Royals 8, 
White Sox 7
| W: | R. Ramirez (1-1) |
| L: | M. Thornton (4-2) |
| SV: | J. Soria (26) |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Teahen RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .248 |
| M Aviles SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .318 |
| D DeJesus CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .306 |
| B Butler DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .256 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .303 |
| A Gordon 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| a-J Guillen PH-LF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .255 |
| R Gload 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .269 |
| E German LF-3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 17 | |
| a-hit by pitch for A Gordon in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Aviles (14, J Danks); E German 2 (5, J Danks, M Thornton) RBI: D DeJesus 3 (54), R Gload 2 (22), M Aviles (25), E German 2 (11) 2-out RBI: R Gload 2, M Aviles, E German 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D DeJesus 1, M Teahen 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D DeJesus (9, 2nd base off J Danks/A Pierzynski); J Guillen (2, 2nd base off O Dotel/A Pierzynski); E German (4, 3rd base off M Thornton/A Pierzynski) CS: R Gload (4, 2nd base by J Danks/A Pierzynski); D DeJesus 2 (7, 2nd base by J Danks, 2nd base by D Carrasco/A Pierzynski) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Aviles-M Grudzielanek-R Gload). Outfield Assist: J Guillen (A Pierzynski at Home). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bannister | 3.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 77-46 | 5.49 |
| H Ramirez | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31-21 | 1.15 |
| R Ramirez (W, 1-1; B, 4) | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25-18 | 3.06 |
| R Mahay (H, 16) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-12 | 1.78 |
| J Soria (S, 26) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-7 | 1.43 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 165-104 | |
| PITCHING HBP: P Konerko (By B Bannister); J Dye (By H Ramirez) Batters faced: B Bannister 19; H Ramirez 10; R Ramirez 7; R Mahay 5; J Soria 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 2-3; H Ramirez 5-1; R Ramirez 0-0; R Mahay 0-1; J Soria 0-1 Game Scores: B Bannister 26 | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| O Cabrera SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .264 |
| A Pierzynski C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 |
| C Quentin LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .280 |
| J Dye RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .310 |
| B Anderson PR-CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .231 |
| J Thome DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .253 |
| P Konerko 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .217 |
| N Swisher CF-RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .239 |
| J Crede 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .257 |
| A Ramirez 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .311 |
| Totals | 40 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 14 | |
| BATTING 2B: C Quentin (17, R Ramirez); J Thome (21, R Ramirez); A Pierzynski (22, R Mahay) HR: J Crede (17, 3rd inning off B Bannister 2 on, 2 Out); N Swisher (13, 7th inning off R Ramirez 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Thome (53), N Swisher 3 (45), J Crede 3 (54) 2-out RBI: J Thome, N Swisher, J Crede 3 GIDP: C Quentin Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Anderson 2, J Thome 1, C Quentin 1, J Crede 2 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (O Cabrera-A Ramirez, A Pierzynski-O Cabrera). | ||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Danks | 4.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 78-49 | 3.03 |
| D Carrasco | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 34-19 | 1.08 |
| O Dotel (H, 13) | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-6 | 3.07 |
| M Thornton (L, 4-2; B, 3) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-6 | 2.52 |
| B Jenks | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 1.89 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 148-89 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Guillen (By O Dotel) Batters faced: J Danks 21; D Carrasco 10; O Dotel 3; M Thornton 3; B Jenks 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Danks 1-6; D Carrasco 1-3; O Dotel 0-1; M Thornton 1-0; B Jenks 1-1 Game Scores: J Danks 21 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | CHW | |||
 | 1st | D DeJesus singled to left, M Teahen and M Aviles scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 1st | R Gload singled to center, D DeJesus and B Butler scored, A Gordon to third. | 4 | 0 |
 | 1st | J Thome singled to center, C Quentin scored, J Dye to third. | 4 | 1 |
| 1st | N Swisher walked, J Dye scored, J Thome to third, P Konerko to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 2nd | D DeJesus grounded into fielder's choice to second, E German scored, M Aviles out at second. | 5 | 2 |
| 3rd | J Crede homered to left, P Konerko and N Swisher scored. | 5 | 5 |
| 4th | M Aviles singled to center, R Gload scored, E German to second. | 6 | 5 |
| 7th | N Swisher homered to right, J Thome scored. | 6 | 7 |
| 8th | E German doubled to left, J Guillen and R Gload scored. | 8 | 7 |
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| Game Notes |
| WITH A SEVENTH-INNING DOUBLE, JIM THOME COLLECTED HIS 2,000TH CAREER HIT. |
| CHICAGO'S JERMAINE DYE LEFT THE GAME IN THE FOURTH INNING DUE TO A RIGHT KNEE INJURY. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 32,269 (79.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:09 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Reilly, First Base - Bob Davidson, Second Base - Alfonso Marquez, Third Base - Andy Fletcher |
MLB Scores
Sunday, July 20th 2008
| Oakland | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | Final |
| Florida | 3 | in 11 |
| NY Mets | 7 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 | in 10 |
| Washington | 15 | Final |
| Atlanta | 6 |
| Detroit | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 |
| Toronto | 9 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 |
| Kansas City | 8 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 7 |
| Chi Cubs | 9 | Final |
| Houston | 0 |
| Texas | 1 | Final |
| Minnesota | 0 |
| San Diego | 5 | Final |
| St. Louis | 9 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 11 |
| Milwaukee | 7 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 |
| Cleveland | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 2 |
| LA Dodgers | 6 | Final |
| Arizona | 5 |
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 5 |