White Sox 8, Royals 7

W:	N. Masset (1-0)
L:	R. Tejeda (0-1)

Chicago White Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
O Cabrera SS	6	0	2	1	1	0	1	.267
A Pierzynski C	6	0	1	2	0	1	4	.293
C Quentin LF	7	0	1	0	0	1	6	.270
J Dye RF	6	0	0	0	0	2	3	.302
J Thome DH	5	3	4	0	1	0	0	.240
D Wise PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.350
P Konerko 1B	3	0	1	1	1	0	1	.216
B Anderson PR-CF	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.229
N Swisher CF-1B	6	0	1	2	0	0	3	.235
J Crede 3B	5	2	2	2	0	1	2	.263
A Ramirez 2B	6	2	4	0	0	0	1	.310
Totals	52	8	16	8	3	5	22
BATTING 2B: J Thome 2 (17, K Davies 2); O Cabrera (18, R Tejeda) HR: J Crede (16, 6th inning off K Davies 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: N Swisher 2 (41), P Konerko (31), J Crede 2 (49), A Pierzynski 2 (35), O Cabrera (36) SF: J Crede, A Pierzynski 2-out RBI: J Crede GIDP: A Pierzynski, C Quentin Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Quentin 2, J Crede 1, J Dye 1, N Swisher 1 Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: D Wise (5, 2nd base off R Tejeda/M Olivo)
FIELDING DP: 2 (N Masset-O Cabrera-N Swisher, O Cabrera-N Swisher). PB: A Pierzynski.

Chicago White Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Contreras	5.2	10	5	5	1	1	0	99-65	4.21
B Logan	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	17-9	2.01
O Dotel	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	15-12	2.85
M Thornton	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	18-14	2.27
S Linebrink (B, 3)	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	28-18	2.37
N Masset (W, 1-0)	2.0	3	0	0	2	1	0	28-16	3.49
Totals	13.0	17	7	7	3	4	0	205-134
PITCHING WP: J Contreras 2 HBP: A Gordon (By J Contreras) Batters faced: J Contreras 29; B Logan 5; O Dotel 4; M Thornton 5; S Linebrink 6; N Masset 9 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Contreras 7-9; B Logan 3-1; O Dotel 2-1; M Thornton 4-0; S Linebrink 0-3; N Masset 5-0 Game Scores: J Contreras 29

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
D DeJesus CF-LF-CF	7	0	1	2	0	1	3	.311
M Aviles SS-2B	7	1	4	2	0	1	1	.303
A Gordon 3B	5	0	1	1	1	1	2	.252
J Guillen LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.274
J Gathright CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
a-J Buck PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.246
T Pena SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155
b-M Grudzielanek PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.312
M Teahen RF	5	1	1	0	1	1	3	.252
B Butler DH	6	0	1	0	0	0	3	.260
R Gload 1B	6	1	2	0	0	0	3	.269
M Olivo C	5	1	1	1	1	0	1	.260
E German 2B-LF	6	3	4	1	0	0	1	.213
Totals	54	7	17	7	3	4	23
a-flied out to center for J Gathright in the 11th b-grounded to shortstop for T Pena in the 13th
BATTING 2B: M Teahen (14, J Contreras); E German (3, J Contreras); D DeJesus (13, J Contreras); A Gordon (22, S Linebrink) 3B: J Guillen (1, J Contreras) RBI: E German (9), D DeJesus 2 (47), M Aviles 2 (18), M Olivo (29), A Gordon (43) 2-out RBI: M Aviles 2, M Olivo, A Gordon GIDP: B Butler, M Grudzielanek Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Gordon 1, R Gload 1, J Buck 1, J Guillen 1, M Teahen 1 Team LOB: 12
BASERUNNING SB: E German (3, 2nd base off S Linebrink/A Pierzynski)
FIELDING E: M Olivo (3, dropped foul ball); E German (4, ground ball) DP: 2 (R Gload-M Aviles-R Gload, A Gordon-E German-R Gload).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
K Davies	5.2	9	3	3	2	2	1	102-58	4.71
R Ramirez (H, 12)	1.2	1	2	2	1	2	0	26-16	2.93
R Mahay (B, 1)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	1.91
J Soria	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13-9	1.57
H Ramirez	2.0	2	2	0	0	0	0	30-21	1.86
R Tejeda (L, 0-1)	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	24-17	4.61
Totals	13.0	16	8	6	3	5	1	204-127
PITCHING WP: K Davies Batters faced: K Davies 26; R Ramirez 7; R Mahay 3; J Soria 3; H Ramirez 9; R Tejeda 9 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Davies 10-5; R Ramirez 2-1; R Mahay 0-2; J Soria 0-3; H Ramirez 2-4; R Tejeda 3-2 Game Scores: K Davies 39

Scoring Summary
			CHW	KAN
	2nd	N Swisher grounded out to second, J Thome scored.	1	0
	2nd	E German singled to center, R Gload scored, M Olivo to third.	1	1
	2nd	D DeJesus grounded out to first, M Olivo scored, E German to third.	1	2
	2nd	M Aviles singled to left, E German scored.	1	3
	3rd	M Olivo singled to center, M Teahen scored.	1	4
	6th	P Konerko grounded out to third, J Thome scored.	2	4
	6th	J Crede homered to left.	3	4
	6th	D DeJesus doubled to left, E German scored.	3	5
	8th	N Swisher singled to left center, J Thome scored, B Anderson to third.	4	5
	8th	J Crede hit sacrifice fly to right, B Anderson scored.	5	5
	11th	A Pierzynski hit sacrifice fly to center, J Crede and A Ramirez scored, O Cabrera to third.	7	5
	11th	M Aviles singled to left center, E German scored.	7	6
	11th	A Gordon doubled to deep right, M Aviles scored.	7	7
	13th	O Cabrera doubled to right center, A Ramirez scored.	8	7
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Game Information
Stadium	Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance	13,614 (35.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	4:20
Weather	72 degrees, overcast
Wind	5 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Ron Kulpa, First Base - Dan Iassogna, Second Base - Bill Hohn, Third Base - Dale Scott

Chicago leads 1-0 (as of 7/8)

Minnesota	5	Final
Boston	6

Cleveland	2	Final
Detroit	9

Tampa Bay	0	Final
NY Yankees	5

St. Louis	2	Final
Philadelphia	0

Houston	3	Final
Pittsburgh	4

Baltimore	6	Final
Toronto	7

Arizona	2	Final
Washington	0

San Francisco	0	Final
NY Mets	7

Colorado	3	Final
Milwaukee	7

LA Angels	2	Final
Texas	3

Cincinnati	3	Final
Chi Cubs	7

Chi White Sox	8	Final
Kansas City	7	in 13

Seattle	0	Final
Oakland	2

Florida	1	Final
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Atlanta	9	Final
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