White Sox 9-2 Royals (1 Oct, 2004) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

57-102, 32-45 home


CWS
KC

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

M. Buehrle16-10

9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 0 BB

S. Camp2-2

2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

White SoxTop 1st
- C. George pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 2nd
- C. George pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- J Buck grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Stairs scored, C Pickering to second.
  0
  1
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
White SoxTop 3rd
- C. George pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 4th
- C. George pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 5th
- C. George pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- W Valdez safe at first on throwing error by pitcher C George, J Burke to second.
  1
  2
- CWS
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 5th
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 6th
- CWS
  KC
- J Valentin stole second.
  2
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 7th
- CWS
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 8th
- D.J. Carrasco pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- W Harris hit for W Valdez.
  4
  2
- J Uribe at shortstop.
  8
  2
- W Harris at second base.
  8
  2
- 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 9th
- D.J. Carrasco pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- P Konerko out at third on runner's fielder's choice.
  9
  2
- M. Kinney pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- J Valentin to third, J Burke to second on passed ball by J Buck.
  9
  2
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

White Sox
9
Royals
2

Game 1

1/10

White Sox
4
Royals
2

Game 2

2/10

White Sox
2
Royals
10

Game 3

3/10

White Sox
5
Royals
0

Game 4

3/10

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 1 October 2004

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 11,507

Game Time:2:21

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mike Reilly
First Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
Second Base Umpire - C.B. Bucknor
Third Base Umpire - Chuck Meriwether

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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Chicago White Sox

Kansas City Royals

M. Buehrle16-10

S. Camp2-2

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Fly Out