Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox

41-62, 19-32 Away

Final

51-51, 23-29 Home


KC
CHW

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	6	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	10	0

Royals Hitting

hitters
M. MelendezRF
K. IsbelRF
W. Merrifield2B
S. PerezC
V. PasquantinoDH
H. DozierLF
N. Pratto1B
M. TaylorCF
N. Lopez3B
M. GarciaSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.232	.318	.417
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.247	.309
4	1	1	1	1	0	0	.240	.290	.352
4	1	1	1	1	0	0	.209	.249	.448
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.220	.320	.330
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.251	.314	.423
4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.209	.327	.395
2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.280	.352	.395
3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.245	.297	.294
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.316	.368
32	2	6	2	2	1	6

Batting
2BPasquantino (3, Kopech)
HRPerez (14, 4th inning off Kopech 0 on, 1 Out); Merrifield (6, 6th inning off Kopech 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIPerez (42), Merrifield (42)
GIDPGarcia
Team LOB4
Team RISP0-5 (Taylor 0-1, Dozier 0-1, Pratto 0-1, Garcia 0-2)

Baserunning
SBLopez (8, 2nd base off Kopech/Zavala)

Fielding
DP1 (Lopez-Merrifield-Pratto)

White Sox Hitting

hitters
Tim AndersonSS
Y. Moncada3B
A. VaughnRF
J. Harrison2B
J. Abreu1B
E. JimenezLF
Y. GrandalDH
L. Garcia2B-CF
S. ZavalaC
A. EngelCF
aG. SheetsPH-RF
A. PollockPR
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	2	0	0	1	.313	.353	.413
3	0	1	0	1	1	.205	.268	.324
4	0	2	0	0	0	.290	.339	.452
0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.301	.375
4	0	0	0	0	1	.298	.381	.463
4	0	2	0	0	1	.250	.284	.427
4	0	0	0	0	1	.196	.292	.240
4	1	1	0	0	0	.211	.236	.275
4	0	1	0	0	2	.294	.336	.431
2	0	0	0	0	2	.245	.294	.353
1	0	1	1	0	0	.230	.291	.383
0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.282	.352
35	1	10	1	1	9

a-hit sacrifice fly to left for Engel in the 7th

Batting
2BVaughn (20, Lynch)
RBISheets (25)
SFSheets
GIDPAnderson
Team LOB9
Team RISP0-5 (Grandal 0-1, Abreu 0-1, Jiménez 0-1, Vaughn 0-2)

Fielding
DP1 (Moncada-García-Abreu)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
D. Lynch IV(W, 4-7)
W. Mills(H, 3)
D. Coleman(H, 9)
S. Barlow(S, 17)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.1	6	0	0	0	7	87-58	4.70
0.2	2	1	1	0	0	17-10	5.31
1.0	0	0	0	1	0	15-6	2.93
2.0	2	0	0	0	2	27-20	2.36
9.0	10	1	1	1	9	146-94

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBarlow 5/7; Mills 2/4; Lynch 12/22; Coleman 0/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBarlow-5-6-4-5; Mills-1-3-2-4; Lynch-9-11-23-13; Coleman-1-2-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsBarlow 2-1; Mills 2-0; Lynch 3-6; Coleman 2-1
Game ScoresD Lynch IV 63

White Sox Pitching

pitchers
M. Kopech(L, 4-7)
J. Ruiz
J. Lambert
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	6	2	2	1	3	2	100-66	3.12
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-8	4.17
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-10	2.05
9.0	6	2	2	1	6	2	123-84

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedKopech 14/27; Ruiz 2/3; Lambert 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesKopech-20-10-13-22; Ruiz-1-2-3-2; Lambert-3-3-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly BallsKopech 8-9; Ruiz 2-0; Lambert 0-1
Game ScoresM Kopech 59

Scoring Summary

		KC	CHW
4th	Perez homered to center (452 feet).	1	0
6th	Merrifield homered to left (346 feet).	2	0
7th	Sheets hit sacrifice fly to left, García scored.	2	1

Royals
2
White Sox
1

Game 1

2/8

Royals
2
White Sox
9

Game 2

3/8

Royals
1
White Sox
4

Game 3

3/8

Rate Field

1:10 AM, 2 August 2022

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 17,500

Game Time:2:55

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Wegner
First Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
Second Base Umpire - Dan Merzel
Third Base Umpire - Alan Porter

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

D. Lynch IV4-7

M. Kopech4-7

S. Barlow17

Scoring Summary

Inning

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2025 American League Central Standings

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