarton -3% 37% Flyball: CF
b5 3-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW A. Pierzynski S. Elarton 3% 40% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to LF Line)
b5 3-4 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHW P. Konerko S. Elarton 2% 42% Walk
b5 3-4 2 12- 2,(0-1)  CHW J. Dye S. Elarton 4% 46% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Pierzynski to 3B; Konerko to 2B
b5 3-4 2 123 1,(0-0)  O CHW R. Mackowiak S. Elarton -11% 35% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, White Sox' Mark Buehrle facing 6-7-8
t6 4-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR E. Brown M. Buehrle -4% 31% Walk
t6 4-3 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O KCR B. Butler M. Buehrle 2% 33% Strikeout Swinging, Brown Steals 2B
t6 4-3 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O KCR A. Gordon M. Buehrle 4% 37% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t6 4-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Buck M. Buehrle 4% 41% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 7-8-9
Zack Greinke replaces Scott Elarton pitching
b6 3-4 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O CHW J. Crede Z. Greinke -4% 37% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 3-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW T. Iguchi Z. Greinke -3% 34% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  CHW R. Sweeney Z. Greinke 2% 36% Walk
b6 3-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHW D. Erstad Z. Greinke -4% 32% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, White Sox' Nick Masset facing 1-2-3
Nick Masset replaces Mark Buehrle pitching
t7 4-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR E. German N. Masset -4% 28% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 4-3 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus N. Masset 4% 32% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 4-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR M. Grudzielanek N. Masset -2% 30% German Steals 2B
t7 4-3 1 -2- 8,(3-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek N. Masset 4% 34% Flyball: CF
Boone Logan replaces Nick Masset pitching
t7 4-3 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Teahen B. Logan 4% 38% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 2-3-4
Tony Pena replaces Esteban German playing SS batting 1st
b7 3-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW J. Uribe Z. Greinke -5% 33% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b7 3-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW A. Pierzynski Z. Greinke -4% 30% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b7 3-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW P. Konerko Z. Greinke -3% 27% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, White Sox' David Aardsma facing 5-6-7
David Aardsma replaces Boone Logan pitching
t8 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney D. Aardsma 3% 30% Flyball: LF
t8 4-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR E. Brown D. Aardsma 2% 32% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t8 4-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Butler D. Aardsma 1% 33% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Zack Greinke facing 5-6-7
Ross Gload replaces Mike Sweeney playing 1B batting 5th
b8 3-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW J. Dye Z. Greinke -7% 26% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
b8 3-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW R. Mackowiak Z. Greinke -5% 21% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW J. Crede Z. Greinke -4% 18% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, White Sox' David Aardsma facing 8-9-1
t9 4-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR A. Gordon D. Aardsma 2% 20% Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
t9 4-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR J. Buck D. Aardsma -2% 18% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t9 4-3 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  KCR T. Pena D. Aardsma -3% 15% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Buck to 2B
Andy Sisco replaces David Aardsma pitching
t9 4-3 1 12- 7,(3-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus A. Sisco 3% 19% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-3 2 12- 5,(2-2)  KCR M. Grudzielanek A. Sisco -2% 17% Hit By Pitch; Buck to 3B; Pena to 2B
t9 4-3 2 123 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Teahen A. Sisco 6% 22% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Joakim Soria facing 8-9-1
Joakim Soria replaces Zack Greinke pitching
b9 3-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW T. Iguchi J. Soria -10% 13% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b9 3-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW R. Sweeney J. Soria -7% 5% Strikeout Looking
b9 3-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW D. Erstad J. Soria 5% 11% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b9 3-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  R CHW J. Uribe J. Soria 51% 61% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Erstad Scores
b9 4-4 2 -2- 12,(3-2)  O CHW A. Pierzynski J. Soria -11% 50% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 4.
Top of the 10th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, White Sox' Andy Sisco facing 5-6-7
t10 4-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR R. Gload A. Sisco 6% 56% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
Mike MacDougal replaces Andy Sisco pitching
t10 4-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR E. Brown M. MacDougal -6% 50% Walk
t10 4-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR B. Butler M. MacDougal -6% 45% Brown Steals 2B
t10 4-4 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  KCR B. Butler M. MacDougal -11% 34% Wild Pitch; Brown to 3B
t10 4-4 1 --3 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Butler M. MacDougal 19% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
t10 4-4 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Gordon M. MacDougal 13% 65% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 10th, White Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Royals' Brandon Duckworth facing 4-5-6
Brandon Duckworth replaces Joakim Soria pitching
b10 4-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHW P. Konerko B. Duckworth 7% 72% Walk
Luis Terrero pinch runs for Paul Konerko (1B) batting 4th
b10 4-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHW J. Dye B. Duckworth 10% 82% Wild Pitch; Terrero to 2B
b10 4-4 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  R CHW J. Dye B. Duckworth 18% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Terrero Scores
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 5.

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