Royals 3-2 White Sox (18 Sep, 2016) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

75-73, 43-30 home


CHW
KC

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

White SoxTop 1st
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 87
  2
  Fly Out
  Fastball 87
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- M. Gonzalez pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- Dyson stole third, Merrifield stole second.
  1
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 2nd
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- M. Gonzalez pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 3rd
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- M. Gonzalez pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 4th
- M. Gonzalez pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- Frazier stole second.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- M. Gonzalez pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 5th
- D. Gee pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- M. Gonzalez pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 6th
- D. Gee pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- M. Gonzalez pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 7th
- D. Gee pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- M. Gonzalez pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 8th
- D. Gee pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- Orlando in right field.
  1
  3
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- Shuck hit for Coats.
  2
  3
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- D. Jennings pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- Eaton in right field.
  2
  3
- Shuck in center field.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 9th
- W. Davis pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- Avila hit for K. Smith.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Fastball	87
2 Fly Out	Fastball	87

White Sox
7
Royals
4

Game 1

17/9

White Sox
2
Royals
3

Game 2

18/9

White Sox
3
Royals
10

Game 3

18/9

White Sox
3
Royals
8

Game 4

19/9

Kauffman Stadium

12:15 AM, 18 September 2016

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 34,805

Game Time:2:36

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Layne
First Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
Second Base Umpire - Toby Basner
Third Base Umpire - Tripp Gibson

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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