White Sox 6, 
Royals 2
| W: | J. Contreras (6-3) |
| L: | G. Meche (3-8) |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .293 |
| A Gordon DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 |
| J Guillen LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .266 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .283 |
| M Teahen 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| A Callaspo 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
| E German SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .161 |
| J Gathright CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Teahen (9, J Contreras); M Grudzielanek (13, M Thornton) 3B: D DeJesus (2, J Contreras) HR: M Teahen (6, 9th inning off N Masset 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Teahen (20) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Gathright 1, M Olivo 1, M Grudzielanek 1, J Guillen 2 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D DeJesus (5, 2nd base off J Contreras/T Hall); J Gathright 2 (16, 3rd base off J Contreras/T Hall, 2nd base off J Contreras/T Hall) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: G Meche (2, throw) DP: 1 (A Callaspo-M Grudzielanek-M Teahen). Outfield Assist: J Gathright (P Konerko at 3rd base). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Meche (L, 3-8) | 5.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 115-71 | 5.54 |
| J Peralta | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27-21 | 5.64 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 142-92 | |
| PITCHING HBP: T Hall (By J Peralta) Batters faced: G Meche 28; J Peralta 10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 6-5; J Peralta 4-2 Game Scores: G Meche 34 | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| O Cabrera SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .253 |
| A Ramirez 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .295 |
| C Quentin LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .282 |
| P Konerko 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .216 |
| J Thome DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .209 |
| J Dye RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .295 |
| N Swisher CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 |
| T Hall C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .348 |
| P Ozuna 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .275 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Dye (13, G Meche) HR: J Thome (12, 7th inning off J Peralta 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: N Swisher (21), P Ozuna (5), O Cabrera 2 (22), A Ramirez (16), J Thome (32) 2-out RBI: O Cabrera 2, A Ramirez, J Thome GIDP: O Cabrera Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Quentin 1, A Ramirez 3 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: P Ozuna (2, catch) | ||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Contreras (W, 6-3) | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 100-61 | 2.76 |
| M Thornton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-13 | 3.04 |
| N Masset | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13-8 | 3.76 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 132-82 | |
| PITCHING HBP: A Gordon (By M Thornton) Batters faced: J Contreras 27; M Thornton 5; N Masset 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Contreras 12-6; M Thornton 1-1; N Masset 3-0 Game Scores: J Contreras 66 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | CHW | |||
 | 2nd | N Swisher singled to center, J Thome scored, J Dye to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 2nd | P Ozuna grounded out to pitcher, J Dye scored, N Swisher to third, T Hall to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 2nd | O Cabrera singled to right, N Swisher and T Hall scored. | 0 | 4 |
 | 3rd | J Gathright stole third, J Gathright scored, D DeJesus safe at second on error by third baseman P Ozuna. | 1 | 4 |
| 4th | A Ramirez singled to right, P Ozuna scored, O Cabrera to third. | 1 | 5 |
| 7th | J Thome homered to left. | 1 | 6 |
| 9th | M Teahen homered to left. | 2 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 25,104 (61.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:44 |
| Weather | 85 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 14 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chris Tiller, First Base - Gary Darling, Second Base - Jerry Meals, Third Base - Bill Miller |
MLB Scores
Thursday, June 5th 2008
| Toronto | 8 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 9 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 5 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| St. Louis | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| Boston | 7 |
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 |
| Houston | 3 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| St. Louis | 9 | Final |
| Washington | 10 | in 10 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 9 |
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 |
| NY Mets | 1 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| Chi Cubs | 5 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 4 |