Royals 9-7 White Sox (5 Apr, 2004) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

1-0, 1-0 home


CWS
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7	12	1
0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	9	13	0

D.J. Carrasco1-0

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

D. Marte0-1

0.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

White SoxTop 1st
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Swinging
  3
  Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 2nd
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- K Harvey reached on infield single to pitcher, J Gonzalez to third, K Harvey to second on error by pitcher M Buehrle.
  4
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
White SoxTop 3rd
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- T Graffanino ran for D Relaford.
  4
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 4th
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- T Graffanino at second base.
  4
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 5th
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 6th
- S. Camp pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 7th
- S. Camp pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- C. Politte pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- C. Politte pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 8th
- N. Field pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- P Konerko stole second.
  7
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- C. Politte pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 9th
- D.J. Carrasco pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- C. Politte pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- J Randa to second on passed ball by S Alomar Jr.
  7
  3
- B. Koch pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- M Stairs hit for T Graffanino.
  7
  4
- D. Marte pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- M Lopez hit for M Stairs.
  7
  4
- 6 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors

White Sox
7
Royals
9

Game 1

5/4

White Sox
4
Royals
3

Game 2

7/4

Kauffman Stadium

8:10 PM, 5 April 2004

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 41,575

Game Time:2:46

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ed Montague
First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Second Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
Third Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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D.J. Carrasco1-0

D. Marte0-1

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Swinging
3 Ball
4 Ball
5 Ground Out