Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BMerrifield 2 (10, Rodón 2)
- HRC. Santana (8, 9th inning off Ruiz 0 on, 1 Out); Perez (9, 3rd inning off Rodón 2 on, 0 Out)
- RBIC. Santana (25), Perez 3 (26), Soler (23)
- SHDyson
- GIDPPerez
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-13 (Dyson 0-2, Perez 1-3, Taylor 0-2, Merrifield 0-1, Soler 1-1, Alberto 0-1, Gutiérrez 0-1, Lopez 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBC. Santana (2, 2nd base off Rodón/Collins); Taylor (4, 2nd base off Rodón/Collins); Merrifield (12, 3rd base off Rodón/Collins); Lopez (4, 3rd base off Rodón/Collins)
White Sox Hitting
a-struck out swinging for Hamilton in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BAnderson (4, Barlow)
- HRAbreu (8, 4th inning off Minor 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIAbreu (33)
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP0-2 (Moncada 0-1, Collins 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Moncada-Madrigal-Abreu)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMinor 13/25; Barlow 3/5; Staumont 3/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMinor-17-11-24-16; Barlow-5-3-8-3; Staumont-3-2-5-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsMinor 2-12; Barlow 2-0; Staumont 1-2
- Game ScoresM Minor 74
White Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Rodon(L, 5-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 110-67 | 1.47 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26-17 | 6.75 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-14 | 6.94 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12-8 | 2.30 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 167-106 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMarshall 2/4; Rodón 14/27; Ruiz 2/4; Foster 2/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMarshall-4-2-9-2; Rodón-11-15-22-19; Ruiz-1-1-3-3; Foster-2-1-7-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsMarshall 1-1; Rodón 6-5; Ruiz 0-2; Foster 1-1
- Game ScoresC Rodon 39
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CHW | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Soler singled to right, Merrifield scored, C. Santana to third. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Perez homered to right (359 feet), Merrifield scored and C. Santana scored. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4th | Abreu homered to left (401 feet). | 4 | 1 | ||
| 9th | C. Santana homered to right (405 feet). | 5 | 1 | ||
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Rate Field
12:10 AM, 16 May 2021
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 9,886
Game Time:3:21
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Larry Vanover
- First Base Umpire - Edwin Moscoso
- Second Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
- Third Base Umpire - David Rackley
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 |

