Royals (5) vs White Sox (9) · Jul 18, 2008 · MLB Scores

FINAL

Jul 18, 2008

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	5	6	0	5
CWS	6	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	-	9	12	2	9

win:

M. Buehrleloss: Kansas City Royals logo

Z. Greinke

Scoring Summary

KCCWS

1
Mark Grudzielanek singles on a soft fly ball to right fielder Jermaine Dye. Mark Teahen scores. Billy Butler out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Jermaine Dye to third baseman Joe Crede. [1 run] [3 outs]
10
1
Jermaine Dye singles on a line drive to left fielder Esteban German. Orlando Cabrera scores. A.J. Pierzynski scores. Carlos Quentin to 2nd. [2 runs]
12
1
Jim Thome singles on a ground ball to center fielder David DeJesus. Carlos Quentin scores. Jermaine Dye to 3rd. [1 run]
13
1
Paul Konerko singles on a ground ball to left fielder Esteban German, deflected by third baseman Alex Gordon. Jermaine Dye scores. Jim Thome to 2nd. [1 run]
14
1
Joe Crede singles on a ground ball to left fielder Esteban German. Jim Thome scores. Paul Konerko to 3rd. Nick Swisher to 2nd. [1 run]
15
1
Alexei Ramirez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Esteban German. Paul Konerko scores. [1 run] [1 out]
16
2
Carlos Quentin homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
17
6
Billy Butler homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. David DeJesus scores. Mark Teahen scores. [3 runs]
47
6
Nick Swisher walks. Jermaine Dye scores. Jim Thome to 3rd. Paul Konerko to 2nd. [1 run]
48
6
Joe Crede out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder David DeJesus. Jim Thome scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
49
8
Billy Butler singles on a ground ball to left fielder Carlos Quentin. Mike Aviles scores. [1 run]
59

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1David DeJesusCF	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	1	.305
2Mike AvilesSS-2B	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.310
3Mark TeahenRF	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	.252
4Billy ButlerDH	2	4	1	4	0	0	1	1	.253
5Mark Grudzielanek2B	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.308
Tony Pena Jr.SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155
6Alex Gordon3B	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.251
7Ross Gload1B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.272
8John BuckC	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.247
9Esteban GermanLF	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.209
TOTAL	6	34	5	5	5	3	1	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Zack GreinkeRHP	3.0	11	7	7	2	3	1	87	3.90
Joel PeraltaRHP	2.1	1	1	1	2	0	0	28	5.52
Jimmy GobbleLHP	0.0	0	1	1	0	2	0	13	7.99
Robinson TejedaRHP	2.2	0	0	0	3	0	0	35	4.76
TOTAL	8.0	12	9	9	7	5	1	163	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Orlando CabreraSS	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	3	.269
2A.J. PierzynskiC	1	5	1	0	3	0	0	3	.285
3Carlos QuentinLF	2	4	2	1	1	0	1	0	.280
4Jermaine DyeRF	3	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	.307
5Jim ThomeDH	1	3	2	1	0	2	0	1	.253
6Paul Konerko1B	1	3	1	1	0	1	0	3	.219
Brian AndersonCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229
7Nick SwisherCF-1B	1	3	0	1	2	1	0	4	.236
8Joe Crede3B	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	3	.256
9Alexei Ramirez2B	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	.308
TOTAL	12	33	9	9	7	5	1	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Mark BuehrleLHP	7.0	4	4	3	3	2	1	98	3.69
Nick MassetRHP	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	10	3.48
Matt ThorntonLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	2.31
Octavio DotelRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	2.91
TOTAL	9.0	6	5	4	5	3	1	135	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCCWS

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — David DeJesus strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
WALK — Mike Aviles walks.
00
FORCEOUT — Mark Teahen grounds into a force out, shortstop Orlando Cabrera to second baseman Alexei Ramirez. Mike Aviles out at 2nd. Mark Teahen to 1st. [2 outs]
00
FIELD ERROR — Billy Butler reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Alexei Ramirez. Mark Teahen to 2nd.
00
SINGLE — Mark Grudzielanek singles on a soft fly ball to right fielder Jermaine Dye. Mark Teahen scores. Billy Butler out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Jermaine Dye to third baseman Joe Crede. [1 run] [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Orlando Cabrera singles on a ground ball to left fielder Esteban German.
10
SINGLE — A.J. Pierzynski singles on a line drive to center fielder David DeJesus. Orlando Cabrera to 3rd.
10
HIT BY PITCH — Carlos Quentin hit by pitch. A.J. Pierzynski to 2nd.
10
SINGLE — Jermaine Dye singles on a line drive to left fielder Esteban German. Orlando Cabrera scores. A.J. Pierzynski scores. Carlos Quentin to 2nd. [2 runs]
12
SINGLE — Jim Thome singles on a ground ball to center fielder David DeJesus. Carlos Quentin scores. Jermaine Dye to 3rd. [1 run]
13
SINGLE — Paul Konerko singles on a ground ball to left fielder Esteban German, deflected by third baseman Alex Gordon. Jermaine Dye scores. Jim Thome to 2nd. [1 run]
14
SINGLE — Nick Swisher singles on a ground ball to right fielder Mark Teahen. Jim Thome to 3rd. Paul Konerko to 2nd.
14
SINGLE — Joe Crede singles on a ground ball to left fielder Esteban German. Jim Thome scores. Paul Konerko to 3rd. Nick Swisher to 2nd. [1 run]
15
SAC FLY — Alexei Ramirez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Esteban German. Paul Konerko scores. [1 run] [1 out]
16
FLYOUT — Orlando Cabrera flies out to center fielder David DeJesus. [2 outs]
16
FLYOUT — A.J. Pierzynski flies out to left fielder Esteban German. [3 outs]
16

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Team Stats

CWS

5Runs9

6Hits12

0Errors2

.176Batting Avg.364

34At Bats33

2Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs1

5Runs-Batted-In9

3Walks5

0Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts7

5Left on Base9

10Total Bases16

Game Details

Friday, July 18, 2008 · 8:11 PM

Guaranteed Rate Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 36,291 (89.4%)

weather: 78 degrees, cloudy