Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox - Box Score - August 18, 2009 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 18, 2009

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Series tied 1-1 (as of 8/18)

Game 1: Monday, August 17
Kansas City	7	Final
Chi White Sox	8	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, August 18
Kansas City	5	Final
Chi White Sox	4	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, August 19
Kansas City	2	Final
Chi White Sox	4	Final
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Royals 5

(47-72, 22-36 away)

White Sox 4

(61-59, 34-28 home)

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8:11 PM ET, August 18, 2009

U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	5	10	2
CWS	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	0

W: G. Meche (6-9)

L: F. Garcia (0-1)

S: J. Soria (20)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D DeJesus LF	4	0	1	0	1	0	22	.263	.335	.409
W Bloomquist RF	5	2	2	0	0	1	22	.258	.300	.358
B Butler 1B	5	1	3	2	0	1	22	.301	.355	.488
M Jacobs DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	17	.233	.305	.428
A Callaspo 2B	4	0	1	1	0	1	12	.297	.349	.432
M Teahen 3B	4	1	2	0	0	0	12	.280	.336	.423
M Maier CF	3	0	0	0	1	2	17	.246	.332	.346
J Buck C	4	1	1	2	0	2	17	.209	.275	.419
Y Betancourt SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	14	.236	.269	.344
Totals	37	5	10	5	2	10	155
BATTING 2B: B Butler 3 (41, F Garcia 3); M Teahen 2 (30, F Garcia, D Carrasco) HR: J Buck (5, 4th inning off F Garcia 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: B Butler 2 (64), J Buck 2 (27), A Callaspo (45) 2-out RBI: B Butler, J Buck 2, A Callaspo Royals RISP: 2-8 (M Maier 0-2, A Callaspo 1-1, M Jacobs 0-3, J Buck 1-2) Team LOB: 7
FIELDING E: A Callaspo (16, pop up); J Buck (6, throw) DP: 1 (W Bloomquist-J Buck). Outfield Assist: W Bloomquist (C Quentin at Home).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
G Meche (W, 6-9)	5.0	8	4	4	5	2	2	105-54	4.73
R Tejeda (H, 2)	3.0	0	0	0	1	5	0	45-28	4.58
J Soria (S, 20)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-10	2.15
Totals	9.0	8	4	4	6	8	2	161-92
PITCHING HBP: G Beckham (By G Meche) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: G Meche 14/28; R Tejeda 4/10; J Soria 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: G Meche 21-3-10-20; R Tejeda 9-9-7-3; J Soria 2-2-4-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 7-4; R Tejeda 1-3; J Soria 1-1 Game Scores: G Meche 32

Chicago White Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
S Podsednik DH	4	0	0	0	1	1	22	.294	.347	.385
G Beckham 3B	2	0	0	0	2	2	22	.297	.377	.466
J Dye RF	4	1	0	0	1	1	18	.274	.355	.500
P Konerko 1B	5	1	2	1	0	0	14	.274	.340	.481
A Pierzynski C	5	1	2	1	0	0	17	.315	.345	.467
C Quentin LF	3	1	1	2	1	1	12	.230	.324	.438
A Rios CF	4	0	1	0	0	2	22	.262	.314	.420
A Ramirez SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	19	.277	.332	.414
J Nix 2B	3	0	1	0	1	0	15	.232	.328	.464
Totals	34	4	8	4	6	8	161
BATTING HR: P Konerko (22, 3rd inning off G Meche 0 on, 0 Out); C Quentin (12, 3rd inning off G Meche 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Pierzynski (36), P Konerko (71), C Quentin 2 (31) 2-out RBI: A Pierzynski White Sox RISP: 1-7 (S Podsednik 0-1, C Quentin 0-1, A Ramirez 0-1, A Pierzynski 1-2, J Dye 0-1, P Konerko 0-1) Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: J Nix (9, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck); A Rios (20, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck)

Chicago White Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
F Garcia (L, 0-1)	4.1	7	5	5	1	3	1	91-53	10.38
R Williams	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	2.35
O Dotel	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	19-11	2.62
D Carrasco	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	15-10	3.65
T Pena	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	19-13	5.40
Totals	9.0	10	5	5	2	10	1	155-94
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: F Garcia 10/21; R Williams 0/4; O Dotel 4/6; D Carrasco 1/4; T Pena 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: F Garcia 15-9-13-16; R Williams 1-3-0-3; O Dotel 3-3-2-3; D Carrasco 1-3-4-2; T Pena 2-3-7-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Garcia 5-5; R Williams 1-1; O Dotel 1-2; D Carrasco 1-0; T Pena 0-1 Game Scores: F Garcia 31

Scoring Summary

			KC	CWS
	1st	A Pierzynski singled to left, J Dye scored, P Konerko to second.	0	1
	3rd	B Butler doubled to left, W Bloomquist scored.	1	1
	3rd	P Konerko homered to right.	1	2
	3rd	C Quentin homered to left center, A Pierzynski scored.	1	4
	4th	J Buck homered to left, M Teahen scored.	3	4
	5th	B Butler doubled to deep left center, W Bloomquist scored.	4	4
	5th	A Callaspo singled to left, B Butler scored.	5	4
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Game Information

Stadium	U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance	28,812 (70.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:15
Weather	75 degrees, clear
Wind	10 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Wally Bell, First Base - Mark Carlson, Second Base - Marty Foster, Third Base - Chad Fairchild