Royals 5, 
White Sox 4
| W: | E. Dessens (2-1) |
| L: | B. Jenks (1-1) |
| SV: | A. Burgos (4) |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| K Robinson CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .320 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .247 |
| M Stairs DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 |
| E Brown LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .222 |
| A Guiel RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| A Berroa SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .237 |
| J Buck C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 |
| a-T Graffanino PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| P Bako C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| E German 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .481 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | |
| a-walked for J Buck in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Guiel (1, J Garland); J Buck (6, J Garland) RBI: E German 2 (4), K Robinson (1), M Stairs 2 (5) S: K Robinson, D Mientkiewicz, A Berroa 2-out RBI: M Stairs 2 GIDP: D Mientkiewicz Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Grudzielanek 1, K Robinson 1, E Brown 3 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: K Robinson (1, 2nd base by B Jenks/A Pierzynski) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (S Elarton-A Berroa-D Mientkiewicz). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Elarton | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 93-60 | 3.86 |
| A Sisco | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 7.94 |
| E Dessens (W, 5-7) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19-12 | 2.70 |
| A Burgos (S, 18) | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24-16 | 3.37 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 146-95 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: S Elarton 20; A Sisco 3; E Dessens 4; A Burgos 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Elarton 8-8; A Sisco 2-0; E Dessens 0-0; A Burgos 0-2 Game Scores: S Elarton 64 | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| S Podsednik LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| T Iguchi 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .321 |
| J Thome DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .298 |
| P Konerko 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .342 |
| P Ozuna PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .524 |
| A Pierzynski C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 |
| J Crede 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .324 |
| R Mackowiak CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .192 |
| A Cintron SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 |
| J Uribe SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .169 |
| R Gload RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| B Anderson CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .141 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| BATTING 2B: S Podsednik 2 (7, S Elarton, A Burgos) HR: T Iguchi (3, 7th inning off S Elarton 0 on, 0 Out); J Crede (6, 8th inning off E Dessens 0 on, 0 Out); J Thome (12, 9th inning off A Burgos 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: T Iguchi (14), J Crede (22), J Thome 2 (29) S: T Iguchi GIDP: T Iguchi Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Konerko 1, R Mackowiak 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Crede-T Iguchi-P Konerko). | ||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Garland | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 111-65 | 6.05 |
| M Thornton | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-14 | 5.14 |
| B Jenks (L, 3-4; B, 4) | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17-8 | 4.61 |
| B Logan | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-8 | 1.86 |
| C Politte | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 7.71 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 169-98 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Garland 29; M Thornton 4; B Jenks 5; B Logan 2; C Politte 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Garland 15-5; M Thornton 2-0; B Jenks 1-0; B Logan 0-0; C Politte 0-1 Game Scores: J Garland 58 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | CHW | |||
 | 7th | E German singled to center, J Buck scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 7th | T Iguchi homered to right center. | 1 | 1 |
| 8th | J Crede homered to left center. | 1 | 2 |
| 9th | E German singled to right, A Guiel scored, T Graffanino to third. | 2 | 2 |
| 9th | K Robinson singled to left, T Graffanino scored, E German to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 9th | M Stairs singled to right center, E German and M Grudzielanek scored, D Mientkiewicz to third. | 5 | 2 |
| 9th | J Thome homered to left, S Podsednik scored. | 5 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 33,628 (82.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:49 |
| Weather | 48 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gerry Davis, First Base - Brian Gorman, Second Base - Eric Cooper, Third Base - Bill Miller |
MLB Scores
Friday, May 5th 2006
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | Final |
| Washington | 6 |
| San Francisco | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 8 |
| LA Angels | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 13 |
| Atlanta | 7 | Final |
| NY Mets | 8 | in 14 |
| St. Louis | 7 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 7 |
| Detroit | 9 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 |
| Houston | 4 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 1 |
| Cleveland | 9 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |
| Chi Cubs | 0 | Final |
| San Diego | 1 | in 11 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 4 |