Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox
Royals Hitting
a-singled to center for W Bloomquist in the 7th
b-struck out swinging for B Butler in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BC Crisp (2, M MacDougal); A Callaspo (1, B Jenks); D DeJesus (1, B Jenks)
- HRC Crisp (1, 9th inning off B Jenks 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIC Crisp 2 (3)
- Team LOB11
- Team RISP2-12 (M Aviles 0-2, A Gordon 0-1, D DeJesus 1-3, C Crisp 1-1, M Teahen 0-4, J Guillen 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBA Gordon (1, 2nd base off J Danks/A Pierzynski); J Guillen (1, 2nd base off J Danks/A Pierzynski)
- Fielding
- EA Gordon (1, ground ball)
White Sox Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
C. Getz2B |
J. ThomeDH |
J. DyeRF |
D. WiseCF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .250 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .125 | .417 | .250 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 | .333 | .545 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .417 | .417 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .222 | .300 | .222 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .429 | .556 | .429 |
| 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
a-struck out swinging for D Wise in the 8th
b-struck out swinging for B Anderson in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BC Quentin (1, J Soria)
- RBIJ Dye (1)
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP0-5 (J Thome 0-1, C Quentin 0-1, W Betemit 0-1, J Dye 0-1, A Pierzynski 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Ramirez-C Getz)
- EJ Fields (1, throw)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- HBPA Gordon (By J Danks)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedK Davies 16-25; R Mahay 2-4; J Soria 5-6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesK Davies 15-15-22-15; R Mahay 2-2-3-2; J Soria 4-1-4-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Davies 6-6; R Mahay 1-1; J Soria 2-0
- Game ScoresK Davies 77
White Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Jenks(L,0-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 95-55 | 0.00 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 0.00 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-6 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19-11 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16-12 | 9.00 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 148-91 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Danks 13-25; M MacDougal 2-3; M Thornton 2-2; O Dotel 1-4; B Jenks 5-6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Danks 15-11-13-16; M MacDougal 3-1-0-3; M Thornton 1-2-2-1; O Dotel 3-3-4-1; B Jenks 1-5-1-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Danks 7-5; M MacDougal 0-1; M Thornton 1-0; O Dotel 0-0; B Jenks 2-0
- Game ScoresJ Danks 68
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CWS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | C Crisp homered to right, A Callaspo scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 9th | J Dye grounded out to shortstop, C Quentin scored. | 2 | 1 | ||
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Rate Field
7:05 PM, 9 April 2009
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 18,091
Game Time:2:51
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
- First Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
- Second Base Umpire - Gary Darling
- Third Base Umpire - Bill Hohn
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 |

