Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox

2-10, 0-7 Away

Final

8-5, 4-3 Home


KC
CWS

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

J. Contreras2-0

7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

J. Mays0-2

5.1 IP, 11 H, 6 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Contreras pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Foul Ball
  4
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 1st
- J. Mays pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- T Iguchi to second on wild pitch by J Mays.
  0
  0
- J Dye safe at first on throwing error by third baseman M Teahen.
  0
  3
- 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Contreras pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 2nd
- J. Mays pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Contreras pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 3rd
- J. Mays pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Contreras pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- M Grudzielanek to third on wild pitch by J Contreras.
  0
  5
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 4th
- J. Mays pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Contreras pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 5th
- J. Mays pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Contreras pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- J Buck caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  0
  7
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 6th
- J. Mays pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- J. Peralta pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Contreras pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 7th
- J. Peralta pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- P Ozuna hit for J Crede.
  0
  8
- A Pierzynski to third, P Ozuna to second on wild pitch by J Peralta.
  0
  9
- P Ozuna at third base.
  0
  9
- T Graffanino hit for D Mientkiewicz.
  0
  9
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- B. Logan pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- T Graffanino at first base.
  0
  9
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 8th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- A Cintron hit for J Thome.
  0
  9
- KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- C. Politte pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
0
White Sox
9

Game 1

18/4

Royals
1
White Sox
4

Game 2

19/4

Royals
0
White Sox
4

Game 3

19/4

Rate Field

1:05 AM, 18 April 2006

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 27,889

Game Time:2:29

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Marvin Hudson
First Base Umpire - Ed Montague
Second Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Third Base Umpire - Mark Wegner

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

J. Contreras2-0

J. Mays0-2

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Foul Ball
4 Ground Out