Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox

18-21, 10-9 Away

Final

23-15, 13-8 Home


KC
CHW

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	11	0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0

M. Minor3-2

7.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

C. Rodon5-1

5.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 3 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- C. Rodon pitching for CHW
  KC
  CHW
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 92
  2
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  3
  Double
  Four-seam FB 93
- C. Santana stole second, Merrifield stole third.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 1st
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- C. Rodon pitching for CHW
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 2nd
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- C. Rodon pitching for CHW
  KC
  CHW
- Taylor stole second.
  4
  0
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 3rd
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- C. Rodon pitching for CHW
  KC
  CHW
- Lopez stole third.
  4
  0
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 4th
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  KC
  CHW
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- C. Rodon pitching for CHW
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 5th
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- C. Rodon pitching for CHW
  KC
  CHW
- E. Marshall pitching for CHW
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 6th
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- E. Marshall pitching for CHW
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 7th
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- M. Foster pitching for CHW
  KC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 8th
- S. Barlow pitching for KC
  KC
  CHW
- Gallagher catching.
  4
  1
- Eaton hit for Hamilton
  4
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Ruiz pitching for CHW
  KC
  CHW
- García in center field.
  4
  1
- Eaton in right field.
  4
  1
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 9th
- J. Staumont pitching for KC
  KC
  CHW
- Mercedes to second on fielder's indifference.
  5
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	92
2 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	93
3 Double	Four-seam FB	93

Royals
6
White Sox
2

Game 1

14/5

Royals
1
White Sox
3

Game 2

15/5

Royals
5
White Sox
1

Game 3

16/5

Royals
3
White Sox
4

Game 4

16/5

Rate Field

12:10 AM, 16 May 2021

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 9,886

Game Time:3:21

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Larry Vanover
First Base Umpire - Edwin Moscoso
Second Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
Third Base Umpire - David Rackley

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

M. Minor3-2

C. Rodon5-1

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