White Sox 8, 
Royals 7
| W: | S. Linebrink (3-5) |
| L: | R. Colon (1-3) |
| SV: | B. Jenks (25) |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| W Bloomquist 2B-SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .255 | .299 |
| B Pena C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .320 | .352 |
| B Butler 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .298 | .353 |
| M Olivo DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .236 | .269 |
| A Callaspo 3B-2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .297 | .349 |
| M Teahen RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .278 | .334 |
| M Maier LF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | .250 | .333 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .239 | .272 |
a-M Jacobs PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 | .308 |
A Gordon 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .198 | .300 |
| J Anderson CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .235 | .272 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 139 | ||
| a-homered to right for Y Betancourt in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Teahen (28, M Buehrle); M Maier 2 (12, M Buehrle 2); W Bloomquist (7, M Buehrle) HR: Y Betancourt (4, 2nd inning off M Buehrle 1 on, 2 Out); M Jacobs (16, 8th inning off S Linebrink 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Maier (17), Y Betancourt 2 (32), B Butler (62), M Jacobs 3 (44) 2-out RBI: M Maier, Y Betancourt 2, M Jacobs 3 GIDP: M Olivo 2, J Anderson Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Teahen (9, bobble) DP: 2 (Y Betancourt-W Bloomquist-B Butler, A Callaspo-W Bloomquist-B Butler). | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bannister | 7.0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 110-67 | 4.44 |
| R Colon (L, 1-3) | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-2 | 6.23 |
| J Bale | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 6.04 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 133-79 | |
| PITCHING WP: B Bannister 2 HBP: C Quentin (By B Bannister) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Bannister 16/33; R Colon 0/2; J Bale 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Bannister 17-8-21-21; R Colon 0-0-1-1; J Bale 2-1-6-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 7-8; R Colon 1-0; J Bale 0-1 Game Scores: B Bannister 34 | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| S Podsednik DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .297 | .349 |
| G Beckham 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .299 | .373 |
| J Dye RF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | .277 | .357 |
| P Konerko 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .272 | .340 |
| A Pierzynski C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .314 | .344 |
| C Quentin LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .229 | .322 |
| A Rios CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .262 | .314 |
| A Ramirez SS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .277 | .333 |
| J Nix 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .230 | .325 |
a-M Kotsay PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .260 | .304 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .157 | .253 | |
| Totals | 31 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 133 | ||
| a-struck out swinging for J Nix in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: S Podsednik (16, B Bannister); A Rios (27, B Bannister) HR: J Nix (10, 2nd inning off B Bannister 1 on, 2 Out); A Pierzynski (13, 7th inning off B Bannister 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Nix 2 (24), S Podsednik 2 (36), A Ramirez (55), A Pierzynski 2 (35) S: A Ramirez SF: A Ramirez 2-out RBI: J Nix 2, S Podsednik 2, A Pierzynski 2 GIDP: A Rios, A Pierzynski White Sox RISP: 2-8 (M Kotsay 0-1, S Podsednik 1-1, J Nix 1-1, C Quentin 0-1, A Ramirez 0-1, G Beckham 0-2, A Pierzynski 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Ramirez (16, ground ball) DP: 3 (A Ramirez-J Nix-P Konerko, M Buehrle-A Pierzynski-P Konerko, G Beckham-J Nix-P Konerko). | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Buehrle | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 96-62 | 3.78 |
| M Thornton (H, 18) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-10 | 2.44 |
| S Linebrink (W, 3-5; B, 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21-11 | 3.53 |
| B Jenks (S, 25) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-7 | 3.80 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 139-90 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Buehrle 16/26; M Thornton 2/4; S Linebrink 3/6; B Jenks 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Buehrle 17-2-20-23; M Thornton 2-0-4-4; S Linebrink 3-2-4-2; B Jenks 2-0-2-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Buehrle 12-6; M Thornton 1-2; S Linebrink 0-1; B Jenks 3-0 Game Scores: M Buehrle 36 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | CHW | |||
 | 2nd | M Maier doubled to left, M Teahen scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | Y Betancourt homered to left, M Maier scored. | 3 | 0 |
 | 2nd | J Nix homered to left, A Ramirez scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 4th | S Podsednik doubled to deep right center, A Ramirez scored. | 3 | 3 |
| 5th | B Butler singled to left center, W Bloomquist scored. | 4 | 3 |
| 6th | A Rios doubled to deep right center, C Quentin to third, C Quentin scored, A Rios to third on error by right fielder M Teahen. | 4 | 4 |
| 6th | A Ramirez hit sacrifice fly to left, A Rios scored. | 4 | 5 |
| 7th | A Pierzynski homered to right, J Dye scored. | 4 | 7 |
| 8th | M Jacobs homered to right, M Teahen and M Maier scored. | 7 | 7 |
| 8th | S Podsednik singled to center, A Rios scored, S Podsednik to second advancing on throw. | 7 | 8 |
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| Game Notes |
| THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 1 HOUR AND 9 MINUTE DELAY. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 36,703 (90.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:36 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chad Fairchild, First Base - Wally Bell, Second Base - Mark Carlson, Third Base - Marty Foster |
MLB Scores
Monday, August 17th
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 9 |
| LA Angels | 8 | Final |
| Baltimore | 5 |
| Milwaukee | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 9 |
| San Francisco | 10 | Final |
| NY Mets | 1 |
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 8 |
| Kansas City | 7 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 8 |
| NY Yankees | 0 | Final |
| Oakland | 3 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 2 |