Royals 11, 
White Sox 7
| W: | M. Wood (1-0) |
| L: | J. Garland (0-1) |
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| P Ozuna LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| a-R Gload PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| T Iguchi 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .455 |
| J Thome DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| P Konerko 1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 |
| J Crede 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| J Uribe SS | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
| C Widger C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| b-A Pierzynski PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| R Mackowiak RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| B Anderson CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | |
| a-grounded to shortstop for P Ozuna in the 8th b-popped out to shortstop for C Widger in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: P Konerko (1, J Affeldt); J Uribe (1, J Affeldt); J Crede (2, M Wood) RBI: P Konerko 2 (3), J Crede (1), J Uribe (2), R Mackowiak (3), C Widger 2 (2) SF: C Widger GIDP: T Iguchi, R Gload Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Anderson 1, R Mackowiak 1, T Iguchi 1, A Pierzynski 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: P Ozuna (1, 2nd base off J Affeldt/J Buck) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Thornton (1, throw) DP: 1 (J Garland-T Iguchi-J Uribe-P Konerko). | ||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Garland (L, 18-7) | 5.1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 101-63 | 15.19 |
| M Thornton | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 56-26 | 4.50 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 157-89 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Garland 2 IBB: M Sweeney (By M Thornton); J Buck (By M Thornton); R Sanders (By M Thornton) Batters faced: J Garland 27; M Thornton 16 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Garland 4-6; M Thornton 2-5 Game Scores: J Garland 16 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| S Costa CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| M Sweeney DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .100 |
| R Sanders RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .300 |
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 |
| E Brown LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| M Teahen 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .091 |
| A Berroa SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .444 |
| J Buck C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Totals | 36 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 19 | |
| BATTING 2B: E Brown (1, J Garland); A Berroa (2, J Garland); J Buck 2 (3, J Garland 2); M Sweeney (1, J Garland); D DeJesus (2, M Thornton) 3B: M Grudzielanek (1, M Thornton) RBI: R Sanders (2), E Brown (3), A Berroa 2 (2), J Buck 2 (2), D Mientkiewicz 2 (2), D DeJesus (1), M Teahen (1) SF: D Mientkiewicz 2-out RBI: A Berroa 2, J Buck GIDP: D Mientkiewicz Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Costa 1, D DeJesus 1, R Sanders 1, M Teahen 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E Brown (1, 2nd base off M Thornton/C Widger); M Teahen (1, 2nd base off M Thornton/C Widger) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (M Teahen-M Grudzielanek-D Mientkiewicz, A Berroa-D Mientkiewicz). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Affeldt | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 79-48 | 13.50 |
| M Wood (W, 3-3) | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52-26 | 18.00 |
| E Dessens (H, 12) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25-15 | 0.00 |
| A Burgos | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22-14 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 178-103 | |
| PITCHING IBB: R Mackowiak (By M Wood) Batters faced: J Affeldt 21; M Wood 10; E Dessens 7; A Burgos 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Affeldt 5-5; M Wood 3-2; E Dessens 4-1; A Burgos 1-2 Game Scores: J Affeldt 24 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHW | KAN | |||
 | 1st | P Konerko doubled to deep left, P Ozuna and T Iguchi scored, J Thome to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 1st | J Crede singled to center, J Thome scored, P Konerko to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 1st | J Uribe singled to left, P Konerko scored, J Crede to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 1st | R Mackowiak grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Crede scored, J Uribe out at second. | 5 | 0 |
| 3rd | C Widger hit sacrifice fly to right, P Konerko scored, J Uribe to third. | 6 | 0 |
 | 4th | R Sanders singled to left, M Grudzielanek scored, M Sweeney to second. | 6 | 1 |
| 4th | E Brown doubled to left center, M Sweeney scored, R Sanders to third. | 6 | 2 |
| 4th | A Berroa doubled to deep left, R Sanders and E Brown scored. | 6 | 4 |
| 4th | J Buck doubled to right, A Berroa scored. | 6 | 5 |
| 5th | C Widger grounded out to shortstop, P Konerko scored. | 7 | 5 |
| 5th | M Grudzielanek scored, M Sweeney to third on wild pitch by J Garland. | 7 | 6 |
| 5th | D Mientkiewicz hit sacrifice fly to right, M Sweeney scored. | 7 | 7 |
| 6th | J Buck doubled to deep right center, A Berroa scored. | 7 | 7 |
| 6th | D DeJesus doubled to deep left, J Buck scored. | 7 | 8 |
| 7th | M Teahen singled to left, E Brown scored. | 7 | 10 |
| 8th | D Mientkiewicz grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Grudzielanek scored, R Sanders to second. | 7 | 11 |
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| Game Notes |
| KANSAS CITY CENTER FIELDER DAVID DEJESUS HAS LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING WITH TIGHTNESS IN HIS LEFT HAMSTRING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 23,204 (60.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:51 |
| Weather | 54 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Emmel, First Base - Bruce Froemming, Second Base - Mike Winters, Third Base - Brian Runge |
MLB Scores
Friday, April 7th 2006
| St. Louis | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Minnesota | 6 | Final |
| Cleveland | 11 |
| Boston | 14 | Final |
| Baltimore | 8 |
| LA Dodgers | 5 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 3 |
| Tampa Bay | 9 | Final |
| Toronto | 8 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 |
| Florida | 3 | Final |
| NY Mets | 9 |
| Arizona | 1 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| Detroit | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 2 |
| Washington | 1 | Final |
| Houston | 6 |
| Chi White Sox | 7 | Final |
| Kansas City | 11 |
| NY Yankees | 1 | Final |
| LA Angels | 4 |
| Oakland | 5 | Final |
| Seattle | 0 |
| Colorado | 10 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 |
| Atlanta | 14 | Final |
| San Francisco | 6 |