Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox

7-21, 5-9 Away

Final

21-7, 11-3 Home


KC
CWS

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-	2	2	0

Royals Hitting

hitters
D. DeJesusCF
T. Graffanino2B
M. SweeneyDH
M. StairsRF
E. BrownPR
K. Harvey1B
T. LongLF
A. BerroaSS
M. Teahen3B
A. CastilloC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.262	.327	.388
4	1	1	1	1	0	1	.211	.309	.282
3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.321	.372	.578
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.228	.353	.456
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.258	.356
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.267	.267	.433
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.233	.273	.356
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.252	.298	.346
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.333	.333
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.192	.333
30	1	4	1	1	3	7

Batting
HRT Graffanino (1, 7th inning off J Contreras 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIT Graffanino (4)
Team LOB5

Baserunning
CSA Berroa (3, 2nd base by J Contreras/A Pierzynski)

Fielding
DP1 (M Teahen-K Harvey)

White Sox Hitting

hitters
S. PodsednikLF
T. Iguchi2B
C. EverettDH
P. Konerko1B
P. OzunaPR
C. WidgerC
A. RowandCF
J. DyeRF
A.J. PierzynskiC
aJ. BurkePH-1B
J. Crede3B
J. UribeSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	1	1	1	0	.259	.365	.284
4	0	0	0	0	3	.337	.376	.402
3	0	0	0	0	1	.268	.309	.454
2	0	0	0	1	0	.190	.302	.430
0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.348	.300
0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.333	.400
2	0	0	0	0	1	.235	.303	.347
2	1	0	0	0	1	.202	.237	.360
2	0	1	0	0	0	.270	.333	.392
1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	1	0	.278	.340	.444
2	0	0	1	1	0	.268	.305	.380
23	2	2	2	4	6

a-grounded to third for A Pierzynski in the 8th

Batting
RBIJ Uribe (13), S Podsednik (9)
2Out RBIJ Uribe, S Podsednik
SHA Rowand
Team LOB3

Baserunning
CSS Podsednik (2, 2nd base by Z Greinke/A Castillo)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
Z. Greinke(L,5-17)
A. Sisco(B,5)
A. Burgos
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.1	2	2	2	1	5	85-53	3.38
0.1	0	0	0	2	0	12-2	1.86
0.1	0	0	0	1	1	5-3	2.25
8.0	2	2	2	4	6	102-58

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Greinke 5-10; A Sisco 1-0; A Burgos 0-0
Game ScoresZ Greinke 70

White Sox Pitching

pitchers
J. Contreras(W,15-7)
S. Takatsu(S,8)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
8.0	4	1	1	1	6	1	102-69	2.60
1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	28-13	6.23
9.0	4	1	1	3	7	1	130-82

Pitching
WPS Takatsu
HBPJ Dye (By Z Greinke)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Contreras 8-9; S Takatsu 0-2
Game ScoresJ Contreras 75

Scoring Summary

		KC	CWS
7th	T Graffanino homered to left.	1	0
8th	J Uribe walked, P Ozuna scored, J Dye to third, J Crede to second.	1	0
8th	S Podsednik walked, J Dye scored, J Crede to third, J Uribe to second.	1	1

Royals
4
White Sox
5

Game 1

4/5

Royals
2
White Sox
4

Game 2

5/5

Royals
1
White Sox
2

Game 3

5/5

Rate Field

7:05 PM, 5 May 2005

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 15,389

Game Time:2:10

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Laz Diaz
First Base Umpire - Dana Demuth
Second Base Umpire - Marty Foster
Third Base Umpire - Jim Joyce

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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Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox

J. Contreras1-0

Z. Greinke0-3

S. Takatsu8

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