Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox
44-54, 22-30 Away
9
44-54, 22-30 Away
Final
55-42, 33-15 Home
1
55-42, 33-15 Home
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BA Gordon (23, G Floyd); M Aviles (13, A Russell)
- HRJ Buck (6, 5th inning off G Floyd 1 on, 0 Out); B Butler (4, 8th inning off N Masset 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ Buck 3 (31), B Butler 3 (26), M Aviles 3 (24)
- 2Out RBIB Butler, M Aviles 3
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- SBA Gordon (4, 3rd base off G Floyd/A Pierzynski); J Gathright (20, 2nd base off G Floyd/A Pierzynski); D DeJesus (8, 3rd base off G Floyd/A Pierzynski)
White Sox Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. WiseLF |
J. DyeRF |
T. HallPR |
J. ThomeDH |
J. Crede3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .324 | .359 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .266 | .345 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .282 | .321 | .420 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .266 | .409 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .275 | .374 | .524 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .341 | .364 | .585 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .305 | .362 | .556 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .341 | .368 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .373 | .502 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .323 | .363 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .235 | .352 | .398 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .325 | .469 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .327 | .460 |
| 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for O Cabrera in the 8th
b-struck out swinging for A Pierzynski in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BJ Crede (17, G Meche)
- 3BA Ramirez (1, G Meche)
- RBIO Cabrera (41)
- SFO Cabrera
- Team LOB4
- Fielding
- EJ Crede (19, ground ball)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- IBBD DeJesus (By G Floyd)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Meche 2-11; R Mahay 1-1; R Ramirez 1-2; H Ramirez 2-0
- Game ScoresG Meche 70
White Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Floyd(L,10-6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 100-66 | 3.52 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-12 | 3.18 |
| 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12-5 | 4.14 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37-20 | 5.59 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 162-103 |
- Pitching
- WPG Floyd; N Masset
- HBPJ Dye (By H Ramirez)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Floyd 8-4; B Logan 1-1; N Masset 0-0; A Russell 3-3
- Game ScoresG Floyd 59
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CWS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | J Buck homered to left, R Gload scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 5th | B Butler singled to left, J Gathright scored, D DeJesus to second. | 3 | 0 | |
| 6th | O Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to right, A Ramirez scored. | 3 | 1 | |
| 8th | B Butler homered to center, D DeJesus scored. | 5 | 1 | |
| 8th | J Buck singled to center, T Pena scored, A Gordon to third. | 6 | 1 | |
| 8th | M Aviles doubled to left, A Gordon, J Buck and J Gathright scored. | 9 | 1 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Rate Field
12:05 AM, 20 July 2008
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 36,566
Game Time:2:51
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Andy Fletcher
- First Base Umpire - Mike Reilly
- Second Base Umpire - Bob Davidson
- Third Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
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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