Final
STL
KCRTop 1st
Willson Contreras homers to right field. Masyn Winn scores.
Top 3rd
Alec Burleson homers to right field.
Bottom 3rd
Kyle Isbel triples to deep right center field. Maikel Garcia scores.
Michael Massey singles to shallow center field. Kyle Isbel scores.
Salvador Perez singles to deep left field. Michael Massey scores.
Bottom 4th
Maikel Garcia doubles to deep left field. MJ Melendez scores.
Michael Massey out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Victor Scott. Maikel Garcia scores.
Top 6th
Tommy Pham grounds out to shortstop, Bobby Witt to Vinnie Pasquantino. Nolan Gorman to third. Paul Goldschmidt scores.
Top 8th
Victor Scott doubles to deep right field. Tommy Pham scores. Brendan Donovan scores.
Top 9th
Willson Contreras homers to left field. Alec Burleson scores.
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White Sox Game Summary
The Kansas City Royals were decisively beaten by the St. Louis Cardinals, 8 to 5, on August 9.
Game Info
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
70°
6 mph N
Home Plate: Lance Barrett
First Base: Roberto Ortiz
Second Base: James Jean
Third Base: Alfonso Marquez
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Winn SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
A. Burleson DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 |
W. Contreras C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .750 | .800 | 2.500 |
N. Arenado 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
B. Donovan LF-2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .800 |
P. Goldschmidt 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | .750 |
N. Gorman 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
P. Pagés PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - |
L. Nootbaar PR-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - |
T. Pham RF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
V. Scott II CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Massey 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .750 | .600 | .750 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
V. Pasquantino 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
S. Perez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
H. Renfroe RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
MJ Melendez LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
D. Blanco PR-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
P. DeJong DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Frazier PH-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - |
M. Garcia 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 1.000 |
K. Isbel CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
Batting
2B: W. Contreras, P. Goldschmidt, N. Gorman, B. Donovan, V. Scott II
HR: W. Contreras 2, A. Burleson
RBI: W. Contreras 4, T. Pham, A. Burleson, V. Scott II 2
Batting
2B: M. Garcia
3B: K. Isbel
RBI: S. Perez, K. Isbel, M. Massey 2, M. Garcia
Baserunning
SB: D. Blanco
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Mikolas | 4.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11.25 |
M. Liberatore (W) | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
A. Kittredge | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
R. Helsley (S) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Lorenzen | 4.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6.23 |
S. Long | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 |
L. Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
W. Smith (L) | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 |
C. Stratton | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
A. Zerpa | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 54.00 |
J. McArthur | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Winn SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
A. Burleson DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 |
W. Contreras C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .750 | .800 | 2.500 |
N. Arenado 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
B. Donovan LF-2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .800 |
P. Goldschmidt 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | .750 |
N. Gorman 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
P. Pagés PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - |
L. Nootbaar PR-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - |
T. Pham RF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
V. Scott II CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Batting
2B: W. Contreras, P. Goldschmidt, N. Gorman, B. Donovan, V. Scott II
HR: W. Contreras 2, A. Burleson
RBI: W. Contreras 4, T. Pham, A. Burleson, V. Scott II 2
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Mikolas | 4.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11.25 |
M. Liberatore (W) | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
A. Kittredge | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
R. Helsley (S) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Massey 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .750 | .600 | .750 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
V. Pasquantino 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
S. Perez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
H. Renfroe RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
MJ Melendez LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
D. Blanco PR-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
P. DeJong DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Frazier PH-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - |
M. Garcia 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 1.000 |
K. Isbel CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
Batting
2B: M. Garcia
3B: K. Isbel
RBI: S. Perez, K. Isbel, M. Massey 2, M. Garcia
Baserunning
SB: D. Blanco
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Lorenzen | 4.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6.23 |
S. Long | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 |
L. Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
W. Smith (L) | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 |
C. Stratton | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
A. Zerpa | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 54.00 |
J. McArthur | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
Top 1st
Masyn Winn walks.
Alec Burleson flies out to left field to MJ Melendez.
Willson Contreras homers to right field. Masyn Winn scores.
Nolan Arenado lines out to right field to Hunter Renfroe.
Brendan Donovan singles to center field.
Paul Goldschmidt doubles to right field. Brendan Donovan to third.
Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.
Bottom 1st
Michael Massey singles to center field.
Bobby Witt lines out to deep center field to Victor Scott.
Vinnie Pasquantino pops out to shallow left field to Nolan Arenado.
Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
Top 2nd
Tommy Pham pops out to Salvador Perez.
Victor Scott flies out to left center field to Kyle Isbel.
Masyn Winn grounds out to shortstop, Bobby Witt to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 2nd
Hunter Renfroe lines out to deep right field to Tommy Pham.
MJ Melendez flies out to left center field to Brendan Donovan.
Paul DeJong grounds out to shallow infield, Willson Contreras to Paul Goldschmidt.
Top 3rd
Alec Burleson homers to right field.
Willson Contreras called out on strikes.
Nolan Arenado flies out to deep left center field to MJ Melendez.
Brendan Donovan pops out to second base to Michael Massey.
Bottom 3rd
Maikel Garcia singles to right field.
Kyle Isbel triples to deep right center field. Maikel Garcia scores.
Michael Massey singles to shallow center field. Kyle Isbel scores.
Bobby Witt flies out to center field to Victor Scott.
Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out to second base, Nolan Gorman to Paul Goldschmidt. Michael Massey to second.
Salvador Perez singles to deep left field. Michael Massey scores.
Hunter Renfroe strikes out swinging.
Top 4th
Paul Goldschmidt singles to left field.
Nolan Gorman lines out to second base to Michael Massey.
Tommy Pham strikes out swinging.
Victor Scott grounds out to shallow infield to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 4th
MJ Melendez singles to left field.
Paul DeJong pops out to shallow center field to Masyn Winn.
Maikel Garcia doubles to deep left field. MJ Melendez scores.
Kyle Isbel singles to left field. Maikel Garcia to third.
Michael Massey out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Victor Scott. Maikel Garcia scores.
Bobby Witt strikes out swinging.
Top 5th
Masyn Winn grounds out to third base, Maikel Garcia to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Alec Burleson singles to right center field.
Willson Contreras walks. Alec Burleson to second.
Sam Long (P) replaces Michael Lorenzen (P).
Nolan Arenado lines out to shortstop to Bobby Witt. Alec Burleson doubled off second.
Bottom 5th
Matthew Liberatore (P) replaces Miles Mikolas (P).
Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to center field to Victor Scott.
Salvador Perez flies out to deep left field to Brendan Donovan.
Hunter Renfroe grounds out to shortstop, Masyn Winn to Paul Goldschmidt.
Top 6th
Brendan Donovan flies out to center field to Kyle Isbel.
Paul Goldschmidt walks.
Nolan Gorman doubles to deep right field. Paul Goldschmidt to third.
Tommy Pham grounds out to shortstop, Bobby Witt to Vinnie Pasquantino. Nolan Gorman to third. Paul Goldschmidt scores.
Victor Scott grounds out to second base, Bobby Witt to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 6th
MJ Melendez grounds out to shallow infield, Nolan Arenado to Paul Goldschmidt.
Paul DeJong strikes out swinging.
Maikel Garcia walks.
Kyle Isbel grounds out to first base, Nolan Gorman to Paul Goldschmidt.
Top 7th
Lucas Erceg (P) replaces Sam Long (P).
Masyn Winn grounds out to second base, Michael Massey to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Alec Burleson strikes out swinging.
Willson Contreras doubles to shallow left field.
Nolan Arenado pops out to shallow infield to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 7th
Michael Massey called out on strikes.
Bobby Witt grounds out to shallow infield, Matthew Liberatore to Paul Goldschmidt.
Vinnie Pasquantino called out on strikes.
Top 8th
Will Smith (P) replaces Lucas Erceg (P).
Brendan Donovan doubles to deep right field.
Paul Goldschmidt grounds out to second base, Michael Massey to Vinnie Pasquantino. Brendan Donovan to third.
Pedro Pagés pinch-hitting for Nolan Gorman.
Pedro Pagés walks.
Lars Nootbaar pinch-running for Pedro Pagés.
Chris Stratton (P) replaces Will Smith (P).
Tommy Pham hits into a force out to third base. Lars Nootbaar out at second.
Victor Scott doubles to deep right field. Tommy Pham scores. Brendan Donovan scores.
Masyn Winn flies out to right field to Hunter Renfroe.
Bottom 8th
Brendan Donovan switches from LF to 2B.
Lars Nootbaar remains in the game as LF.
Andrew Kittredge (P) replaces Matthew Liberatore (P).
Salvador Perez flies out to deep left field to Lars Nootbaar.
Hunter Renfroe strikes out swinging.
MJ Melendez singles to shortstop.
Adam Frazier pinch-hitting for Paul DeJong.
Dairon Blanco pinch-running for MJ Melendez.
Dairon Blanco steals second.
Stolen Base
Adam Frazier walks.
Maikel Garcia lines out to right center field to Tommy Pham.
Top 9th
Dairon Blanco remains in the game as LF.
Adam Frazier remains in the game as DH.
Angel Zerpa (P) replaces Chris Stratton (P).
Alec Burleson singles to center field.
Willson Contreras homers to left field. Alec Burleson scores.
Nolan Arenado walks.
Brendan Donovan singles to right field. Nolan Arenado to third.
Paul Goldschmidt strikes out swinging.
Lars Nootbaar walks. Brendan Donovan to second.
James McArthur (P) replaces Angel Zerpa (P).
Tommy Pham called out on strikes.
Victor Scott called out on strikes.
Bottom 9th
Ryan Helsley (P) replaces Andrew Kittredge (P).
Kyle Isbel lines out to deep left field to Lars Nootbaar.
Michael Massey singles to right field.
Bobby Witt walks. Michael Massey to second.
Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out to second base. Bobby Witt out at second.
