Final
MIN
KCRBottom 6th
MJ Melendez singles to left field. Salvador Perez to second. Bobby Witt scores.
Top 8th
Byron Buxton doubles to shallow left field. Edouard Julien scores.
Top 9th
Christian Vázquez singles to left field, advances to 2nd. Willi Castro to third. Ryan Jeffers scores. Throwing error by MJ Melendez.
Alex Kirilloff out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to MJ Melendez. Christian Vázquez to third. Willi Castro scores.
Byron Buxton doubles to left field. Kyle Farmer scores. Christian Vázquez scores.
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2024 AL Central
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White Sox Game Summary
The Kansas City Royals were decisively beaten by the Minnesota Twins, 5 to 1, on March 30.
Game Info
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
67°
2 mph E
Home Plate: Tripp Gibson
First Base: Mike Estabrook
Second Base: Erich Bacchus
Third Base: Laz Diaz
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Julien 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
K. Farmer PH-2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - |
A. Kirilloff LF-RF-LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .200 | .250 |
B. Buxton CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 1.000 |
C. Correa SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Wallner RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .667 | .000 |
A. Martin PR-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
M. Margot PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
C. Santana 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
R. Jeffers DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
W. Castro 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .750 | .500 |
C. Vázquez C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 1.333 |
V. Pasquantino 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
S. Perez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
MJ Melendez LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
H. Renfroe RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Frazier 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
G. Hampson PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
N. Loftin DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
K. Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
Batting
2B: B. Buxton 2, E. Julien
RBI: B. Buxton 3, C. Vázquez, A. Kirilloff
Baserunning
SB: K. Farmer
CS: W. Castro
Batting
2B: B. Witt Jr. 2
RBI: MJ Melendez
Baserunning
CS: B. Witt Jr.
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ryan | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.69 |
S. Okert | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Alcala | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
G. Jax (W) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
B. Stewart | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Lugo | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Schreiber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. McArthur | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
W. Smith (L) | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Julien 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
K. Farmer PH-2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - |
A. Kirilloff LF-RF-LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .200 | .250 |
B. Buxton CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 1.000 |
C. Correa SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Wallner RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .667 | .000 |
A. Martin PR-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
M. Margot PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
C. Santana 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
R. Jeffers DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
W. Castro 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .750 | .500 |
C. Vázquez C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
Batting
2B: B. Buxton 2, E. Julien
RBI: B. Buxton 3, C. Vázquez, A. Kirilloff
Baserunning
SB: K. Farmer
CS: W. Castro
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ryan | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.69 |
S. Okert | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Alcala | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
G. Jax (W) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
B. Stewart | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 1.333 |
V. Pasquantino 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
S. Perez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
MJ Melendez LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
H. Renfroe RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Frazier 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
G. Hampson PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
N. Loftin DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
K. Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
Batting
2B: B. Witt Jr. 2
RBI: MJ Melendez
Baserunning
CS: B. Witt Jr.
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Lugo | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Schreiber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. McArthur | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
W. Smith (L) | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Top 1st
Edouard Julien grounds out to shallow infield, Seth Lugo to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Alex Kirilloff grounds out to second base, Adam Frazier to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Byron Buxton flies out to left field to MJ Melendez.
Bottom 1st
Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging.
Bobby Witt pops out to Carlos Santana.
Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out on a foul tip.
Top 2nd
Carlos Correa flies out to left center field to MJ Melendez.
Matt Wallner walks.
Carlos Santana lines out to shallow infield to Vinnie Pasquantino. Matt Wallner to second.
Ryan Jeffers grounds out to third base, Maikel Garcia to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 2nd
Salvador Perez pops out to shortstop to Carlos Correa.
MJ Melendez lines out to deep right field to Matt Wallner.
Hunter Renfroe flies out to shallow center field to Edouard Julien.
Top 3rd
Willi Castro singles to center field.
Christian Vázquez lines out to right field to Hunter Renfroe.
Edouard Julien strikes out swinging.
Willi Castro caught stealing second.
Caught Stealing
Bottom 3rd
Adam Frazier flies out to deep center field to Byron Buxton.
Nick Loftin pops out to shallow right field to Edouard Julien.
Kyle Isbel grounds out to first base, Carlos Santana to Joe Ryan.
Top 4th
Alex Kirilloff singles to left field.
Byron Buxton hit by pitch. Alex Kirilloff to second.
Carlos Correa lines out to deep left field to MJ Melendez.
Matt Wallner strikes out swinging.
Carlos Santana grounds out to second base, Adam Frazier to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 4th
Maikel Garcia pops out to shallow infield to Willi Castro.
Bobby Witt doubles to deep right field.
Vinnie Pasquantino walks.
Salvador Perez flies out to left center field to Byron Buxton.
MJ Melendez strikes out swinging.
Top 5th
Ryan Jeffers grounds out to shallow infield, Seth Lugo to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Willi Castro reaches on error. Fielding error by Adam Frazier.
Christian Vázquez strikes out swinging.
Edouard Julien called out on strikes.
Bottom 5th
Hunter Renfroe strikes out on a foul tip.
Adam Frazier singles to shallow infield.
Nick Loftin grounds out to second base, Edouard Julien to Carlos Santana. Adam Frazier to second.
Kyle Isbel grounds out to shallow right field, Edouard Julien to Carlos Santana.
Top 6th
Alex Kirilloff grounds out to shallow right field, Adam Frazier to Seth Lugo.
Byron Buxton lines out to shallow left field to Maikel Garcia.
Carlos Correa grounds out to second base, Vinnie Pasquantino to Seth Lugo.
Bottom 6th
Maikel Garcia called out on strikes.
Bobby Witt doubles to deep right field.
Steven Okert (P) replaces Joe Ryan (P).
Vinnie Pasquantino pops out to shallow center field to Carlos Correa.
Salvador Perez is intentionally walked.
MJ Melendez singles to left field. Salvador Perez to second. Bobby Witt scores.
Hunter Renfroe strikes out swinging.
Top 7th
John Schreiber (P) replaces Seth Lugo (P).
Matt Wallner hit by pitch.
Carlos Santana singles to right field. Matt Wallner to second.
Austin Martin pinch-running for Matt Wallner.
Ryan Jeffers strikes out on a foul tip.
Willi Castro hit by pitch. Carlos Santana to second. Austin Martin to third.
Christian Vázquez grounds out to shallow infield. Willi Castro out at second.
Bottom 7th
Alex Kirilloff switches from LF to RF.
Austin Martin remains in the game as LF.
Garrett Hampson pinch-hitting for Adam Frazier.
Garrett Hampson called out on strikes.
Jorge Alcala (P) replaces Steven Okert (P).
Nick Loftin flies out to deep center field to Byron Buxton.
Kyle Isbel flies out to center field to Byron Buxton.
Top 8th
Garrett Hampson remains in the game as 2B.
James McArthur (P) replaces John Schreiber (P).
Edouard Julien doubles to deep left field.
Alex Kirilloff flies out to deep center field to Kyle Isbel. Edouard Julien to third.
Byron Buxton doubles to shallow left field. Edouard Julien scores.
Carlos Correa lines out to shallow infield to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Manuel Margot pinch-hitting for Austin Martin.
Manuel Margot strikes out swinging.
Bottom 8th
Alex Kirilloff switches from RF to LF.
Manuel Margot remains in the game as RF.
Griffin Jax (P) replaces Jorge Alcala (P).
Maikel Garcia called out on strikes.
Bobby Witt walks.
Bobby Witt caught stealing second.
Caught Stealing
Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out to shallow right field, Edouard Julien to Carlos Santana.
Top 9th
Will Smith (P) replaces James McArthur (P).
Carlos Santana grounds out to third base, Maikel Garcia to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Ryan Jeffers hit by pitch.
Willi Castro walks. Ryan Jeffers to second.
Christian Vázquez singles to left field, advances to 2nd. Willi Castro to third. Ryan Jeffers scores. Throwing error by MJ Melendez.
Kyle Farmer pinch-hitting for Edouard Julien.
Kyle Farmer is intentionally walked.
Alex Kirilloff out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to MJ Melendez. Christian Vázquez to third. Willi Castro scores.
Kyle Farmer steals second.
Stolen Base
Byron Buxton doubles to left field. Kyle Farmer scores. Christian Vázquez scores.
Carlos Correa flies out to right field to Hunter Renfroe.
Bottom 9th
Kyle Farmer remains in the game as 2B.
Brock Stewart (P) replaces Griffin Jax (P).
Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
MJ Melendez singles to deep right field.
Hunter Renfroe called out on strikes.
Garrett Hampson called out on strikes.
