Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox

47-73, 22-37 Away

Final

62-59, 35-28 Home


KC
CWS

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Contreras pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Foul Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Ball
  6
  Foul Ball
  7
  Foul Ball
  8
  Strike Looking
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 1st
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Contreras pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 2nd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Contreras pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 3rd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Contreras pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 4th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Contreras pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 5th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Contreras pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 6th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Contreras pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 7th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- M. Thornton pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 8th
- K. Farnsworth pitching for KC
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- M. Thornton pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- B. Jenks pitching for CWS
  KC
  CWS
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
7
White Sox
8

Game 1

18/8

Royals
5
White Sox
4

Game 2

19/8

Royals
2
White Sox
4

Game 3

19/8

Rate Field

7:05 PM, 19 August 2009

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 25,786

Game Time:2:16

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Carlson
First Base Umpire - Marty Foster
Second Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Third Base Umpire - Wally Bell

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. Contreras5-11

Z. Greinke11-8

B. Jenks26

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Foul Ball
4 Ball
5 Ball
6 Foul Ball
7 Foul Ball
8 Strike Looking