Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals - Box Score - September 15, 2011 - ESPN

Scores for Sep 15, 2011

Final

Series: Game 1 of 4

Kansas City leads 1-0 (as of 9/15)

Game 1: Thursday, September 15
Chi White Sox	2	Final
Kansas City	7	Final
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Game 2: Friday, September 16
Chi White Sox	6	Final
Kansas City	7	Final
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Game 3: Saturday, September 17
Chi White Sox	3	Final
Kansas City	10	Final
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Game 4: Sunday, September 18
Chi White Sox	10	Final
Kansas City	5	Final
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White Sox 2

(73-76, 40-34 away)

Royals 7

(65-86, 37-39 home)

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8:10 PM ET, September 15, 2011

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHW	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	9	2
KC	2	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	-	7	16	1

W: J. Francis (6-16)

L: M. Buehrle (11-9)

Chicago White Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Pierre LF	5	0	1	0	0	1	14	.284	.335	.336
A Ramirez SS	3	0	2	1	1	0	17	.266	.326	.400
P Konerko 1B	5	1	1	0	0	0	20	.308	.395	.524
A Rios CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	11	.224	.262	.331
A Pierzynski DH	4	0	3	0	0	0	17	.287	.326	.400
D Viciedo RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	15	.286	.375	.349
T Flowers C	2	0	0	1	1	2	21	.205	.314	.375
B Morel 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	15	.252	.288	.357
G Beckham 2B	2	1	1	0	2	1	21	.229	.293	.330
Totals	32	2	9	2	4	5	151
BATTING 2B: G Beckham (19, J Francis); A Pierzynski (28, J Francis) RBI: A Ramirez (65), T Flowers (11) SF: A Ramirez, T Flowers GIDP: P Konerko White Sox RISP: 2-8 (D Viciedo 0-2, A Pierzynski 1-1, J Pierre 1-1, B Morel 0-1, P Konerko 0-2, T Flowers 0-1) Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: J Pierre (27, 2nd base off J Francis/S Perez) Picked Off: T Flowers (1st base by S Perez)
FIELDING E: B Morel 2 (14, throw, ground ball) DP: 1 (D Viciedo-T Flowers-A Ramirez-T Flowers-B Morel-P Konerko-G Beckham-M Buehrle). Outfield Assist: D Viciedo (A Escobar at Home).

Chicago White Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Buehrle (L, 11-9)	6.1	15	7	6	2	1	2	104-66	3.74
J Frasor	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	12-5	3.26
J Kinney	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	21-12	5.27
Totals	8.0	16	7	6	4	4	2	137-83
PITCHING WP: M Buehrle First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Buehrle 21/36; J Frasor 1/3; J Kinney 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Buehrle 14-8-11-33; J Frasor 1-1-2-1; J Kinney 4-3-3-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Buehrle 6-11; J Frasor 0-1; J Kinney 1-0 Game Scores: M Buehrle 16

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Gordon LF	3	1	0	0	2	0	14	.301	.373	.503
M Cabrera CF	5	2	4	1	0	1	19	.303	.336	.472
B Butler DH	5	2	2	3	0	0	11	.292	.364	.463
E Hosmer 1B	5	1	2	0	0	0	18	.287	.333	.458
J Francoeur RF	4	0	1	0	1	1	17	.283	.330	.471
J Giavotella 2B	5	0	1	0	0	1	12	.225	.260	.338
S Perez C	4	1	3	1	1	0	14	.318	.350	.455
Y Navarro 3B	4	0	1	2	0	1	21	.232	.290	.339
A Escobar SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	11	.250	.286	.332
Totals	39	7	16	7	4	4	137
BATTING 2B: S Perez (8, M Buehrle); M Cabrera (41, M Buehrle); J Francoeur (45, J Kinney) 3B: S Perez (2, M Buehrle) HR: M Cabrera (18, 1st inning off M Buehrle 0 on, 1 Out); B Butler (19, 6th inning off M Buehrle 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Cabrera (82), S Perez (12), Y Navarro 2 (8), B Butler 3 (88) SF: Y Navarro 2-out RBI: S Perez, Y Navarro Royals RISP: 4-12 (S Perez 1-1, A Escobar 0-1, J Giavotella 1-2, M Cabrera 0-1, Y Navarro 1-4, B Butler 1-3) Team LOB: 13
FIELDING E: E Hosmer (8, dropped foul ball) DP: 1 (Y Navarro-J Giavotella-E Hosmer).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Francis (W, 6-16)	6.0	8	2	2	2	2	0	102-63	4.82
L Coleman	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	32-16	2.53
A Crow	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	17-10	2.83
Totals	9.0	9	2	2	4	5	0	151-89
PITCHING WP: J Francis HBP: A Rios (By L Coleman) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Francis 18/26; L Coleman 4/8; A Crow 2/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Francis 20-7-14-22; L Coleman 4-2-6-4; A Crow 3-1-3-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Francis 8-7; L Coleman 0-4; A Crow 1-1 Game Scores: J Francis 48

Scoring Summary

			CHW	KC
	1st	M Cabrera homered to left center (413 feet).	0	1
	1st	S Perez singled to right, B Butler scored, J Francoeur to third, J Giavotella to second.	0	2
	3rd	A Ramirez hit sacrifice fly to center, G Beckham scored.	1	2
	5th	Y Navarro singled to left, E Hosmer scored, S Perez to second.	1	3
	6th	T Flowers hit sacrifice fly to right, P Konerko scored, A Rios to third.	2	3
	6th	B Butler homered to left center (414 feet), A Gordon and M Cabrera scored.	2	6
	7th	Y Navarro hit sacrifice fly to center, S Perez scored.	2	7
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Game Information

Stadium	Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance	17,737 (46.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:38
Weather	56 degrees, cloudy
Wind	4 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Todd Tichenor, First Base - Tim Tschida, Second Base - Greg Gibson, Third Base - Angel Hernandez