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OAK  4
@ANA  1

DET  7
@BOS  3

KCR 12
CHW  6

CLE  5
@MIN  2

NYY  7
BAL  4

SEA  7
TEX  3

TBD  6
@TOR  2

ARI  4
LAD  1

CHC  4
STL  1

COL  9
HOU  8

FLA  7
PIT  2

CIN  6
@MIL  3

ATL  2
@MON  0

PHI  6
NYM  1

SFG  6
SDP  4

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 13,394

Wednesday, June 6, 2001, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:38
White Sox
6
24-31
Lost 1
3rd, 12½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   2  0  0   3  0  1    6 13  1
Royals          0  5  2   1  0  2   1  1  X   12 16  0
W: J Suppan (3-5), L: J Baldwin (2-4)
Royals
12
21-37
Won 1
5th, 17 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Valentin SS                 5   1   2   2    0   1  .289  .937   19    1   4   HR,2B
C Singleton CF                5   0   1   0    0   0  .282  .680   17    1   0   
R Durham 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   3  .276  .833   22    1   1   
M Ordonez RF                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .275  .852   15    2   0   
C Lee DH                      4   1   1   2    0   1  .306  .850   14    0   0   HR
J Liefer LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .265  .777   15    4   0   
P Konerko 1B                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .254  .788   22   11   1   HR
H Perry 3B                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .735    2    0   0   
  T Graffanino 3B             3   1   2   0    0   0  .298  .792   11    1   2   
J Paul C                      4   0   0   0    0   2  .230  .557   18    2   0   

J Baldwin P                                                              1   0
  J Garland P                                                            0   1
  K Vining P                                                             0   0
  M Ginter P                                                             0   1
Totals                       39   6  13   6    0   7              155   24  10
BATTING
2B: J Valentin (15, off J Suppan).
HR: C Lee (7, off J Suppan; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); J Valentin (13, off K Wilson; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); P Konerko (10, off J Suppan; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: J Valentin 6; P Konerko 5; C Lee 4; M Ordonez 3; T Graffanino 2; H Perry; J Liefer; C Singleton.
RBI: P Konerko 2 (30); C Lee 2 (27); J Valentin 2 (31).
2-out RBI: C Lee 2; J Valentin.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
FIELDING
E: J Valentin (9).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Chavez CF                   5   1   0   0    0   0  .348  .835   12    3   0   
R Sanchez SS                  5   2   3   1    0   0  .303  .682   10    1   2   2B,SB
  W Delgado SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .321         0   0   
C Beltran DH                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .260  .680   15    0   0   
M Sweeney 1B                  5   2   4   5    0   0  .308  .954   18   10   0   2·HR,2B
J Dye RF                      5   1   1   0    0   1  .284  .772   16    3   1   
J Randa 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .261  .698   15    0   1   
D Brown LF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .282  .742   13    3   0   HR
  R Ibanez LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .321         0   0   
L Alicea 2B                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .258  .634   13    0   3   
A Hinch C                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .157  .546   12    7   0   HR

J Suppan P                                                               0   2
  K Wilson P                                                             0   0
Totals                       41  12  16  12    0   1              124   27   9
BATTING
2B: R Sanchez (5, off J Garland); M Sweeney (29, off J Garland).
HR: D Brown (5, off K Vining; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); A Hinch (4, off J Baldwin; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); M Sweeney 2 (11, off J Garland, off M Ginter; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
TB: M Sweeney 11; D Brown 5; R Sanchez 4; A Hinch 4; L Alicea 2; C Beltran 2; J Dye; J Randa.
RBI: M Sweeney 5 (36); A Hinch 2 (11); D Brown 2 (27); C Beltran (25); R Sanchez (17); L Alicea (7).
2-out RBI: M Sweeney 4; A Hinch 2; C Beltran; R Sanchez.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 6 for 13.
BASERUNNING
SB: R Sanchez (7, 3rd base off J Baldwin/J Paul).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Baldwin, L (2-4)             3    10   7   7    0   0   1   4.36   19   52-39   27· 2·10    6· 4· 8· 1     11    -     0.81  -0.32
J Garland                      3     4   3   3    0   1   1   5.63   13   43-26   17· 2· 7    5· 3· 3· 1          0-0    0.11  -0.02
K Vining                       1     1   1   1    0   0   1  11.57    5   18-12   10· 0· 2    1· 2· 1· 1          0-0    0.04  -0.01
M Ginter                       1     1   1   1    0   0   1   9.00    4   10-6     5· 1· 0    3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    16  12  12    0   1   4          41  123-83   59· 5·19   15· 9·12· 4           -  
Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Suppan, W (3-5)              6.2   9   5   5    0   6   2   4.74   28  113-72   38· 8·26    7· 7· 6· 2     42    -     0.34   0.13
K Wilson                       2.1   4   1   1    0   1   1   5.50   11   42-24   15· 2· 7    5· 3· 1· 1          1-0    0.18   0.02
Totals                         9    13   6   6    0   7   3          39  155-96   53·10·33   12·10· 7· 3          1-0 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 13,394.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 83° F, Wind 12mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Kansas City Royals                   
1. J Valentin           SS    1. E Chavez             CF 
2. C Singleton          CF    2. R Sanchez            SS 
3. R Durham             2B    3. C Beltran            DH 
4. M Ordonez            RF    4. M Sweeney            1B 
5. C Lee                DH    5. J Dye                RF 
6. J Liefer             LF    6. J Randa              3B 
7. P Konerko            1B    7. D Brown              LF 
8. H Perry              3B    8. L Alicea             2B 
9. J Paul               C     9. A Hinch              C  

   J Baldwin            P        J Suppan             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  12-  4   11%  75% D Brown         J Baldwin       Single to RF (Line Drive); Dye Scores; Randa to 3B
   b 2   2  0-2  12-  2    8%  81% R Sanchez       J Baldwin       Single to RF (Line Drive); Alicea Scores; Chavez to 3B
   b 2   0  0-1  1-3  6    7%  82% L Alicea        J Baldwin       Single to RF (Line Drive); Randa Scores; Brown to 3B
   b 2   2  0-3  1-3  3    5%  86% C Beltran       J Baldwin       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Chavez Scores; Sanchez to 2B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  4    5%  64% J Randa         J Baldwin       Single to LF (Line Drive); Dye to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   54%  C Singleton     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   55%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, James Baldwin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  E Chavez        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   55%  R Sanchez       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   53%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Sanchez to 2B
   O      -2-  2   50%  M Sweeney       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Suppan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  M Ordonez       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  6   54%  C Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  J Liefer        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, James Baldwin facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   59%  J Dye           Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   64%  J Randa         Single to LF (Line Drive); Dye to 2B
   R      12-  4   75%  D Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive); Dye Scores; Randa to 3B
   R      1-3  6   82%  L Alicea        Single to RF (Line Drive); Randa Scores; Brown to 3B
   O      1-3  1   78%  A Hinch         Flyball: LF
   O      1-3  3   73%  E Chavez        Fielder's Choice SS; Brown out at Hm/SS-C; Alicea to 2B; Chavez to 1B
   R      12-  2   81%  R Sanchez       Single to RF (Line Drive); Alicea Scores; Chavez to 3B
   R      1-3  3   86%  C Beltran       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Chavez Scores; Sanchez to 2B
          12-      86%  M Sweeney       Sanchez Steals 3B
   R      1-3  3   91%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Sanchez Scores; Beltran to 3B
   O      1-3  3   89%  J Dye           Popfly: 2B
                  5 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 5.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Jeff Suppan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   91%  P Konerko       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   89%  H Perry         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   91%  J Paul          Flyball: CF
   O      1--  6   92%  J Valentin      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, James Baldwin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   92%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   91%  D Brown         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  2   91%  L Alicea        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   RR     1--  4   96%  A Hinch         Home Run; Alicea Scores
   O      ---  2   96%  E Chavez        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 7.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Jeff Suppan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   97%  C Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   97%  R Durham        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   97%  M Ordonez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   RR     1--  2   93%  C Lee           Home Run; Ordonez Scores
   O      ---  4   94%  J Liefer        Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Jon Garland facing 2-3-4
                  Jon Garland replaces James Baldwin pitching; Tony Graffanino replaces Herb Perry playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---  2   93%  R Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   94%  C Beltran       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  2   96%  M Sweeney       Double to LF (Line Drive); Beltran Scores
   O      -2-  1   96%  J Dye           Flyball: RF; Sweeney to 3B
   O      --3  3   95%  J Randa         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 8.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-8, Jeff Suppan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   96%  P Konerko       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   95%  T Graffanino    Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   97%  J Paul          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   97%  J Valentin      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Jon Garland facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   97%  D Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   97%  L Alicea        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   97%  A Hinch         Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 8.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-8, Jeff Suppan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   97%  C Singleton     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  M Ordonez       Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Ordonez out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Jon Garland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   98%  E Chavez        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   98%  R Sanchez       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   98%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B; Sanchez to 3B
   RR     --3  7   99%  M Sweeney       Home Run (LF-CF); Sanchez Scores
   O      ---  6   99%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 10.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-10, Jeff Suppan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5  100%  C Lee           Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   99%  J Liefer        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  4   99%  P Konerko       Home Run; Liefer Scores
          ---  2   98%  T Graffanino    Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   99%  J Paul          Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  3   97%  J Valentin      Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Graffanino Scores
                  Kris Wilson replaces Jeff Suppan pitching
          -2-  4   96%  C Singleton     Single (Ground Ball); Valentin to 3B
   O      1-3  4   98%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-5, Ken Vining facing 6-7-8
                  Ken Vining replaces Jon Garland pitching
   O      ---  7   98%  J Randa         Popfly: SS
   R      ---  4   99%  D Brown         Home Run
          ---  3   99%  L Alicea        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   99%  A Hinch         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   99%  E Chavez        Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 11.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-11, Kris Wilson facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   98%  M Ordonez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  1   99%  C Lee           Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   99%  J Liefer        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  6   99%  P Konerko       Single to LF (Line Drive); Ordonez to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  T Graffanino    Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 11-5, Matt Ginter facing 2-3-4
                  Matt Ginter replaces Ken Vining pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  R Sanchez       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  3  100%  M Sweeney       Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3  100%  J Dye           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 12.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-12, Kris Wilson facing 9-1-2
                  Wilson Delgado replaces Rey Sanchez playing SS batting 2nd; Raul Ibanez replaces Dee Brown playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---  5  100%  J Paul          Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  3  100%  J Valentin      Home Run
   O      ---  2  100%  C Singleton     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5  100%  R Durham        Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 12.

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