Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox

54-65, 26-31 Away

Final

66-53, 40-20 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	5	1
2	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	-	9	9	0

J. Vazquez9-10

8.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 10 K, 1 BB

B. Bannister7-11

7.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Vazquez pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Swinging
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 1st
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Vazquez pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 2nd
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Vazquez pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 3rd
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Vazquez pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 4th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Vazquez pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 5th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Vazquez pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 6th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Vazquez pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 7th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- A Ramirez stole second.
  0
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Vazquez pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- B Anderson in center field.
  0
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 8th
- J. Vazquez pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- J Thome safe at second on error by left fielder J Guillen, J Dye to third.
  0
  6
- C Getz hit for A Ramirez.
  0
  8
- 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Newman pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- C Getz at second base.
  0
  9
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
0
White Sox
9

Game 1

13/8

Royals
0
White Sox
4

Game 2

14/8

Royals
2
White Sox
9

Game 3

14/8

Rate Field

1:11 AM, 13 August 2008

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 31,099

Game Time:2:13

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa
First Base Umpire - Gary Darling
Second Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
Third Base Umpire - Bill Hohn

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. Vazquez9-10

B. Bannister7-11

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Strike Swinging
4 Foul Ball
5 Strike Swinging