Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox

12-20, 8-7 Away

Final

16-18, 6-10 Home


KC
CHW

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

L. Hochevar3-3

7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

C. Sale3-2

5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- C. Sale pitching for CHW
  KC
  CHW
- Pitch
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Ball
- J Francoeur grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Giavotella scored, B Butler out at second, A Gordon to third, A Gordon scored on throwing error by second baseman G Beckham.
  3
  0
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error
White SoxBottom 1st
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- C. Sale pitching for CHW
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 2nd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- C. Sale pitching for CHW
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 3rd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  CHW
- B Morel stole second.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- C. Sale pitching for CHW
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 4th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- C. Sale pitching for CHW
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 5th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- N. Jones pitching for CHW
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 6th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- N. Jones pitching for CHW
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 7th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  CHW
- C Getz at second base.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- N. Jones pitching for CHW
  KC
  CHW
- W. Ohman pitching for CHW
  KC
  CHW
- I Falu to second on balk by W Ohman.
  3
  0
- Z. Stewart pitching for CHW
  KC
  CHW
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 8th
- G. Holland pitching for KC
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- Z. Stewart pitching for CHW
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 9th
- A. Crow pitching for KC
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
0
White Sox
5

Game 1

12/5

Royals
5
White Sox
0

Game 2

13/5

Royals
9
White Sox
1

Game 3

13/5

Rate Field

12:10 AM, 13 May 2012

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 20,066

Game Time:2:46

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Rob Drake
First Base Umpire - Joe West
Second Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook
Third Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher

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

L. Hochevar3-3

C. Sale3-2

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