Royals 4, 
White Sox 3
| W: | E. Dessens (1-0) |
| L: | C. Politte (0-1) |
| SV: | A. Burgos (1) |
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| S Podsednik LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .059 |
| T Iguchi 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .385 |
| J Thome DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| P Konerko 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| A Pierzynski C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .375 |
| J Crede 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .214 |
| R Mackowiak RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 |
| J Uribe SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .235 |
| B Anderson CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .267 |
| a-R Gload PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | |
| a-flied out to center for B Anderson in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Anderson (2, A Sisco); J Thome (1, A Sisco) RBI: J Crede (2), J Thome (4), A Pierzynski (3) SF: J Crede GIDP: S Podsednik, J Crede Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Uribe 1, A Pierzynski 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: T Iguchi (1, 2nd base by D Bautista/P Bako) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: P Konerko (1, ground ball) | ||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Vazquez | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 98-65 | 2.57 |
| C Politte (L, 2-2; B, 2) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17-12 | 11.57 |
| N Cotts | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-9 | 3.86 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 132-86 | |
| PITCHING HBP: M Sweeney (By J Vazquez) Batters faced: J Vazquez 28; C Politte 3; N Cotts 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Vazquez 3-11; C Politte 0-1; N Cotts 0-1 Game Scores: J Vazquez 65 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| S Costa CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 |
| M Sweeney DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .154 |
| R Sanders RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| E Brown LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
| M Teahen 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .067 |
| A Berroa SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .417 |
| P Bako C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Grudzielanek (1, J Vazquez); R Sanders (1, J Vazquez) HR: M Sweeney (1, 8th inning off C Politte 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: R Sanders 2 (4), M Sweeney 2 (2) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Berroa 1, R Sanders 1, M Teahen 1, E Brown 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E Brown (2, 2nd base off J Vazquez/A Pierzynski) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (M Grudzielanek-A Berroa-D Mientkiewicz, M Teahen-M Grudzielanek-D Mientkiewicz). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Bautista | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 94-52 | 1.50 |
| L Hudson (H, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-9 | 0.00 |
| A Sisco (B, 4) | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25-15 | 11.57 |
| E Dessens (W, 5-7) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-4 | 0.00 |
| A Burgos (S, 18) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-8 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 147-88 | |
| PITCHING WP: D Bautista IBB: P Konerko (By A Sisco) Batters faced: D Bautista 22; L Hudson 4; A Sisco 6; E Dessens 1; A Burgos 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Bautista 5-7; L Hudson 1-2; A Sisco 0-1; E Dessens 2-0; A Burgos 0-1 Game Scores: D Bautista 66 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHW | KAN | |||
 | 4th | J Crede hit sacrifice fly to center, J Thome scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 6th | R Sanders doubled to deep left center, M Grudzielanek and M Sweeney scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 8th | J Thome doubled to deep left, B Anderson scored, S Podsednik to third. | 2 | 2 |
| 8th | A Pierzynski reached on infield single to first, S Podsednik scored, J Thome to third, P Konerko to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 8th | M Sweeney homered to left, M Grudzielanek scored. | 3 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 18,031 (47.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:47 |
| Weather | 51 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bruce Froemming, First Base - Mike Winters, Second Base - Brian Runge, Third Base - Paul Emmel |
MLB Scores
Saturday, April 8th 2006
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 8 |
| Florida | Postponed | |
| NY Mets |
| Pittsburgh | 9 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 11 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 3 |
| LA Dodgers | Postponed | |
| Philadelphia |
| Atlanta | 6 | Final |
| San Francisco | 12 |
| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 |
| Minnesota | 0 | Final |
| Cleveland | 3 |
| Washington | 12 | Final |
| Houston | 8 |
| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 0 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Seattle | 0 |
| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| LA Angels | 3 |
| Colorado | 12 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 |