Final in 15
Chi White Sox leads 2-0 (as of 6/4)
| Game 1: Tuesday, June 3 | ||
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| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 9 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, June 4 | ||
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| Kansas City | 4 | Final in 15 |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, June 5 | ||
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| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | |
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8:11 PM ET, June 4, 2008
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D DeJesus CF-RF | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 | ||
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 | ||
| A Gordon 3B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .271 | ||
| J Guillen LF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .253 | ||
| M Olivo DH | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .295 | ||
| M Teahen RF-1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .254 | ||
| J Buck C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .258 | ||
| R Gload 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .248 | ||
| a-A Callaspo PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | ||
| J Gathright PR-CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||
| E German SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | ||
| T Pena SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .156 | ||
| Totals | 52 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | |||
| a-singled to right for R Gload in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D DeJesus (6, J Danks) HR: M Olivo (7, 2nd inning off J Danks 0 on, 0 Out); M Teahen (5, 4th inning off J Danks 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Olivo (23), M Teahen (19), D DeJesus 2 (25) S: J Gathright, E German 2-out RBI: M Teahen GIDP: R Gload Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Olivo 1, D DeJesus 1, J Guillen 1, J Buck 2, M Teahen 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Guillen (1, 2nd base off O Dotel/A Pierzynski) Picked Off: D DeJesus (1st base by B Jenks) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: E German (2, ground ball) Outfield Assist: J Gathright (B Anderson at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| L Hochevar | 5.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 108-64 | 5.13 | |
| R Mahay | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24-15 | 2.30 | |
| B Tomko | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 6.21 | |
| R Ramirez | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22-14 | 2.96 | |
| J Soria | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31-18 | 1.07 | |
| Y Yabuta | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28-19 | 5.04 | |
| J Gobble (L, 0-1) | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-3 | 6.19 | |
| Totals | 14.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 232-140 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: L Hochevar 27; R Mahay 5; B Tomko 3; R Ramirez 6; J Soria 7; Y Yabuta 8; J Gobble 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hochevar 7-7; R Mahay 0-4; B Tomko 1-1; R Ramirez 4-2; J Soria 1-3; Y Yabuta 3-1; J Gobble 0-0 Game Scores: L Hochevar 40 | ||||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| O Cabrera SS | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .242 | ||
| A Pierzynski C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .292 | ||
| C Quentin LF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .291 | ||
| P Konerko 1B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .202 | ||
| J Thome DH | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .206 | ||
| J Dye RF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .282 | ||
| N Swisher CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .203 | ||
| B Anderson CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .243 | ||
| J Crede 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .271 | ||
| P Ozuna 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | ||
| A Ramirez 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .264 | ||
| Totals | 51 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 15 | |||
| BATTING 2B: J Crede (11, L Hochevar); B Anderson (7, J Soria); J Dye (11, Y Yabuta) HR: J Thome (11, 4th inning off L Hochevar 1 on, 1 Out); J Crede (10, 5th inning off L Hochevar 0 on, 0 Out); P Konerko (7, 15th inning off J Gobble 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Thome 2 (30), J Crede 2 (31), P Konerko 2 (26) 2-out RBI: J Crede Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Anderson 1, A Pierzynski 2, P Konerko 2 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: C Quentin (3, 2nd base by J Soria) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Crede-A Ramirez-P Konerko). | ||||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Danks | 5.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 96-55 | 2.88 | |
| N Masset (H, 1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-3 | 3.33 | |
| M Thornton (H, 6) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-6 | 3.32 | |
| S Linebrink (H, 14) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-13 | 1.44 | |
| B Jenks (B, 2) | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25-20 | 2.13 | |
| B Logan | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-14 | 2.05 | |
| O Dotel (W, 3-2) | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34-20 | 2.93 | |
| Totals | 15.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 206-131 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: M Olivo (By O Dotel); J Guillen (By O Dotel) Batters faced: J Danks 24; N Masset 1; M Thornton 3; S Linebrink 5; B Jenks 8; B Logan 7; O Dotel 11 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Danks 10-6; N Masset 0-0; M Thornton 2-0; S Linebrink 1-0; B Jenks 3-0; B Logan 6-0; O Dotel 4-3 Game Scores: J Danks 48 | ||||||||||
| KC | CWS | |||
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| 2nd | M Olivo homered to left. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | M Teahen homered to center. | 2 | 0 | |
| 4th | J Thome homered to center, P Konerko scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 5th | J Crede homered to left. | 2 | 3 | |
| 6th | J Crede doubled to deep left, N Swisher scored. | 2 | 4 | |
| 9th | D DeJesus singled to center, J Buck and J Gathright scored. | 4 | 4 | |
| 15th | P Konerko homered to left, C Quentin scored. | 4 | 6 | |
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| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 23,515 (57.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:23 |
| Weather | 63 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Miller, First Base - Chris Tiller, Second Base - Gary Darling, Third Base - Jerry Meals |
