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KCRTop 4th
Dominic Fletcher doubles to deep right field, advances to 3rd. Andrew Benintendi scores.
Braden Shewmake out on a sacrifice fly to right center field to Hunter Renfroe. Dominic Fletcher scores.
Top 5th
Andrew Benintendi singles to center field. Andrew Vaughn to second. Gavin Sheets scores.
Bottom 5th
Hunter Renfroe homers to left field. Nelson Velázquez scores.
Bottom 7th
MJ Melendez homers to center field. Dairon Blanco scores.
Kyle Isbel reaches on error. Freddy Fermin scores. Fielding error by Dominic Leone.
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White Sox Game Summary
The Kansas City Royals emerged victorious over the Chicago White Sox, 5 to 3, on April 7.
Game Info
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
69°
26 mph SSW
Home Plate: Chad Whitson
First Base: Malachi Moore
Second Base: Bill Miller
Third Base: Doug Eddings
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Grossman RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Y. Moncada 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .600 |
G. Sheets 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .750 |
A. Vaughn DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
A. Benintendi LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .600 | .500 |
D. Fletcher CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .600 | .750 |
B. Shewmake SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
L. Sosa PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
N. Lopez 2B-SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
P. DeJong PH-SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Maldonado C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
K. Lee PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garcia 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
N. Loftin 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Frazier PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
S. Perez 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
N. Velázquez LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 |
D. Blanco PR-LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
MJ Melendez DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 |
H. Renfroe RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 |
F. Fermin C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.000 |
G. Hampson CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
K. Isbel PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
Batting
2B: G. Sheets, Y. Moncada, D. Fletcher
RBI: A. Benintendi, B. Shewmake, D. Fletcher
Baserunning
CS: N. Lopez
Batting
2B: F. Fermin
HR: H. Renfroe, MJ Melendez
RBI: H. Renfroe 2, MJ Melendez 2
Baserunning
SB: K. Isbel, D. Blanco
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Crochet | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3.60 |
S. Wilson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
D. García (L) | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54.00 |
D. Leone | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Marsh | 4.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.79 |
A. Zerpa | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Schreiber (W) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
W. Smith | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. McArthur (S) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Grossman RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Y. Moncada 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .600 |
G. Sheets 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .750 |
A. Vaughn DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
A. Benintendi LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .600 | .500 |
D. Fletcher CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .600 | .750 |
B. Shewmake SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
L. Sosa PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
N. Lopez 2B-SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
P. DeJong PH-SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Maldonado C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
K. Lee PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Batting
2B: G. Sheets, Y. Moncada, D. Fletcher
RBI: A. Benintendi, B. Shewmake, D. Fletcher
Baserunning
CS: N. Lopez
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Crochet | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3.60 |
S. Wilson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
D. García (L) | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54.00 |
D. Leone | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garcia 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
N. Loftin 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Frazier PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
S. Perez 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
N. Velázquez LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 |
D. Blanco PR-LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
MJ Melendez DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 |
H. Renfroe RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 |
F. Fermin C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.000 |
G. Hampson CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
K. Isbel PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
Batting
2B: F. Fermin
HR: H. Renfroe, MJ Melendez
RBI: H. Renfroe 2, MJ Melendez 2
Baserunning
SB: K. Isbel, D. Blanco
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Marsh | 4.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.79 |
A. Zerpa | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Schreiber (W) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
W. Smith | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. McArthur (S) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Top 1st
Robbie Grossman grounds out to first base to Salvador Perez.
Yoán Moncada singles to left field.
Gavin Sheets doubles to shallow left field. Yoán Moncada to third.
Andrew Vaughn called out on strikes.
Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging.
Bottom 1st
Maikel Garcia grounds out to shallow infield, Braden Shewmake to Gavin Sheets.
Bobby Witt flies out to deep center field to Dominic Fletcher.
Nick Loftin flies out to right center field to Robbie Grossman.
Top 2nd
Dominic Fletcher singles to left field.
Braden Shewmake flies out to left field to Nelson Velázquez.
Nicky Lopez flies out to center field to Garrett Hampson.
Martín Maldonado singles to left field. Dominic Fletcher to second.
Robbie Grossman lines out to deep center field to Garrett Hampson.
Bottom 2nd
Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
Nelson Velázquez flies out to deep center field to Dominic Fletcher.
MJ Melendez called out on strikes.
Top 3rd
Yoán Moncada grounds out to shortstop, Maikel Garcia to Salvador Perez.
Gavin Sheets flies out to center field to Garrett Hampson.
Andrew Vaughn strikes out swinging.
Bottom 3rd
Hunter Renfroe grounds out to shallow left field, Yoán Moncada to Gavin Sheets.
Freddy Fermin grounds out to third base, Yoán Moncada to Gavin Sheets.
Garrett Hampson strikes out swinging.
Top 4th
Andrew Benintendi walks.
Dominic Fletcher doubles to deep right field, advances to 3rd. Andrew Benintendi scores.
Braden Shewmake out on a sacrifice fly to right center field to Hunter Renfroe. Dominic Fletcher scores.
Nicky Lopez flies out to shallow center field to Garrett Hampson.
Martín Maldonado flies out to left center field to Nelson Velázquez.
Bottom 4th
Maikel Garcia grounds out to first base, Gavin Sheets to Garrett Crochet.
Bobby Witt strikes out swinging.
Nick Loftin reaches on error to shallow infield, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by Martín Maldonado.
Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
Top 5th
Robbie Grossman lines out to deep center field to Garrett Hampson.
Yoán Moncada grounds out to shallow infield, Nick Loftin to Salvador Perez.
Gavin Sheets singles to shallow left field.
Andrew Vaughn singles to center field. Gavin Sheets to second.
Andrew Benintendi singles to center field. Andrew Vaughn to second. Gavin Sheets scores.
Angel Zerpa (P) replaces Alec Marsh (P).
Dominic Fletcher hit by pitch. Andrew Benintendi to second. Andrew Vaughn to third.
Lenyn Sosa pinch-hitting for Braden Shewmake.
Lenyn Sosa flies out to deep center field to Garrett Hampson.
Bottom 5th
Lenyn Sosa remains in the game as 2B.
Nicky Lopez switches from 2B to SS.
Nelson Velázquez singles to shallow center field.
MJ Melendez flies out to deep center field to Dominic Fletcher.
Nelson Velázquez to second.
Wild Pitch
Hunter Renfroe homers to left field. Nelson Velázquez scores.
Freddy Fermin doubles to shallow left field.
Garrett Hampson flies out to right field to Robbie Grossman.
Maikel Garcia lines out to deep right field to Robbie Grossman.
Top 6th
Nicky Lopez singles to right center field.
Martín Maldonado flies out to shallow right field to Hunter Renfroe.
Nicky Lopez caught stealing second.
Caught Stealing
Robbie Grossman strikes out on a foul tip.
Bottom 6th
Steven Wilson (P) replaces Garrett Crochet (P).
Bobby Witt flies out to left field to Andrew Benintendi.
Adam Frazier pinch-hitting for Nick Loftin.
Adam Frazier flies out to deep left field to Andrew Benintendi.
Salvador Perez grounds out to shallow infield, Steven Wilson to Gavin Sheets.
Top 7th
Adam Frazier remains in the game as 2B.
John Schreiber (P) replaces Angel Zerpa (P).
Yoán Moncada doubles to left field.
Gavin Sheets grounds out to shallow right field, Adam Frazier to John Schreiber. Yoán Moncada to third.
Andrew Vaughn walks.
Andrew Benintendi strikes out on a foul tip.
Dominic Fletcher flies out to center field to Garrett Hampson.
Bottom 7th
Deivi García (P) replaces Steven Wilson (P).
Nelson Velázquez walks.
Dairon Blanco pinch-running for Nelson Velázquez.
Dairon Blanco steals second.
Stolen Base
MJ Melendez homers to center field. Dairon Blanco scores.
Hunter Renfroe strikes out swinging.
Freddy Fermin singles to center field, advances to 2nd. Fielding error by Dominic Fletcher.
Kyle Isbel pinch-hitting for Garrett Hampson.
Dominic Leone (P) replaces Deivi García (P).
Kyle Isbel reaches on error. Freddy Fermin scores. Fielding error by Dominic Leone.
Kyle Isbel steals second.
Stolen Base
Maikel Garcia walks.
Bobby Witt grounds out to third base. Kyle Isbel out at third.
Top 8th
Dairon Blanco remains in the game as LF.
Kyle Isbel remains in the game as CF.
Will Smith (P) replaces John Schreiber (P).
Lenyn Sosa singles to center field.
Paul DeJong pinch-hitting for Nicky Lopez.
Paul DeJong lines out to shallow left field to Bobby Witt.
Korey Lee pinch-hitting for Martín Maldonado.
Korey Lee strikes out swinging.
Lenyn Sosa to second.
Robbie Grossman flies out to deep left field to Dairon Blanco.
Bottom 8th
Paul DeJong remains in the game as SS.
Korey Lee remains in the game as C.
Adam Frazier walks.
Salvador Perez grounds out to shortstop. Adam Frazier out at second.
Dairon Blanco lines out to shortstop to Paul DeJong.
Top 9th
James McArthur (P) replaces Will Smith (P).
Yoán Moncada flies out to deep center field to Kyle Isbel.
Gavin Sheets walks.
Andrew Vaughn called out on strikes.
Andrew Benintendi singles to left field. Gavin Sheets to second.
Dominic Fletcher strikes out swinging.
