Final
DET
KCRBottom 3rd
Bobby Witt homers to left field. Kyle Isbel scores. Yuli Gurriel scores. Adam Frazier scores.
Top 4th
Trey Sweeney out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Kyle Isbel. Zach McKinstry scores.
Bottom 4th
Maikel Garcia singles to shallow left field. MJ Melendez scores.
Top 5th
Matt Vierling singles to shortstop, advances to 2nd. Parker Meadows scores. Throwing error by Bobby Witt.
Colt Keith homers to center field. Matt Vierling scores.
Bottom 5th
Bobby Witt singles to shallow infield. Kyle Isbel scores.
Top 6th
Wenceel Pérez doubles to left field. Jake Rogers scores. Andy Ibáñez scores.
Matt Vierling singles to right center field. Wenceel Pérez scores.
Current Series
2024 AL Central
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White Sox Game Summary
The Kansas City Royals couldn't pull it off against the Detroit Tigers, 7 to 6, on September 16.
Game Info
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
81°
11 mph SE
Home Plate: Larry Vanover
First Base: Nate Tomlinson
Second Base: Chris Segal
Third Base: David Rackley
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Meadows CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
K. Carpenter DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
W. Pérez PH-DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
M. Vierling RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
R. Greene LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
C. Keith 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .800 |
S. Torkelson 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
Z. McKinstry 3B-SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 |
T. Sweeney SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Ibáñez PH-3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
J. Jung PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Rogers C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
| Totals | 40 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Pham DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 |
S. Perez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
M. Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
D. Blanco PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
P. DeJong 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
H. Renfroe RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
MJ Melendez LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .750 |
A. Frazier 3B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - |
M. Garcia PH-3B-2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
Y. Gurriel 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .667 | .667 |
G. Hampson PR-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
R. Grossman PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
K. Isbel CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
Batting
2B: Z. McKinstry, W. Pérez
3B: Z. McKinstry
HR: C. Keith
RBI: M. Vierling, C. Keith 2, T. Sweeney, W. Pérez 2
Baserunning
SB: Z. McKinstry
Batting
3B: MJ Melendez, K. Isbel
HR: B. Witt Jr.
RBI: B. Witt Jr. 5, M. Garcia
Baserunning
SB: B. Witt Jr.
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Olson | 2.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15.43 |
S. Guenther | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 |
B. Hanifee (W) | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.86 |
W. Vest | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
B. Brieske | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Foley (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Lugo | 4.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7.71 |
S. Long (L) | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40.50 |
J. Schreiber | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. McArthur | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
A. Zerpa | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
C. Hernández | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Meadows CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
K. Carpenter DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
W. Pérez PH-DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
M. Vierling RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
R. Greene LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
C. Keith 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .800 |
S. Torkelson 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
Z. McKinstry 3B-SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 |
T. Sweeney SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
A. Ibáñez PH-3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
J. Jung PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Rogers C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
| Totals | 40 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
Batting
2B: Z. McKinstry, W. Pérez
3B: Z. McKinstry
HR: C. Keith
RBI: M. Vierling, C. Keith 2, T. Sweeney, W. Pérez 2
Baserunning
SB: Z. McKinstry
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Olson | 2.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15.43 |
S. Guenther | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 |
B. Hanifee (W) | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.86 |
W. Vest | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
B. Brieske | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Foley (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Pham DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 |
S. Perez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
M. Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
D. Blanco PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
P. DeJong 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
H. Renfroe RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
MJ Melendez LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .750 |
A. Frazier 3B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - |
M. Garcia PH-3B-2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
Y. Gurriel 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .667 | .667 |
G. Hampson PR-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
R. Grossman PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
K. Isbel CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
Batting
3B: MJ Melendez, K. Isbel
HR: B. Witt Jr.
RBI: B. Witt Jr. 5, M. Garcia
Baserunning
SB: B. Witt Jr.
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Lugo | 4.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7.71 |
S. Long (L) | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40.50 |
J. Schreiber | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. McArthur | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
A. Zerpa | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
C. Hernández | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
Top 1st
Parker Meadows strikes out swinging.
Kerry Carpenter singles to left field.
Matt Vierling lines out to deep right center field to Hunter Renfroe.
Riley Greene walks. Kerry Carpenter to second.
Colt Keith pops out to shallow infield to Adam Frazier.
Bottom 1st
Tommy Pham strikes out swinging.
Bobby Witt grounds out to shortstop, Trey Sweeney to Spencer Torkelson.
Salvador Perez flies out to deep right field to Matt Vierling.
Top 2nd
Spencer Torkelson strikes out on a foul tip.
Zach McKinstry flies out to left field to MJ Melendez.
Trey Sweeney strikes out swinging.
Bottom 2nd
Michael Massey flies out to center field to Parker Meadows.
Hunter Renfroe lines out to shallow center field to Riley Greene.
MJ Melendez strikes out swinging.
Top 3rd
Jake Rogers flies out to deep left field to MJ Melendez.
Parker Meadows singles to shallow infield.
Kerry Carpenter hits into a force out to second base. Parker Meadows out at second.
Matt Vierling singles to center field. Kerry Carpenter to second.
Riley Greene walks. Matt Vierling to second. Kerry Carpenter to third.
Colt Keith grounds out to second base, Michael Massey to Yuli Gurriel.
Bottom 3rd
Adam Frazier walks.
Yuli Gurriel singles to shallow left field. Adam Frazier to second.
Kyle Isbel singles to shallow infield. Yuli Gurriel to second. Adam Frazier to third.
Tommy Pham called out on strikes.
Bobby Witt homers to left field. Kyle Isbel scores. Yuli Gurriel scores. Adam Frazier scores.
Salvador Perez singles to shallow right field.
Sean Guenther (P) replaces Reese Olson (P).
Michael Massey grounds out to shallow infield. Salvador Perez out at second.
Top 4th
Spencer Torkelson called out on strikes.
Zach McKinstry triples to right field.
Trey Sweeney out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Kyle Isbel. Zach McKinstry scores.
Jake Rogers flies out to left field to MJ Melendez.
Bottom 4th
Hunter Renfroe grounds out to shortstop, Trey Sweeney to Spencer Torkelson.
MJ Melendez triples to right field.
Maikel Garcia pinch-hitting for Adam Frazier.
Maikel Garcia singles to shallow left field. MJ Melendez scores.
Yuli Gurriel strikes out swinging. Maikel Garcia out at second.
Top 5th
Maikel Garcia remains in the game as 3B.
Parker Meadows singles to shallow infield.
Parker Meadows to second.
Wild Pitch
Kerry Carpenter pops out to shallow infield to Maikel Garcia.
Matt Vierling singles to shortstop, advances to 2nd. Parker Meadows scores. Throwing error by Bobby Witt.
Riley Greene grounds out to shallow infield, Seth Lugo to Yuli Gurriel. Matt Vierling to third.
Colt Keith homers to center field. Matt Vierling scores.
Spencer Torkelson singles to center field.
Sam Long (P) replaces Seth Lugo (P).
Spencer Torkelson to second.
Wild Pitch
Zach McKinstry lines out to deep right field to Hunter Renfroe.
Bottom 5th
Brenan Hanifee (P) replaces Sean Guenther (P).
Kyle Isbel triples to deep right center field.
Tommy Pham lines out to right field to Matt Vierling.
Bobby Witt singles to shallow infield. Kyle Isbel scores.
Salvador Perez pops out to Spencer Torkelson.
Bobby Witt steals second.
Stolen Base
Michael Massey strikes out swinging.
Top 6th
Andy Ibáñez pinch-hitting for Trey Sweeney.
Andy Ibáñez singles to left field.
Jake Rogers singles to left field. Andy Ibáñez to third.
Parker Meadows strikes out swinging.
Wenceel Pérez pinch-hitting for Kerry Carpenter.
Wenceel Pérez doubles to left field. Jake Rogers scores. Andy Ibáñez scores.
John Schreiber (P) replaces Sam Long (P).
Wenceel Pérez to third.
Wild Pitch
Matt Vierling singles to right center field. Wenceel Pérez scores.
Riley Greene strikes out swinging.
Colt Keith strikes out swinging.
Bottom 6th
Wenceel Pérez remains in the game as DH.
Zach McKinstry switches from 3B to SS.
Andy Ibáñez remains in the game as 3B.
Hunter Renfroe called out on strikes.
MJ Melendez lines out to deep center field to Parker Meadows.
Maikel Garcia flies out to right field to Matt Vierling.
Top 7th
James McArthur (P) replaces John Schreiber (P).
Spencer Torkelson grounds out to second base to Yuli Gurriel.
Zach McKinstry reaches on error. Fielding error by James McArthur.
Zach McKinstry steals second.
Stolen Base
Andy Ibáñez called out on strikes.
Angel Zerpa (P) replaces James McArthur (P).
Jake Rogers walks.
Parker Meadows grounds out to shallow infield, Angel Zerpa to Yuli Gurriel.
Bottom 7th
Yuli Gurriel singles to deep left field.
Garrett Hampson pinch-running for Yuli Gurriel.
Kyle Isbel strikes out swinging.
Will Vest (P) replaces Brenan Hanifee (P).
Tommy Pham singles to center field. Garrett Hampson to third.
Bobby Witt flies out to Matt Vierling.
Salvador Perez flies out to deep center field to Parker Meadows.
Top 8th
Garrett Hampson remains in the game as 1B.
Wenceel Pérez strikes out swinging.
Matt Vierling called out on strikes.
Riley Greene grounds out to shallow center field, Michael Massey to Garrett Hampson.
Bottom 8th
Beau Brieske (P) replaces Will Vest (P).
Michael Massey singles to right center field.
Dairon Blanco pinch-running for Michael Massey.
Hunter Renfroe walks. Dairon Blanco to second.
MJ Melendez strikes out swinging.
Maikel Garcia grounds out to second base. Hunter Renfroe out at second.
Top 9th
Paul DeJong (3B) replaces Dairon Blanco (PR), batting 4th.
Maikel Garcia switches from 3B to 2B.
Carlos Hernández (P) replaces Angel Zerpa (P).
Colt Keith grounds out to shallow right field, Maikel Garcia to Garrett Hampson.
Spencer Torkelson singles to center field.
Zach McKinstry doubles to right field. Spencer Torkelson out at third.
Jace Jung pinch-hitting for Andy Ibáñez.
Jace Jung strikes out swinging.
Bottom 9th
Jace Jung remains in the game as 3B.
Jason Foley (P) replaces Beau Brieske (P).
Robbie Grossman pinch-hitting for Garrett Hampson.
Robbie Grossman flies out to deep center field to Parker Meadows.
Kyle Isbel grounds out to second base, Colt Keith to Spencer Torkelson.
Tommy Pham strikes out swinging.
