Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox

May 19, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

Z. Greinkewin: Chicago White Sox logo

M. Kopechsave: Chicago White Sox logo

K. Graveman

Game Recap

CHICAGO -- On the opening pitch of Michael Kopech’s Friday night masterpiece against the Royals, the White Sox right-hander almost hit Bobby Witt Jr. in the head. Fortunes decidedly improved over his next 97 pitches. Kopech retired the first 16 Royals and allowed one hit over a career-high eight innings...

Scoring Summary

KCCWS

2
Gavin Sheets singles on a line drive to right fielder MJ Melendez. Yoan Moncada scores. Andrew Vaughn to 2nd. [1 run]
01
2
Romy Gonzalez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Andrew Vaughn scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
02

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Bobby Witt Jr.SS	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.230
2Vinnie Pasquantino1B	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	.263
3Salvador PerezC	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277
4MJ MelendezRF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.220
5Edward OlivaresDH	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.228
6Nick PrattoLF	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	.314
7Hunter Dozier3B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.183
8Michael Massey2B	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.217
9Jackie Bradley Jr.CF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.150

TOTAL	1	27	0	0	10	0	0	1	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Zack GreinkeRHP	5.2	5	2	2	4	0	86	4.82
Jackson KowarRHP	2.1	0	0	0	3	2	38	0.00
TOTAL	8.0	5	2	2	7	2	124	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Tim AndersonSS	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.254
2Andrew BenintendiLF	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	.278
3Luis Robert Jr.CF	0	4	0	0	2	0	2	.266
4Yoan Moncada3B	1	4	1	0	0	0	2	.317
5Andrew Vaughn1B	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	.240
6Gavin SheetsRF	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	.253
Jake MarisnickRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
7Jake BurgerDH	1	3	0	0	0	0	3	.279
8Romy Gonzalez2B	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	.132
9Seby ZavalaC	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	.155
TOTAL	5	28	2	2	7	2	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	K	PC	ERA
Michael KopechRHP	8.0	1	10	98	4.83
Kendall GravemanRHP	1.0	0	0	13	3.44
TOTAL	9.0	1	10	111	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCCWS

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, third baseman Yoan Moncada to first baseman Andrew Vaughn. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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FLYOUT — Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Gavin Sheets. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Tim Anderson flies out to right fielder MJ Melendez in foul territory. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Andrew Benintendi flies out to left fielder Nick Pratto. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Luis Robert Jr. strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

CWS

0Runs2

1Hits5

1Errors0

.037Batting Avg.179

27At Bats28

0Extra-base Hits0

0Home Runs0

0Runs-Batted-In2

0Walks2

0Stolen Bases1

10Strikeouts7

0Left on Base5

1Total Bases5

Game Details

Friday, May 19, 2023 · 8:10 PM

Guaranteed Rate Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 20,329 (50.1%)

weather: 61 degrees, cloudy