White Sox 3, 
Royals 0
| W: | J. Danks (11-8) |
| L: | B. Duckworth (3-2) |
| SV: | B. Jenks (29) |
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| O Cabrera SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| D Wise CF-LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 |
| J Dye RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| J Thome DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .245 |
| P Konerko 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .243 |
| B Anderson CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| A Ramirez 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| N Swisher LF-1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .221 |
| J Uribe 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| T Hall C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Dye (41, J Peralta) HR: P Konerko (18, 7th inning off B Duckworth 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Thome (88), P Konerko 2 (55) SF: J Thome Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Ramirez 1, J Dye 1, P Konerko 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D Wise (7, 2nd base off B Duckworth/J Buck) CS: N Swisher (3, 2nd base by B Duckworth/J Buck) | ||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Danks (W, 11-8) | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 94-65 | 3.20 |
| M Thornton (H, 19) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 2.67 |
| B Jenks (S, 29) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-12 | 2.51 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 114-80 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Danks; B Jenks HBP: J Buck (By J Danks) Batters faced: J Danks 27; M Thornton 2; B Jenks 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Danks 11-7; M Thornton 1-1; B Jenks 2-0 Game Scores: J Danks 71 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .302 |
| M Aviles SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .318 |
| J Guillen DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .267 |
| R Shealy 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .302 |
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .256 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| J Buck C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| E German 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .251 |
| M Maier CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| a-A Callaspo PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| J Gathright PR-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| a-singled to right for M Maier in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Gordon (33, J Danks) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Maier 1, E German 1, R Shealy 1, J Guillen 1, M Teahen 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Aviles (8, 2nd base off J Danks/T Hall) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Aviles (10, throw); J Buck (7, throw) | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Duckworth (L, 3-2) | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 90-56 | 5.06 |
| L Nunez | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31-23 | 3.22 |
| J Peralta | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-10 | 5.98 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 135-89 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Duckworth 23; L Nunez 6; J Peralta 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Duckworth 5-9; L Nunez 1-4; J Peralta 1-2 Game Scores: B Duckworth 52 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHW | KAN | |||
 | 1st | J Thome hit sacrifice fly to shortstop, D Wise scored, J Dye to second on throwing error by shortstop M Aviles. | 1 | 0 |
| 7th | P Konerko homered to left, J Thome scored. | 3 | 0 |
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| Game Notes |
| KANSAS CITY'S ALBERTO CALLASPO EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 15 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 16,920 (44.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:28 |
| Weather | 76 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Wally Bell, First Base - Paul Schrieber, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Kerwin Danley |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 21st 2008
| Detroit | 5 | Final |
| Cleveland | 10 |
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 0 |
| Milwaukee | 8 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 1 |
| NY Mets | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 |
| San Diego | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 2 |
| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 1 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 0 |
| St. Louis | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| LA Angels | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Arizona | 13 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 5 |
| San Francisco | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 0 | in 11 |
| Philadelphia | 5 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 7 |