Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals

Mar 28, 2019

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

C. Rodonwin: Kansas City Royals logo

B. Kellersave: Kansas City Royals logo

B. Boxberger

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- If Royals right-hander Brad Keller had any nerves regarding his first Opening Day start, he certainly didn’t show them. Keller was superb, tossing seven scoreless innings and giving up just two hits in the Royals’ 5-3 win over the White Sox on Opening Day at soggy Kauffman...

Scoring Summary

CWSKC

4
Alex Gordon out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Daniel Palka. Adalberto Mondesi scores. [1 run] [1 out]
01
6
Jorge Soler singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Eloy Jimenez. Whit Merrifield scores. Alex Gordon to 2nd. [1 run]
02
6
Frank Schwindel reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Yolmer Sanchez. Alex Gordon scores. Jorge Soler to 3rd. [1 run]
03
7
Adalberto Mondesi triples (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Daniel Palka. Whit Merrifield scores. [1 run]
04
7
Jorge Soler doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Eloy Jimenez. Alex Gordon scores. [1 run]
05
9
Eloy Jimenez hit by pitch. Leury Garcia scores. Yoan Moncada to 3rd. Yonder Alonso to 2nd. [1 run]
15
9
Daniel Palka grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Hunter Dozier. Yoan Moncada scores. Yonder Alonso out at 3rd. Eloy Jimenez to 2nd. Daniel Palka to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
25
9
Tim Anderson singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Eloy Jimenez scores. Adam Engel to 3rd. [1 run]
35

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Leury GarciaCF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	.250
2Yoan Moncada3B	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	.333
3Jose Abreu1B	1	4	0	0	0	0	3	.250
4Yonder AlonsoDH	0	3	0	0	1	1	1	.000
5Eloy JimenezLF	0	3	1	1	2	0	1	.000
6Daniel PalkaRF	0	3	0	1	1	1	2	.000
Adam EngelPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
7Tim AndersonSS	1	4	0	1	1	0	1	.250
8James McCannC	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Welington CastilloPH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
9Yolmer Sanchez2B	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	.000
TOTAL	4	31	3	3	5	4	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Carlos RodonLHP	5.1	3	3	2	6	1	0	101	3.38
Nate JonesRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	12	0.00
Ryan BurrRHP	0.2	1	2	2	0	1	0	26	27.00
Dylan CoveyRHP	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	0.00


TOTAL	8.0	5	5	4	7	3	0	156	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit MerrifieldRF	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	.333
2Adalberto MondesiSS	2	4	1	1	2	0	0	1	.500
3Alex GordonLF	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	.000
4Jorge SolerDH	2	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	.500
5Frank Schwindel1B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
6Chris Owings2B	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.000
7Hunter Dozier3B	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	3	.000
8Martin MaldonadoC	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.000
9Billy HamiltonCF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000


TOTAL	5	31	5	4	7	3	0	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Brad KellerRHP	7.0	2	0	0	5	1	92	0.00
Ian KennedyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.00
Wily PeraltaRHP	0.1	1	2	2	0	1	9	54.00
Jake DiekmanLHP	0.1	0	1	1	0	1	17	27.00
Kevin McCarthyRHP	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	8	-.--
Brad BoxbergerRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.00
TOTAL	8.3	4	3	3	5	4	136	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCWSKC

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Leury Garcia grounds out, pitcher Brad Keller to first baseman Frank Schwindel. [1 out]
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LINEOUT — Yoan Moncada lines out to center fielder Billy Hamilton. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Jose Abreu grounds out, third baseman Hunter Dozier to first baseman Frank Schwindel. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
LINEOUT — Whit Merrifield lines out to center fielder Leury Garcia. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Adalberto Mondesi strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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FLYOUT — Alex Gordon flies out to center fielder Leury Garcia. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

CWS

3Runs5

4Hits5

3Errors0

.129Batting Avg.161

31At Bats31

0Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs0

3Runs-Batted-In4

4Walks3

0Stolen Bases2

5Strikeouts7

6Left on Base7

4Total Bases10

Game Details

Thursday, March 28, 2019 · 4:15 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 31,675 (83.6%)

weather: 55 degrees, cloudy