Final
DET
KCRBottom 1st
Yuli Gurriel singles to shallow left field. Robbie Grossman to second. Tommy Pham scores.
Top 2nd
Jake Rogers singles to shallow infield. Zach McKinstry scores. Throwing error by Alec Marsh.
Top 3rd
Riley Greene homers to right field.
Trey Sweeney doubles to shallow right field, advances to 3rd. Jace Jung scores. Spencer Torkelson scores.
Bottom 8th
Salvador Perez singles to right center field. Bobby Witt scores.
Current Series
2024 AL Central
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Royals 
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White Sox Game Summary
The Kansas City Royals fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4 to 2, on September 18.
Game Info
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
84°
8 mph SE
Home Plate: Chris Segal
First Base: David Rackley
Second Base: Larry Vanover
Third Base: Nate Tomlinson
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Meadows CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
K. Carpenter DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
M. Vierling PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
W. Pérez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
R. Greene LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .800 |
S. Torkelson 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .000 | .600 | .000 |
J. Jung 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
A. Ibáñez PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Z. McKinstry 2B-3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
T. Sweeney SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
J. Rogers C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Pham LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .500 | .667 |
S. Perez C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
R. Grossman DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
MJ Melendez PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
F. Fermin PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Y. Gurriel 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | .667 |
H. Renfroe RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Garcia 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Massey PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
P. DeJong 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
G. Hampson CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
K. Isbel PH-CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Batting
2B: T. Sweeney
HR: R. Greene
RBI: R. Greene, T. Sweeney 2
Batting
2B: B. Witt Jr.
RBI: Y. Gurriel, S. Perez
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Skubal (W) | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1.80 |
B. Hanifee | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 |
S. Guenther | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
W. Vest (S) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Marsh (L) | 2.2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10.13 |
D. Lynch IV | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
S. Long | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
C. Hernández | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Meadows CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
K. Carpenter DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
M. Vierling PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
W. Pérez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
R. Greene LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .800 |
S. Torkelson 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .000 | .600 | .000 |
J. Jung 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
A. Ibáñez PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Z. McKinstry 2B-3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
T. Sweeney SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
J. Rogers C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
Batting
2B: T. Sweeney
HR: R. Greene
RBI: R. Greene, T. Sweeney 2
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Skubal (W) | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1.80 |
B. Hanifee | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 |
S. Guenther | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
W. Vest (S) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Pham LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .500 | .667 |
S. Perez C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
R. Grossman DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
MJ Melendez PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
F. Fermin PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Y. Gurriel 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | .667 |
H. Renfroe RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Garcia 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Massey PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
P. DeJong 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
G. Hampson CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
K. Isbel PH-CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Batting
2B: B. Witt Jr.
RBI: Y. Gurriel, S. Perez
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Marsh (L) | 2.2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10.13 |
D. Lynch IV | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
S. Long | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
C. Hernández | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
Top 1st
Parker Meadows lines out to first base to Yuli Gurriel.
Kerry Carpenter hit by pitch.
Wenceel Pérez singles to deep right field. Kerry Carpenter to third.
Riley Greene called out on strikes.
Spencer Torkelson walks. Wenceel Pérez to second.
Jace Jung strikes out swinging.
Bottom 1st
Tommy Pham singles to shallow center field.
Bobby Witt strikes out swinging.
Salvador Perez singles to shallow center field. Tommy Pham to second.
Robbie Grossman hits into a force out to shallow infield. Salvador Perez out at second. Tommy Pham to third.
Yuli Gurriel singles to shallow left field. Robbie Grossman to second. Tommy Pham scores.
Hunter Renfroe pops out to first base to Spencer Torkelson.
Top 2nd
Zach McKinstry walks.
Zach McKinstry to second.
Wild Pitch
Trey Sweeney strikes out swinging.
Jake Rogers singles to shallow infield. Zach McKinstry scores. Throwing error by Alec Marsh.
Parker Meadows hits into a force out to shortstop. Jake Rogers to second. Fielding error by Bobby Witt.
Kerry Carpenter flies out to right field to Hunter Renfroe.
Wenceel Pérez called out on strikes.
Bottom 2nd
Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging.
Paul DeJong strikes out on a foul tip.
Garrett Hampson walks.
Tommy Pham hits into a force out to shortstop. Garrett Hampson out at second.
Top 3rd
Riley Greene homers to right field.
Spencer Torkelson walks.
Jace Jung singles to center field. Spencer Torkelson to second.
Zach McKinstry lines out to left field to Tommy Pham.
Trey Sweeney doubles to shallow right field, advances to 3rd. Jace Jung scores. Spencer Torkelson scores.
Jake Rogers strikes out swinging.
Daniel Lynch (P) replaces Alec Marsh (P).
Parker Meadows grounds out to first base, Yuli Gurriel to Daniel Lynch.
Bottom 3rd
Bobby Witt strikes out swinging.
Salvador Perez grounds out to shallow infield, Tarik Skubal to Spencer Torkelson.
Robbie Grossman grounds out to shallow infield, Tarik Skubal to Spencer Torkelson.
Top 4th
Kerry Carpenter strikes out swinging.
Wenceel Pérez called out on strikes.
Riley Greene strikes out swinging.
Bottom 4th
Yuli Gurriel pops out to Spencer Torkelson.
Hunter Renfroe grounds out to shortstop, Trey Sweeney to Spencer Torkelson.
Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging.
Top 5th
Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging.
Andy Ibáñez pinch-hitting for Jace Jung.
Andy Ibáñez pops out to Salvador Perez.
Zach McKinstry grounds out to second base to Yuli Gurriel.
Bottom 5th
Andy Ibáñez remains in the game as 2B.
Zach McKinstry switches from 2B to 3B.
Paul DeJong strikes out swinging.
Garrett Hampson reaches on error. Fielding error by Zach McKinstry.
Tommy Pham flies out to deep right field to Wenceel Pérez.
Bobby Witt hit by pitch. Garrett Hampson to second.
Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
Top 6th
Trey Sweeney flies out to deep center field to Garrett Hampson.
Jake Rogers singles to shallow center field.
Parker Meadows singles to shortstop. Jake Rogers to second.
Matt Vierling pinch-hitting for Kerry Carpenter.
Matt Vierling lines out to deep right center field to Hunter Renfroe. Jake Rogers to third.
Wenceel Pérez hits into a force out to shallow infield. Parker Meadows out at second.
Bottom 6th
Matt Vierling remains in the game as DH.
Brenan Hanifee (P) replaces Tarik Skubal (P).
Robbie Grossman flies out to center field to Parker Meadows.
Yuli Gurriel singles to shallow infield.
Hunter Renfroe grounds out to shortstop. Yuli Gurriel out at second.
Top 7th
John Schreiber (P) replaces Daniel Lynch (P).
Riley Greene grounds out to second base, Maikel Garcia to Yuli Gurriel.
Spencer Torkelson walks.
Andy Ibáñez flies out to right center field to Hunter Renfroe.
Zach McKinstry strikes out swinging.
Bottom 7th
Michael Massey pinch-hitting for Maikel Garcia.
Michael Massey singles to right field.
Paul DeJong strikes out on a foul tip.
Kyle Isbel pinch-hitting for Garrett Hampson.
Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.
Tommy Pham strikes out on a foul tip.
Top 8th
Michael Massey remains in the game as 2B.
Kyle Isbel remains in the game as CF.
Sam Long (P) replaces John Schreiber (P).
Trey Sweeney strikes out swinging.
Jake Rogers strikes out swinging.
Parker Meadows grounds out to first base to Yuli Gurriel.
Bottom 8th
Bobby Witt doubles to shallow left field.
Salvador Perez singles to right center field. Bobby Witt scores.
MJ Melendez pinch-hitting for Robbie Grossman.
Sean Guenther (P) replaces Brenan Hanifee (P).
Freddy Fermin pinch-hitting for Robbie Grossman.
Freddy Fermin grounds out to shortstop. Salvador Perez out at second.
Yuli Gurriel walks.
Hunter Renfroe flies out to deep left field to Riley Greene.
Top 9th
Freddy Fermin remains in the game as DH.
Carlos Hernández (P) replaces Sam Long (P).
Matt Vierling walks.
Wenceel Pérez walks. Matt Vierling to second.
Riley Greene grounds out to shallow infield. Wenceel Pérez out at second. Matt Vierling to third.
Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging.
Bottom 9th
Michael Massey lines out to shallow right field to Spencer Torkelson.
Will Vest (P) replaces Sean Guenther (P).
Paul DeJong pops out to second base to Andy Ibáñez.
Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.
