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KCRBottom 1st
Salvador Perez singles to deep left field. Bobby Witt scores. Maikel Garcia scores.
Top 2nd
Seth Brown homers to center field. Zack Gelof scores.
Bottom 5th
Vinnie Pasquantino singles to right field. Maikel Garcia scores.
Bottom 6th
Nelson Velázquez singles to center field. Michael Massey scores.
Top 7th
Brent Rooker singles to left field. JJ Bleday to second. Abraham Toro scores.
Bottom 7th
Kyle Isbel homers to center field.
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White Sox Game Summary
The Kansas City Royals emerged victorious over the Oakland Athletics, 5 to 3, on May 18.
Game Info
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
82°
11 mph SSW
Home Plate: Ryan Additon
First Base: Brian Knight
Second Base: Chris Guccione
Third Base: Gabe Morales
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Toro 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .500 |
JJ Bleday CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
B. Rooker DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
S. Langeliers C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
T. Soderstrom 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. Nevin PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Z. Gelof 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
S. Brown RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 |
J.D. Davis PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Schuemann SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
E. Ruiz LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
K. McCann PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
B. Harris PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 38 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garcia 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
V. Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
S. Perez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
M. Massey DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
N. Velázquez RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
D. Blanco PR-RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
MJ Melendez LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
A. Frazier 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
K. Isbel CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Batting
2B: S. Langeliers, Z. Gelof
HR: S. Brown
RBI: S. Brown 2, B. Rooker
Batting
2B: MJ Melendez, M. Massey, M. Garcia
HR: K. Isbel
RBI: S. Perez 2, N. Velázquez, K. Isbel, V. Pasquantino
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Stripling (L) | 5.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.20 |
T.J. McFarland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
L. Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 |
M. Kelly | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Lugo (W) | 5.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3.18 |
J. Schreiber | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
A. Zerpa | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. McArthur (S) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Toro 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .500 |
JJ Bleday CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
B. Rooker DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
S. Langeliers C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
T. Soderstrom 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. Nevin PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Z. Gelof 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
S. Brown RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 |
J.D. Davis PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Schuemann SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
E. Ruiz LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
K. McCann PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
B. Harris PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 38 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
Batting
2B: S. Langeliers, Z. Gelof
HR: S. Brown
RBI: S. Brown 2, B. Rooker
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Stripling (L) | 5.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.20 |
T.J. McFarland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
L. Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 |
M. Kelly | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garcia 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
V. Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
S. Perez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
M. Massey DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
N. Velázquez RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
D. Blanco PR-RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
MJ Melendez LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
A. Frazier 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
K. Isbel CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Batting
2B: MJ Melendez, M. Massey, M. Garcia
HR: K. Isbel
RBI: S. Perez 2, N. Velázquez, K. Isbel, V. Pasquantino
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Lugo (W) | 5.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3.18 |
J. Schreiber | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
A. Zerpa | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. McArthur (S) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
Top 1st
Abraham Toro singles to right field.
JJ Bleday strikes out swinging.
Brent Rooker strikes out on a foul tip.
Shea Langeliers hits into a force out to shallow infield. Abraham Toro out at second.
Bottom 1st
Maikel Garcia singles to right field.
Bobby Witt singles to right center field. Maikel Garcia to second.
Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out to shallow infield, Tyler Soderstrom to Ross Stripling. Bobby Witt to second. Maikel Garcia to third.
Salvador Perez singles to deep left field. Bobby Witt scores. Maikel Garcia scores.
Michael Massey singles to right field. Salvador Perez to second.
Nelson Velázquez pops out to shallow infield to Tyler Soderstrom.
MJ Melendez pops out to shallow right field to Zack Gelof.
Top 2nd
Tyler Soderstrom grounds out to second base, Adam Frazier to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Zack Gelof doubles to left center field.
Seth Brown homers to center field. Zack Gelof scores.
Max Schuemann singles to shallow center field.
Esteury Ruiz strikes out swinging.
Abraham Toro grounds out to shallow infield, Seth Lugo to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 2nd
Adam Frazier grounds out to second base, Zack Gelof to Tyler Soderstrom.
Kyle Isbel grounds out to shallow infield, Abraham Toro to Tyler Soderstrom.
Maikel Garcia lines out to second base to Zack Gelof.
Top 3rd
JJ Bleday flies out to deep left field to MJ Melendez.
Brent Rooker strikes out swinging.
Shea Langeliers doubles to deep left center field.
Tyler Soderstrom strikes out swinging.
Bottom 3rd
Bobby Witt grounds out to shallow infield, Shea Langeliers to Tyler Soderstrom.
Vinnie Pasquantino lines out to second base to Zack Gelof.
Salvador Perez lines out to deep center field to JJ Bleday.
Top 4th
Zack Gelof strikes out swinging.
Seth Brown called out on strikes.
Max Schuemann grounds out to third base, Maikel Garcia to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 4th
Michael Massey lines out to left field to Esteury Ruiz.
Nelson Velázquez strikes out swinging.
MJ Melendez doubles to right field.
Adam Frazier flies out to left field to Esteury Ruiz.
Top 5th
Esteury Ruiz strikes out swinging.
Abraham Toro walks.
JJ Bleday lines out to shallow infield to Vinnie Pasquantino. Abraham Toro doubled off first.
Bottom 5th
Kyle Isbel grounds out to shortstop, Abraham Toro to Tyler Soderstrom.
Maikel Garcia doubles to deep left field.
Bobby Witt grounds out to second base, Zack Gelof to Tyler Soderstrom. Maikel Garcia to third.
Vinnie Pasquantino singles to right field. Maikel Garcia scores.
Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
Top 6th
Brent Rooker singles to left field.
Shea Langeliers called out on strikes.
Tyler Soderstrom called out on strikes.
Zack Gelof reaches on error. Brent Rooker to second. Fielding error by Bobby Witt.
John Schreiber (P) replaces Seth Lugo (P).
Seth Brown flies out to left field to MJ Melendez.
Bottom 6th
Michael Massey doubles to deep left field.
Nelson Velázquez singles to center field. Michael Massey scores.
T.J. McFarland (P) replaces Ross Stripling (P).
MJ Melendez grounds out to shortstop. Nelson Velázquez out at second.
Adam Frazier grounds out to shallow infield, T.J. McFarland to Tyler Soderstrom.
Top 7th
Max Schuemann lines out to right field to Nelson Velázquez.
Esteury Ruiz grounds out to shortstop, Bobby Witt to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Abraham Toro singles to shallow right field.
JJ Bleday singles to first base. Abraham Toro to second.
Brent Rooker singles to left field. JJ Bleday to second. Abraham Toro scores.
Shea Langeliers grounds out to shallow infield, Adam Frazier to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 7th
Lucas Erceg (P) replaces T.J. McFarland (P).
Kyle Isbel homers to center field.
Maikel Garcia called out on strikes.
Bobby Witt flies out to deep right field to Seth Brown.
Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out to shallow right field, Zack Gelof to Tyler Soderstrom.
Top 8th
Angel Zerpa (P) replaces John Schreiber (P).
Tyler Nevin pinch-hitting for Tyler Soderstrom.
Tyler Nevin grounds out to shortstop, Bobby Witt to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Zack Gelof strikes out swinging.
J.D. Davis pinch-hitting for Seth Brown.
J.D. Davis grounds out to shallow infield, Vinnie Pasquantino to Angel Zerpa.
Bottom 8th
Tyler Nevin remains in the game as RF.
J.D. Davis remains in the game as 1B.
Michael Kelly (P) replaces Lucas Erceg (P).
Salvador Perez flies out to left center field to JJ Bleday.
Michael Massey flies out to shallow center field to Esteury Ruiz.
Nelson Velázquez singles to left field.
Dairon Blanco pinch-running for Nelson Velázquez.
MJ Melendez called out on strikes.
Top 9th
Dairon Blanco remains in the game as RF.
James McArthur (P) replaces Angel Zerpa (P).
Max Schuemann singles to deep left field.
Kyle McCann pinch-hitting for Esteury Ruiz.
Kyle McCann singles to left center field. Max Schuemann to second.
Brett Harris pinch-running for Kyle McCann.
Abraham Toro lines out to deep center field to Kyle Isbel. Max Schuemann to third.
JJ Bleday strikes out swinging.
Brent Rooker strikes out swinging.
