Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox

56-96, 24-55 Away

Final

77-75, 44-34 Home


KC
CWS

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

D. Marte6-5

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

J. Affeldt3-4

0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Contreras pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- D DeJesus safe at first on error by shortstop W Valdez.
  0
  0
- D Relaford to third on wild pitch by J Contreras.
  1
  0
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
White SoxBottom 1st
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Contreras pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 2nd
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Contreras pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 3rd
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Contreras pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- R Gotay scored on J Contreras' wild pitch.
  3
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 4th
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Contreras pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 5th
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Contreras pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- C Pickering to third, D Brown to second on wild pitch by J Contreras.
  3
  1
- N. Cotts pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 6th
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- N. Cotts pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 7th
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- A. Munoz pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 8th
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- KC
  CWS
- KC
  CWS
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- D. Marte pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- J Uribe hit for R Gload.
  6
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 9th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- J Burke hit for B Davis.
  6
  4
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
6
White Sox
7

Game 1

24/9

Royals
8
White Sox
6

Game 2

25/9

Royals
1
White Sox
5

Game 3

26/9

Royals
1
White Sox
5

Game 4

26/9

Rate Field

1:05 AM, 24 September 2004

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 16,015

Game Time:2:41

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Gary Darling
First Base Umpire - Bill Hohn
Second Base Umpire - Mark Carlson
Third Base Umpire - Brian Runge

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. Marte6-5

J. Affeldt3-4

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