Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox - Box Score - May 13, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for May 13, 2012

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Kansas City won 2-1

Game 1: Friday, May 11
Kansas City	0	Final
Chi White Sox	5	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, May 12
Kansas City	5	Final
Chi White Sox	0	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, May 13
Kansas City	9	Final
Chi White Sox	1	Final
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Royals 9

(13-20, 9-7 away)

White Sox 1

(16-19, 6-11 home)

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2:10 PM ET, May 13, 2012

U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois

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

W: L. Mendoza (2-2)

L: M. Thornton (1-3)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Dyson CF	1	2	0	0	3	0	22	.306	.375	.355
C Getz 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	9	.294	.347	.426
a-J Giavotella PH-2B	2	0	1	2	0	1	10	.100	.182	.200
A Gordon LF	4	1	0	0	1	2	17	.256	.351	.411
B Butler DH	3	1	0	1	1	2	27	.285	.340	.492
J Francoeur RF	5	1	2	2	0	2	16	.240	.291	.336
E Hosmer 1B	5	1	1	1	0	1	21	.180	.250	.336
I Falu 3B	5	0	1	1	0	1	18	.412	.412	.588
A Escobar SS	3	2	3	1	2	0	24	.296	.331	.443
H Quintero C	5	1	1	0	0	0	10	.238	.290	.381
Totals	36	9	10	8	7	9	174
a-doubled to right for C Getz in the 7th
BATTING 2B: J Giavotella (1, M Thornton); H Quintero (6, A Reed) HR: J Francoeur (1, 8th inning off N Jones 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Giavotella 2 (2), J Francoeur 2 (8), B Butler (25), E Hosmer (17), I Falu (1), A Escobar (10) 2-out RBI: J Giavotella 2, I Falu, A Escobar Royals RISP: 4-11 (A Gordon 0-2, I Falu 1-1, H Quintero 0-1, A Escobar 1-1, C Getz 0-1, J Giavotella 1-2, E Hosmer 0-1, J Francoeur 1-2) Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING CS: J Dyson (2, 2nd base by P Humber/T Flowers)
FIELDING E: I Falu (1, dropped foul ball) DP: 2 (C Getz-A Escobar-E Hosmer, H Quintero-C Getz).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
D Duffy	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	13-8	3.90
L Mendoza (W, 2-2)	5.2	7	1	1	2	4	0	81-49	4.76
K Herrera (H, 4)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-5	3.50
J Mijares (H, 3)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4-3	2.45
G Holland (H, 1)	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	13-8	9.39
T Collins (H, 3)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	3.71
J Broxton	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17-13	1.42
Totals	9.0	9	1	1	4	7	0	139-89
PITCHING WP: L Mendoza First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Duffy 2/3; L Mendoza 11/24; K Herrera 2/2; J Mijares 0/1; G Holland 2/3; T Collins 1/1; J Broxton 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Duffy 3-1-3-1; L Mendoza 10-5-17-17; K Herrera 3-0-0-2; J Mijares 1-1-1-0; G Holland 1-2-4-1; T Collins 1-0-1-1; J Broxton 4-0-5-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Duffy 0-1; L Mendoza 7-5; K Herrera 1-1; J Mijares 0-0; G Holland 0-0; T Collins 1-0; J Broxton 2-1 Game Scores: D Duffy 52

Chicago White Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
B Lillibridge CF	3	1	1	0	0	1	8	.176	.237	.176
a-A De Aza PH-CF	2	0	1	0	0	0	7	.286	.364	.451
G Beckham 2B	4	0	0	0	1	0	18	.208	.280	.321
A Dunn 1B	3	0	1	0	1	1	19	.250	.393	.600
P Konerko DH	2	0	1	1	2	1	21	.333	.418	.553
A Rios RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	12	.282	.331	.395
D Viciedo LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	10	.196	.226	.304
b-K Fukudome PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.167	.289	.194
T Flowers C	3	0	1	0	0	0	11	.167	.259	.333
c-A Pierzynski PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.257	.305	.440
B Morel 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	10	.182	.221	.202
E Escobar SS	4	0	2	0	0	1	15	.176	.222	.265
Totals	34	1	9	1	4	7	139
a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for B Lillibridge in the 7th b-struck out swinging for D Viciedo in the 8th c-grounded to first for T Flowers in the 8th
BATTING 2B: E Escobar (1, L Mendoza); A De Aza (9, J Broxton) RBI: P Konerko (19) GIDP: A Rios White Sox RISP: 1-8 (A Rios 0-2, B Lillibridge 0-1, K Fukudome 0-1, G Beckham 0-1, E Escobar 0-1, P Konerko 1-1, A Pierzynski 0-1) Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING CS: A Dunn (1, 2nd base by L Mendoza/H Quintero)
FIELDING PB: A Pierzynski.

Chicago White Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
P Humber	6.2	4	1	1	3	7	0	101-67	5.77
M Thornton (L, 1-3; B, 2)	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	12-6	4.61
N Jones	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	15-9	1.76
A Reed	0.1	2	6	6	3	1	0	28-11	5.23
E Stults	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	18-13	2.70
Totals	9.0	10	9	9	7	9	1	174-106
PITCHING WP: M Thornton IBB: J Dyson (By A Reed); A Gordon (By A Reed) HBP: J Dyson (By P Humber); B Butler (By A Reed) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: P Humber 18/27; M Thornton 1/3; N Jones 1/4; A Reed 3/7; E Stults 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: P Humber 23-9-22-13; M Thornton 2-0-2-2; N Jones 2-2-2-3; A Reed 4-1-4-2; E Stults 1-2-6-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Humber 4-8; M Thornton 1-0; N Jones 0-2; A Reed 0-0; E Stults 2-0 Game Scores: P Humber 66

Scoring Summary

			KC	CHW
	3rd	P Konerko singled to left, B Lillibridge scored, A Dunn to second.	0	1
	7th	J Giavotella doubled to right, A Escobar and J Dyson scored.	2	1
	8th	J Francoeur homered to left (400 feet).	3	1
	9th	A Escobar scored, H Quintero to third, J Dyson to second on passed ball by A Pierzynski.	4	1
	9th	B Butler hit by pitch, H Quintero scored, J Dyson to third, A Gordon to second.	5	1
	9th	J Francoeur reached on infield single to third, J Dyson scored, A Gordon to third, B Butler to second.	6	1
	9th	E Hosmer grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Gordon scored, J Francoeur out at second, B Butler to third.	7	1
	9th	I Falu singled to center, B Butler scored, E Hosmer to second.	8	1
	9th	A Escobar singled to right, E Hosmer scored, I Falu to second.	9	1
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Game Notes

ROYALS STARTING PITCHER DANNY DUFFY LEFT THE GAME IN THE FIRST INNING WITH AN APPARENT LEFT ARM INJURY.

Game Information

Stadium	U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance	22,636 (55.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:21
Weather	58 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	10 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Joe West, First Base - Sam Holbrook, Second Base - Andy Fletcher, Third Base - Rob Drake