Royals 5, 
White Sox 4
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .263 | .335 |
| W Bloomquist RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .258 | .300 |
| B Butler 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .301 | .355 |
| M Jacobs DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .233 | .305 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .297 | .349 |
| M Teahen 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .280 | .336 |
| M Maier CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .246 | .332 |
| J Buck C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .209 | .275 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .236 | .269 |
| 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 |
| S Podsednik DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .294 | .347 |
| G Beckham 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | .297 | .377 |
| J Dye RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .274 | .355 |
| P Konerko 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .274 | .340 |
| A Pierzynski C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .315 | .345 |
| C Quentin LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .230 | .324 |
| A Rios CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .262 | .314 |
| A Ramirez SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .277 | .332 |
| J Nix 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .232 | .328 |
| 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 | ||||
| KAN | CHW | |||
 | 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 |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, August 18th
| LA Angels | 5 | Final |
| Cleveland | 4 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| Detroit | 5 |
| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 3 |
| Arizona | 1 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 5 |
| Milwaukee | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 5 |
| Boston | 10 | Final |
| Toronto | 9 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 |
| San Francisco | 8 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 | in 10 |
| Atlanta | 4 | Final |
| NY Mets | 9 |
| Minnesota | 9 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| Florida | 6 | Final |
| Houston | 2 |
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 |
| NY Yankees | 7 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 6 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 7 |