Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals

2-4, 1-2 Away

Final

2-3, 2-3 Home


CWS
KC

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

White SoxTop 1st
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Strike Swinging
  5
  Fly Out
- T Iguchi safe at first on throwing error by shortstop A Berroa.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 1st
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 2nd
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- E Brown safe at first on error by second baseman T Iguchi.
  2
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
White SoxTop 3rd
- S. Elarton 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
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 5th
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 6th
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- M Grudzielanek picked off first.
  2
  0
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 7th
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 8th
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 9th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- A Pierzynski sacrificed to third, J Dye to second, A Pierzynski safe at first on throwing error by third baseman M Teahen.
  3
  0
- S. Stemle pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- A. Sisco pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 9th
- B. Jenks pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

White Sox
7
Royals
11

Game 1

8/4

White Sox
3
Royals
4

Game 2

8/4

White Sox
3
Royals
1

Game 3

9/4

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 9 April 2006

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 15,179

Game Time:2:17

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mike Winters
First Base Umpire - Brian Runge
Second Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Third Base Umpire - Bruce Froemming

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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Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals

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B. Jenks1

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