Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals

65-53, 33-27 Away

Final

52-66, 24-33 Home


CHW
KC

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

White SoxTop 1st
- L. Mendoza pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Foul Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- C. Sale pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 2nd
- L. Mendoza pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- C. Sale pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 3rd
- L. Mendoza pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- A De Aza caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- C. Sale pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 4th
- L. Mendoza pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- C. Sale pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 5th
- L. Mendoza pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- C. Sale pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 6th
- L. Mendoza pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- M Moustakas at third base.
  2
  1
- T Abreu at second base.
  2
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- C. Sale pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- L Cain stole second.
  2
  2
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 7th
- L. Mendoza pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- C. Sale pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- J. Crain pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 8th
- K. Herrera pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- E Hosmer at first base.
  2
  4
- D Wise hit for A De Aza.
  2
  4
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- H. Santiago pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- D Wise in center field.
  2
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 9th
- G. Holland pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

White Sox
2
Royals
4

Game 1

18/8

White Sox
4
Royals
9

Game 2

19/8

White Sox
2
Royals
5

Game 3

19/8

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 18 August 2012

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 22,169

Game Time:2:31

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dan Iassogna
First Base Umpire - CB Bucknor
Second Base Umpire - Cory Blaser
Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller

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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Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals

L. Mendoza7-8

C. Sale14-4

G. Holland5

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