Royals 6, 
White Sox 3
| W: | B. Bannister (6-6) |
| L: | C. Richard (3-2) |
| SV: | J. Soria (12) |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| S Podsednik LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .311 | .366 |
| A Ramirez SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .273 | .326 |
| J Dye RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .291 | .364 |
| J Thome DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .251 | .398 |
| A Pierzynski C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .302 | .333 |
| G Beckham 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .263 | .333 |
| C Getz 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .245 | .303 |
| J Fields 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .230 | .312 |
| D Wise CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .203 | .259 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 149 | ||
| BATTING 2B: A Pierzynski (10, B Bannister); D Wise (3, B Bannister) HR: J Dye (20, 8th inning off J Wright 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: A Ramirez (40), J Fields (26), J Dye (51) SF: A Ramirez 2-out RBI: J Dye GIDP: A Ramirez White Sox RISP: 0-6 (J Thome 0-1, S Podsednik 0-1, C Getz 0-1, J Fields 0-2, G Beckham 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Richard (L, 3-2) | 3.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 80-51 | 4.75 |
| D Carrasco | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 49-31 | 3.18 |
| A Poreda | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-10 | 0.00 |
| J Gobble | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-14 | 7.50 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 159-106 | |
| PITCHING WP: C Richard; A Poreda; J Gobble First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Richard 8/19; D Carrasco 9/11; A Poreda 3/4; J Gobble 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Richard 14-5-18-14; D Carrasco 7-4-13-7; A Poreda 1-3-3-3; J Gobble 3-2-5-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Richard 4-4; D Carrasco 3-2; A Poreda 2-0; J Gobble 0-2 Game Scores: C Richard 32 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus LF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .254 | .304 |
| W Bloomquist SS-RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .274 | .326 |
| B Butler 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .289 | .342 |
| J Guillen RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .241 | .318 |
T Pena SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .091 | .130 |
| M Teahen 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .292 | .352 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .249 | .274 |
| B Pena DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .333 | .367 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .304 | .355 |
| M Maier CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .222 | .303 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 159 | ||
| BATTING 2B: M Teahen (17, C Richard); B Pena (4, C Richard) HR: M Olivo (13, 5th inning off D Carrasco 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: W Bloomquist (15), B Pena (5), A Callaspo (32), D DeJesus (36), M Olivo 2 (34) S: M Maier 2-out RBI: W Bloomquist, D DeJesus, M Olivo 2 Royals RISP: 4-9 (M Olivo 0-1, A Callaspo 1-1, W Bloomquist 1-1, B Pena 1-2, D DeJesus 1-2, J Guillen 0-1, B Butler 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: D DeJesus (2, 2nd base by D Carrasco/A Pierzynski) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (B Bannister-A Callaspo-B Butler). | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bannister (W, 6-6) | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 99-61 | 3.87 |
| J Wright | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31-19 | 4.23 |
| J Bale (H, 6) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-5 | 6.39 |
| J Soria (S, 12) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-10 | 1.74 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 149-95 | |
| PITCHING WP: B Bannister 2 First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Bannister 14/24; J Wright 4/6; J Bale 2/2; J Soria 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Bannister 18-8-15-20; J Wright 3-0-10-6; J Bale 2-0-1-2; J Soria 1-5-3-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 7-9; J Wright 5-0; J Bale 1-0; J Soria 0-1 Game Scores: B Bannister 54 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHW | KAN | |||
 | 3rd | A Ramirez hit sacrifice fly to center, D Wise scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 3rd | W Bloomquist singled to left, A Callaspo scored. | 1 | 1 |
| 4th | J Fields grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Pierzynski scored, C Getz out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 4th | B Pena doubled to left, M Teahen scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 4th | A Callaspo singled to shallow left center, B Pena scored. | 2 | 3 |
| 4th | D DeJesus singled to left, A Callaspo scored. | 2 | 4 |
| 5th | M Olivo homered to left, B Butler scored. | 2 | 6 |
| 8th | J Dye homered to left center. | 3 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 15,915 (41.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:49 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Andy Fletcher, First Base - Greg Gibson, Second Base - Ted Barrett, Third Base - Tim Mcclelland |
MLB Scores
Sunday, July 5th
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