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1
Saturday, September 11, 2010, 6:07PM
, U.S. Cellular Field
Attendance: 26,389, Time of Game: 3:07
Royals
8
58-83
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at White Sox
2
78-64
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Kyle Davies (8-9)
L: Edwin Jackson (9-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  2  1   0  1  1   0  2  0    8 18  1
White Sox       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  0    2  8  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gregor Blanco CF 5 2 3 1 1 2 .268 .696 23 13 0.143 0.40 0.150 -0.007 2.0 2 0 3B,2B
Mitch Maier RF 6 0 3 1 0 0 .259 .708 17 11 -0.016 0.43 0.025 -0.041 0.4 1 0
Billy Butler DH 6 1 1 0 0 0 .309 .823 17 11 -0.077 0.52 0.002 -0.079 -1.6 GDP
Kila Ka'aihue 1B 4 2 3 0 1 0 .211 .610 17 11 0.060 0.40 0.062 -0.002 0.8 12 0
Wilson Betemit 3B 4 1 3 1 1 0 .305 .922 23 14 0.096 0.73 0.105 -0.009 2.5 0 2 2B
Alex Gordon LF 4 1 2 1 1 2 .242 .726 23 12 0.059 0.60 0.092 -0.034 0.4 1 0 2B
Brayan Pena C 5 0 2 2 0 1 .252 .649 11 10 0.034 0.61 0.074 -0.040 0.6 8 0 2B
Chris Getz 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .234 .572 19 13 0.016 0.54 0.036 -0.020 -0.0 1 3 SB
Yuniesky Betancourt SS 4 0 0 1 0 2 .260 .698 17 13 -0.024 0.63 0.013 -0.037 -1.7 2 2 SF
Kyle Davies P 0 1
   Gil Meche P 0 0
   Joakim Soria P 0 0
Team Totals 43 8 18 8 4 7 .419 1.016 167 108 0.291 0.53 0.559 -0.269 3.4 27 8
2B: B Pena (8, off E Jackson); A Gordon (8, off E Jackson); W Betemit (18, off T Pena); G Blanco (6, off E Jackson).
3B: G Blanco (3, off E Jackson).
SF: Y Betancourt (4, off E Jackson).
TB: G Blanco 6; W Betemit 4; K Ka'aihue 3; M Maier 3; A Gordon 3; B Pena 3; C Getz; B Butler.
GIDP: B Butler (27).
RBI: B Pena 2 (14); W Betemit (31); Y Betancourt (70); M Maier (37); A Gordon (17); G Blanco (11); C Getz (18).
2-out RBI: B Pena; W Betemit; G Blanco.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 8 for 20.
Fielding
E: Y Betancourt (16).
Baserunning
SB: C Getz (14, 2nd base off E Jackson/A Pierzynski).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Juan Pierre LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .273 .655 25 18 -0.072 0.57 0.000 -0.072 -1.3 3 0
Omar Vizquel 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .287 .704 19 10 -0.027 0.43 0.010 -0.037 -0.4 0 1
   Dayan Viciedo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .265 .720 7 4 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.3
Alex Rios CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289 .812 13 7 -0.005 0.45 0.023 -0.028 -0.4 4 0 SB
Paul Konerko 1B 3 2 2 1 1 0 .318 .981 17 8 0.051 0.61 0.064 -0.013 1.5 7 1 HR,2B
Manny Ramirez DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .304 .877 18 11 0.011 0.83 0.066 -0.055 -0.0
A.J. Pierzynski C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .270 .686 10 6 -0.075 0.74 0.008 -0.083 -0.6 6 0
   Tyler Flowers C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Mark Kotsay RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .236 .687 13 10 -0.084 0.69 0.000 -0.084 -1.3 1 1
Alexei Ramirez SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .278 .730 16 10 0.055 0.57 0.076 -0.020 1.0 2 2
Gordon Beckham 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .253 .699 16 10 -0.059 0.95 0.012 -0.071 -0.5 2 4
   Alejandro De Aza PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 1 -0.004 0.15 0.000 -0.004 -0.2
Edwin Jackson P 1 0
   Tony Pena P 0 2
   Scott Linebrink P 0 0
   Gregory Infante P 0 0
Team Totals 36 2 8 2 2 8 .222 .596 156 95 -0.210 0.61 0.259 -0.468 -2.6 27 11
2B: P Konerko (29, off K Davies).
HR: P Konerko (34, off G Meche; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: P Konerko 6; A Pierzynski 2; M Ramirez; A Rios; G Beckham; A Ramirez.
RBI: P Konerko (99); A Ramirez (60).
2-out RBI: A Ramirez.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. O Vizquel-G Beckham-P Konerko.
Outfield Assists: M Kotsay (W Betemit at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: A Rios (33, 2nd base off K Davies/B Pena).

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
Kyle Davies, W (8-9) 6 5 1 1 2 5 0 4.95 25 102 64 36 5 23 7 11 4 0 61 0.183 0.82 2.1
Gil Meche 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 6.20 9 32 18 7 2 9 3 4 2 0 0 0 0.023 0.20 0.0
Joakim Soria 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.68 4 22 13 11 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.09 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 2 8 1 2.00 38 156 95 54 8 33 12 16 6 0 61 0 0 0.209 0.53 2.6

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
Edwin Jackson, L (9-11) 5 13 6 6 1 3 0 4.57 29 94 62 40 8 14 9 16 9 0 19 -0.301 0.79 -3.8
Tony Pena 2.1 4 2 2 3 3 0 5.47 14 55 34 19 4 11 3 5 2 0 1 0 0.010 0.18 -0.7
Scott Linebrink 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.44 2 8 5 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0.000 -.01 0.6
Gregory Infante 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 10 7 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.02 0.5
Team Totals 9 18 8 8 4 7 0 8.00 48 167 108 66 13 29 15 22 11 0 19 4 1 -0.290 0.61 -3.4
E Jackson faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: E Jackson (17); T Pena (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dan Bellino, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Angel Hernandez.
Time of Game: 3:07.
Attendance: 26,389.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 67° F, Wind 11mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Chicago White Sox
1 Gregor Blanco CF 1 Juan Pierre LF
2 Mitch Maier RF 2 Omar Vizquel 3B
3 Billy Butler DH 3 Alex Rios CF
4 Kila Ka'aihue 1B 4 Paul Konerko 1B
5 Wilson Betemit 3B 5 Manny Ramirez DH
6 Alex Gordon LF 6 A.J. Pierzynski C
7 Brayan Pena C 7 Mark Kotsay RF
8 Chris Getz 2B 8 Alexei Ramirez SS
9 Yuniesky Betancour SS 9 Gordon Beckham 2B
Kyle Davies P Edwin Jackson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 2-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R KCR G. Blanco E. Jackson 8% 77% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Getz Scores
b4 0-4 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R CHW A. Ramirez K. Davies -7% 79% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Konerko Scores; Ramirez to 3B
t3 3-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R KCR B. Pena E. Jackson 7% 85% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Ka'aihue Scores
b4 0-4 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  CHW M. Ramirez K. Davies -7% 74% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Konerko to 3B
b4 0-4 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  O CHW A. Pierzynski K. Davies 6% 80% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)

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' Edwin Jackson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR G. Blanco E. Jackson 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Maier E. Jackson -3% 50% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  O KCR B. Butler E. Jackson -3% 47% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR K. Ka'aihue E. Jackson 3% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Blanco to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  RO KCR W. Betemit E. Jackson 5% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Blanco Scores; Ka'aihue to 3B; Betemit out at 2B/RF-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW J. Pierre K. Davies 2% 58% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b1 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW O. Vizquel K. Davies 2% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b1 0-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  CHW A. Rios K. Davies -1% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b1 0-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHW P. Konerko K. Davies -1% 57% Rios Steals 2B
b1 0-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  CHW P. Konerko K. Davies -1% 56% Walk
b1 0-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O CHW M. Ramirez K. Davies 4% 60% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Edwin Jackson facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR A. Gordon E. Jackson 6% 66% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t2 1-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Pena E. Jackson -1% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B; Gordon to 3B
t2 1-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  KCR C. Getz E. Jackson 2% 67% Fielder's Choice 2B
t2 1-0 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  RO KCR Y. Betancourt E. Jackson 1% 68% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Gordon Scores
t2 2-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR G. Blanco E. Jackson 1% 69% Getz Steals 2B
t2 2-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R KCR G. Blanco E. Jackson 8% 77% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Getz Scores
t2 3-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  KCR M. Maier E. Jackson 1% 78% Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Blanco to 3B
t2 3-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Butler E. Jackson -3% 75% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 6-7-8
b2 0-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW A. Pierzynski K. Davies 2% 77% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b2 0-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW M. Kotsay K. Davies 2% 79% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW A. Ramirez K. Davies 1% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, White Sox' Edwin Jackson facing 4-5-6
t3 3-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR K. Ka'aihue E. Jackson 2% 82% Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
t3 3-0 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O KCR W. Betemit E. Jackson -1% 81% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); Ka'aihue to 2B
t3 3-0 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Gordon E. Jackson -2% 79% Strikeout Swinging
t3 3-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R KCR B. Pena E. Jackson 7% 85% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Ka'aihue Scores
t3 4-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  KCR C. Getz E. Jackson 0% 85% Wild Pitch; Pena to 3B
t3 4-0 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O KCR C. Getz E. Jackson -2% 84% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 9-1-2
b3 0-4 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O CHW G. Beckham K. Davies 2% 86% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 0-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHW J. Pierre K. Davies 1% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 0-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  CHW O. Vizquel K. Davies -1% 86% Walk
b3 0-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW A. Rios K. Davies 2% 88% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Edwin Jackson facing 9-1-2
t4 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR Y. Betancourt E. Jackson -1% 87% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t4 4-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR G. Blanco E. Jackson -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t4 4-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR M. Maier E. Jackson -0% 86% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 4-5-6
b4 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW P. Konerko K. Davies -5% 81% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b4 0-4 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  CHW M. Ramirez K. Davies -7% 74% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Konerko to 3B
b4 0-4 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  O CHW A. Pierzynski K. Davies 6% 80% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b4 0-4 1 1-3 4,(0-2)  O CHW M. Kotsay K. Davies 6% 86% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
b4 0-4 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R CHW A. Ramirez K. Davies -7% 79% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Konerko Scores; Ramirez to 3B
b4 1-4 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O CHW G. Beckham K. Davies 5% 84% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, White Sox' Edwin Jackson facing 3-4-5
t5 4-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Butler E. Jackson -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t5 4-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR K. Ka'aihue E. Jackson 1% 84% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 4-1 1 1-- 6,(1-2)  KCR W. Betemit E. Jackson 4% 87% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Ka'aihue to 3B
t5 4-1 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  R KCR A. Gordon E. Jackson 4% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Ka'aihue Scores; Betemit to 2B
t5 5-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Pena E. Jackson -2% 89% Flyball: LF
t5 5-1 2 12- 5,(3-1)  KCR C. Getz E. Jackson 1% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Betemit to 3B; Gordon to 2B
t5 5-1 2 123 3,(0-2)  O KCR Y. Betancourt E. Jackson -3% 88% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 1-2-3
b5 1-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW J. Pierre K. Davies 2% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-5 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O CHW O. Vizquel K. Davies 1% 91% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
b5 1-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW A. Rios K. Davies 1% 92% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, White Sox' Edwin Jackson facing 1-2-3
t6 5-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR G. Blanco E. Jackson 3% 95% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t6 5-1 0 --3 3,(0-2)  R KCR M. Maier E. Jackson 1% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Blanco Scores
Tony Pena replaces Edwin Jackson pitching
t6 6-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR B. Butler T. Pena 1% 96% Wild Pitch; Maier to 2B
t6 6-1 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Butler T. Pena -1% 96% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t6 6-1 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  KCR K. Ka'aihue T. Pena 0% 96% Walk
t6 6-1 1 12- 4,(3-0)  KCR W. Betemit T. Pena 1% 97% Walk; Maier to 3B; Ka'aihue to 2B
t6 6-1 1 123 6,(3-2)  O KCR A. Gordon T. Pena -1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t6 6-1 2 123 4,(0-2)  O KCR B. Pena T. Pena -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Royals' Kyle Davies facing 4-5-6
b6 1-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW P. Konerko K. Davies 1% 96% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b6 1-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW M. Ramirez K. Davies 1% 96% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b6 1-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  CHW A. Pierzynski K. Davies -1% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b6 1-6 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHW M. Kotsay K. Davies 1% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, White Sox' Tony Pena facing 8-9-1
t7 6-1 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR C. Getz T. Pena -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
t7 6-1 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR Y. Betancourt T. Pena -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t7 6-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR G. Blanco T. Pena 0% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t7 6-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Maier T. Pena -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Royals' Gil Meche facing 8-9-1
Gil Meche replaces Kyle Davies pitching
b7 1-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW A. Ramirez G. Meche 1% 97% Popfly: 1B
b7 1-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW G. Beckham G. Meche -1% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b7 1-6 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHW J. Pierre G. Meche 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW O. Vizquel G. Meche 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, White Sox' Tony Pena facing 3-4-5
t8 6-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR B. Butler T. Pena 0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t8 6-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR K. Ka'aihue T. Pena -0% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t8 6-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR W. Betemit T. Pena 1% 99% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Butler to 3B
t8 6-1 1 -23 6,(3-2)  KCR A. Gordon T. Pena 0% 99% Walk
t8 6-1 1 123 2,(0-1)  R KCR B. Pena T. Pena 1% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Butler Scores; Betemit to 3B; Gordon to 2B
Scott Linebrink replaces Tony Pena pitching
t8 7-1 1 123 4,(1-2)  RO KCR C. Getz S. Linebrink 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Betemit Scores; Gordon to 3B
t8 8-1 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O KCR Y. Betancourt S. Linebrink -0% 100% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 8, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-8, Royals' Gil Meche facing 3-4-5
b8 1-8 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHW A. Rios G. Meche 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
b8 1-8 1 --- 5,(3-1)  R CHW P. Konerko G. Meche -0% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b8 2-8 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW M. Ramirez G. Meche 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-8 2 --- 2,(1-0)  CHW A. Pierzynski G. Meche -0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b8 2-8 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW M. Kotsay G. Meche 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 8, White Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-2, White Sox' Gregory Infante facing 1-2-3
Gregory Infante replaces Scott Linebrink pitching
Tyler Flowers replaces A.J. Pierzynski playing C batting 6th
t9 8-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR G. Blanco G. Infante -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 8-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR M. Maier G. Infante 0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t9 8-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO KCR B. Butler G. Infante -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 8, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-8, Royals' Joakim Soria facing 8-9-1
Joakim Soria replaces Gil Meche pitching
b9 2-8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW A. Ramirez J. Soria -0% 99% Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
Alejandro De Aza pinch hits for Gordon Beckham (2B) batting 9th
b9 2-8 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW A. De Aza J. Soria 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Ramirez to 2B
b9 2-8 1 -2- 7,(2-2)  O CHW J. Pierre J. Soria 0% 100% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
Dayan Viciedo pinch hits for Omar Vizquel (3B) batting 2nd
b9 2-8 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O CHW D. Viciedo J. Soria 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 8, White Sox 2.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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