Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox
80-75, 42-39 Away
7
80-75, 42-39 Away
Final
81-73, 49-28 Home
1
81-73, 49-28 Home
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BR White (4, E Loaiza); C Beltran (14, E Loaiza); A Guiel (28, B Koch)
- RBIM Sweeney (80), R Ibanez 2 (85), J Randa (70), R White 2 (13)
- SFR Ibanez
- SHA Berroa
- Team LOB11
- Baserunning
- SBD Relaford (20, 2nd base off E Loaiza/M Olivo); A Berroa (19, 3rd base off S Sullivan/M Olivo); C Beltran (39, 2nd base off S Sullivan/M Olivo)
- Fielding
- DP2 (D Relaford-A Berroa-R Ibanez, D Relaford-R Ibanez)
White Sox Hitting
- Batting
- HRF Thomas (41, 1st inning off B Anderson 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIF Thomas (100)
- 2Out RBIF Thomas
- GIDPM Ordonez
- Team LOB4
- Fielding
- ET Graffanino (6, ground ball)
- AssistsC Lee (J Randa at Home, R White at 2nd base)
- PBM Olivo
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Anderson(W,14-11) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100-59 | 3.80 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100-59 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Anderson 14-10
- Game ScoresB Anderson 73
White Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
E. Loaiza(L,21-9) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 107-70 | 2.89 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 4.48 |
| 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-3 | 3.54 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-8 | 2.02 |
| 2.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42-30 | 5.81 |
| 9.0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 182-118 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsE Loaiza 6-4; S Schoeneweis 0-1; S Sullivan 0-0; K Wunsch 0-1; B Koch 1-3
- Game ScoresE Loaiza 49
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CWS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | F Thomas homered to left. | 0 | 1 | |
| 3rd | M Sweeney singled to center, D Relaford scored, B Mayne to third, C Beltran to second. | 1 | 1 | |
| 3rd | R Ibanez singled to right, B Mayne scored, C Beltran to third, M Sweeney to second. | 2 | 1 | |
| 3rd | J Randa grounded out to second, C Beltran scored, M Sweeney to third, R Ibanez to second. | 3 | 1 | |
| 7th | M Sweeney walked, A Berroa scored. | 4 | 1 | |
| 7th | R Ibanez hit sacrifice fly to right, C Beltran scored. | 5 | 1 | |
| 9th | R White singled to right, J Randa and A Guiel scored. | 7 | 1 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Rate Field
12:05 AM, 21 September 2003
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 37,367
Game Time:2:36
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Bruce Froemming
- First Base Umpire - Mike Winters
- Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
- Third Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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