White Sox 4-1 Royals (3 Jul, 2009) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

33-45, 20-23 home


CWS
KC

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

White SoxTop 1st
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 2nd
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 3rd
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 4th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 5th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 6th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 7th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- R. Mahay pitching for KC
  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
- R. Mahay pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- B Anderson to second on wild pitch by R Mahay.
  2
  0
- J. Wright pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 9th
- J. Wright pitching for KC
  CWS
  KC
- J Fields ran for J Thome.
  3
  0
- G Beckham to third, C Getz to second on wild pitch by J Wright.
  4
  0
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- M. Buehrle pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- B. Jenks pitching for CWS
  CWS
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

White Sox
4
Royals
1

Game 1

3/7

White Sox
5
Royals
0

Game 2

4/7

White Sox
4
Royals
6

Game 3

4/7

White Sox
3
Royals
6

Game 4

5/7

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 3 July 2009

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 17,964

Game Time:2:25

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Greg Gibson
First Base Umpire - Ted Barrett
Second Base Umpire - Tim Mcclelland
Third Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher

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. Buehrle8-2

B. Chen0-2

B. Jenks19

Game Information

2024 American League Central Standings

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Ground Out