Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals
Sep 4, 2021
FINAL
Box Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
loss:
D. Lynch IV(4-4)win:
C. Kimbrel(3-4)save:L. Hendriks(32)
D. Lynch IV(4-4)win:C. Kimbrel(3-4)save:L. Hendriks(32)Game Recap
KANSAS CITY -- Craig Kimbrel had only pitched once in the seventh inning during the entire 2021 season prior to a 10-7 victory for the White Sox over the Royals Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium. In fact, the closer with 372 career saves had 11 career seventh-inning appearances in total....
Scoring Summary
CWSKC
1Luis Robert homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 10- 1Yasmani Grandal homers (19) on a fly ball to center field. Jose Abreu scores. [2 runs] 30
- 3Eloy Jimenez walks. Luis Robert scores. Jose Abreu to 3rd. Throwing error by catcher Cam Gallagher. [1 run] 40
- 3Yasmani Grandal singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Jose Abreu scores. Eloy Jimenez to 2nd. [1 run] 50
- 3Leury Garcia out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Eloy Jimenez scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 60
- 3Cam Gallagher singles on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Vaughn. Emmanuel Rivera scores. [1 run] 61
- 3Salvador Perez homers (39) on a fly ball to center field. Cam Gallagher scores. [2 runs] 63
- 4Jose Abreu doubles (25) on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Danny Mendick scores. Luis Robert to 3rd. [1 run] 73
- 4Yasmani Grandal out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Luis Robert scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 83
- 5Romy Gonzalez grounds out, third baseman Emmanuel Rivera to first baseman Carlos Santana. Leury Garcia scores. Cesar Hernandez to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs] 93
- 5Salvador Perez homers (40) on a fly ball to left center field. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez scores. [3 runs] 96
- 6Carlos Santana homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 97
- 8Andrew Vaughn singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. Jose Abreu scores. Yasmani Grandal to 2nd. [1 run] 107
Player Stats
| HITTING | H | AB | R | RBI | K | BB | HR | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Romy Gonzalez3B | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| Billy HamiltonLF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| 2Luis Robert Jr.CF | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .343 |
| 3Jose Abreu1B | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| 4Eloy JimenezDH | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .268 |
| 5Yasmani GrandalC | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .227 |
| 6Andrew VaughnLF-RF | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .248 |
| 7Leury GarciaRF-3B | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .252 |
| 8Cesar Hernandez2B | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 |
| 9Danny MendickSS | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .223 |
| TOTAL | 15 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 20 | - |
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR | PC | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynaldo LopezRHP | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 2.08 |
| Michael KopechRHP | 1.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 4.00 |
| Ryan TeperaRHP | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.70 |
| Craig KimbrelRHP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.98 |
| Aaron BummerLHP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4.27 |
| Liam HendriksRHP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.00 |
| TOTAL | 9.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 137 | - |
| HITTING | H | AB | R | RBI | K | BB | HR | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Whit Merrifield2B | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| 2Nicky LopezSS | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| 3Salvador PerezDH | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .277 |
| 4Andrew BenintendiLF | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| 5Carlos Santana1B | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .226 |
| 6Michael A. TaylorCF | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| 7Ryan O'HearnRF | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 |
| 8Emmanuel Rivera3B | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| 9Cam GallagherC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .202 |
| Sebastian RiveroC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| Edward OlivaresPH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| TOTAL | 8 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR | PC | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lynch IVLHP | 2.2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 5.29 |
| Ervin SantanaRHP | 2.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 4.78 |
| Kyle ZimmerRHP | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4.87 |
| Joel PayampsRHP | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2.56 |
| Jake BrentzLHP | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3.38 |
| Wade DavisRHP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.42 |
| TOTAL | 9.0 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 187 | - |
Play-by-Play
1st inningCWSKC
- TOP 1
- STRIKEOUT — Romy Gonzalez strikes out swinging. [1 out]00
- HOME RUN — Luis Robert homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]10
- WALK — Jose Abreu walks.10
- FLYOUT — Eloy Jimenez flies out to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn. [2 outs]10
- HOME RUN — Yasmani Grandal homers (19) on a fly ball to center field. Jose Abreu scores. [2 runs]30
- WALK — Andrew Vaughn walks.30
- FLYOUT — Leury Garcia flies out sharply to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. [3 outs]30
- BOTTOM 1
- GROUNDOUT — Whit Merrifield grounds out, pitcher Reynaldo Lopez to first baseman Jose Abreu. [1 out]30
- STRIKEOUT — Nicky Lopez strikes out swinging. [2 outs]30
- GROUNDOUT — Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Danny Mendick to first baseman Jose Abreu. [3 outs]30
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Team Stats
Game Details
Saturday, September 4, 2021 · 7:10 PM
Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO
attendance: 18,800 (49.6%)
weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy