Royals 11, 
White Sox 0
| W: | L. Hochevar (7-10) |
| L: | M. Buehrle (12-9) |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .282 | .346 |
| W Bloomquist RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .271 | .314 |
J Anderson CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .279 |
| B Butler 1B | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | .301 | .357 |
| M Olivo DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .251 | .286 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .298 | .352 |
| M Maier CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .250 | .334 |
| J Buck C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .230 | .286 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .215 | .324 |
L Hernandez PR-3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .183 | .210 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .241 | .273 |
| Totals | 38 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 162 | ||
| BATTING 2B: A Gordon (4, M Buehrle); B Butler (47, J Nunez) 3B: A Callaspo (7, T Pena) HR: M Olivo 2 (23, 6th inning off M Buehrle 1 on, 0 Out; 8th inning off J Nunez 1 on, 2 Out); J Buck (8, 9th inning off D Hudson 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Olivo 6 (64), A Callaspo 2 (67), B Butler 2 (82), J Buck (34) SF: M Olivo 2-out RBI: M Olivo 3, A Callaspo 2, B Butler 2 Royals RISP: 3-9 (Y Betancourt 0-1, A Callaspo 1-2, M Olivo 1-1, W Bloomquist 0-2, D DeJesus 0-1, J Buck 0-1, B Butler 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: M Maier (2, 2nd base by M Buehrle) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Y Betancourt-B Butler, Y Betancourt-A Callaspo-B Butler). | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| L Hochevar (W, 7-10) | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 105-76 | 5.79 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 105-76 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Hochevar 23/29 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Hochevar 22-9-23-22 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hochevar 14-8 Game Scores: L Hochevar 85 | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| S Podsednik LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .302 | .353 |
b-T Flowers PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .000 |
| G Beckham 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .270 | .343 |
J Fields 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .220 | .300 |
| A Pierzynski DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .308 | .340 |
| P Konerko 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .283 | .352 |
| M Kotsay RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .276 | .318 |
| A Ramirez SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .279 | .335 |
a-B Lillibridge PH-SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .143 | .250 |
| C Getz 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .269 | .333 |
| D Wise CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .206 | .242 |
| R Castro C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .191 | .276 |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 105 | ||
| a-struck out looking for A Ramirez in the 8th b-struck out swinging for S Podsednik in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING GIDP: G Beckham, D Wise White Sox RISP: 0-3 (R Castro 0-1, S Podsednik 0-1, G Beckham 0-1) Team LOB: 2 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D Wise (4, 2nd base off L Hochevar/J Buck) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Wise (1, bobble) | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Buehrle (L, 12-9) | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100-57 | 3.84 |
| T Pena | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21-8 | 4.23 |
| J Nunez | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23-16 | 10.38 |
| D Hudson | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18-14 | 4.76 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 162-95 | |
| PITCHING M Buehrle pitched to 2 batters in the 7th WP: J Nunez IBB: B Butler (By T Pena); M Maier (By T Pena) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Buehrle 16/28; T Pena 2/6; J Nunez 3/6; D Hudson 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Buehrle 14-7-16-20; T Pena 2-0-2-4; J Nunez 3-3-5-5; D Hudson 3-3-5-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Buehrle 5-8; T Pena 2-1; J Nunez 1-1; D Hudson 1-2 Game Scores: M Buehrle 38 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | CHW | |||
 | 3rd | M Olivo walked, A Gordon scored, W Bloomquist to third, B Butler to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 6th | M Olivo homered to left, B Butler scored. | 3 | 0 |
| 7th | M Olivo hit sacrifice fly to center, D DeJesus scored. | 4 | 0 |
| 7th | A Callaspo tripled to deep right center, W Bloomquist and B Butler scored. | 6 | 0 |
| 8th | B Butler doubled to deep center, L Hernandez and D DeJesus scored. | 8 | 0 |
| 8th | M Olivo homered to left, B Butler scored. | 10 | 0 |
| 9th | J Buck homered to center. | 11 | 0 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 29,179 (71.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:29 |
| Weather | 63 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - Dan Bellino, Second Base - Gary Cederstrom, Third Base - Fieldin Culbreth |
MLB Scores
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