Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Chicago White Sox
1. Merrifield lf Eaton cf
2. Escobar ss Abreu 1b
3. Hosmer 1b Cabrera dh
4. Cain cf Frazier 3b
5. Morales dh Lawrie 2b
6. Perez c Avila c
7. Orlando rf A. Garcia rf
8. Cuthbert 3b Shuck lf
9. Colon 2b Anderson ss
Ventura p Rodon p
ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield doubled to left; Escobar out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Merrifield to third]; Hosmer
popped to third; Cain was walked intentionally; Morales singled
to center [Merrifield scored, Cain to third]; Perez struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 1ST: Eaton struck out; Abreu grounded out (first
unassisted); Cabrera walked; Frazier popped to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Orlando was hit by a pitch; Orlando was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); when Paulo Orlando was
called out at 2B, Royals manager Ned Yost challenged the ruling;
the call was upheld by replay; Cuthbert singled to center;
Colon singled to right [Cuthbert to second]; Merrifield singled
to left [Cuthbert scored, Colon to second]; Colon was caught
stealing third (catcher to third) [Merrifield to second];
Escobar struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 2ND: Lawrie struck out; Avila was called out on
strikes; A. Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2,
White Sox 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Hosmer grounded out (third to first); Cain singled
to right; Morales struck out [Cain out at first (catcher
unassisted)]; Kendrys Morales stepped in front of HP during
an attempted steal; he was called for interference; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 3RD: Shuck singled to left; Anderson grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Shuck out at second]; Eaton
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals
2, White Sox 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Perez singled to left; Orlando flied to right;
Cuthbert popped to first; Colon walked [Perez to second];
Merrifield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White
Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 4TH: Abreu grounded out (second to first); Cabrera
flied to left; Frazier struck out but advanced to first on a
wild pitch; Lawrie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2,
White Sox 0.
ROYALS 5TH: Escobar struck out; Hosmer flied to left; Cain flied
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 5TH: Avila singled to center [Avila to second (error
by Cain)]; A. Garcia singled to center [Avila to third]; Shuck
was called out on strikes; Anderson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [A. Garcia out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 0.
ROYALS 6TH: Morales struck out; Perez flied to center; Orlando
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 6TH: Eaton struck out (catcher to first); Abreu
homered to center; Cabrera struck out; Frazier struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1.
ROYALS 7TH: ALBERS REPLACED RODON (PITCHING); Cuthbert struck
out; Colon popped to second; Merrifield grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1.
WHITE SOX 7TH: Lawrie grounded out (third to first); Avila
singled to center; A. Garcia grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Avila out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1.
ROYALS 8TH: Escobar flied to center; DUKE REPLACED ALBERS
(PITCHING); Hosmer singled to center; PUTNAM REPLACED DUKE
(PITCHING); Cain flied to center; Morales was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1.
WHITE SOX 8TH: HERRERA REPLACED VENTURA (PITCHING); Shuck
grounded out (shortstop to first); Anderson flied to right;
Eaton flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox
1.
ROYALS 9TH: Perez homered to left; Orlando struck out; Cuthbert
walked; Colon singled to left [Cuthbert to second]; DANISH
REPLACED PUTNAM (PITCHING); DYSON RAN FOR COLON; Merrifield
singled to left [Cuthbert out at home (left to catcher), Dyson
to third, Merrifield to second (on throw)]; Escobar flied to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 1.
WHITE SOX 9TH: MERRIFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); DYSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DAVIS REPLACED HERRERA (PITCHING);
Abreu grounded out (third to first); Cabrera struck out; Frazier
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 3 11 1 8
White Sox 1 5 0 3
