White Sox 7, 
Royals 6
| W: | A. Russell (3-0) |
| L: | R. Tejeda (0-2) |
| SV: | O. Dotel (1) |
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| O Cabrera SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| N Swisher CF-1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .236 |
| C Quentin LF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .274 |
| J Dye RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .298 |
| J Thome DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| P Konerko 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .213 |
| B Anderson CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| J Crede 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| A Ramirez 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .308 |
| T Hall C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| a-A Pierzynski PH-C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .291 |
| Totals | 31 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | |
| a-struck out looking for T Hall in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: N Swisher (15, B Bannister); A Ramirez (13, B Bannister) HR: C Quentin 2 (21, 4th inning off B Bannister 1 on, 1 Out; 6th inning off B Bannister 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Quentin 4 (65), A Ramirez (29), J Thome (45) 2-out RBI: C Quentin 2, A Ramirez, J Thome GIDP: N Swisher Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Pierzynski 1, P Konerko 1 Team LOB: 2 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: O Cabrera 2 (14, 2nd base off R Tejeda/J Buck, 3rd base off R Ramirez/J Buck) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Quentin (6, throw) DP: 3 (J Crede-A Ramirez-P Konerko 2, J Crede-A Ramirez-N Swisher). PB: T Hall. | ||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Vazquez | 5.2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 87-67 | 4.61 |
| B Logan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 1.95 |
| A Russell (W, 3-0) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-5 | 2.70 |
| M Thornton (H, 10) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 2.21 |
| O Dotel (S, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10-9 | 2.79 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 122-96 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Vazquez 27; B Logan 3; A Russell 2; M Thornton 3; O Dotel 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Vazquez 8-6; B Logan 2-0; A Russell 0-0; M Thornton 3-0; O Dotel 0-0 Game Scores: J Vazquez 25 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .307 |
| M Aviles SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .299 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .252 |
| J Guillen LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .274 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 |
| R Gload 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| B Butler DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .260 |
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .252 |
| J Buck C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .252 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 | |
| BATTING 2B: B Butler (13, J Vazquez); M Grudzielanek (20, J Vazquez) HR: J Buck (5, 4th inning off J Vazquez 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Gordon (44), J Buck 2 (28), R Gload 2 (20) SF: J Buck 2-out RBI: R Gload 2 GIDP: J Guillen, B Butler 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D DeJesus 1, M Teahen 1, B Butler 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (B Bannister-M Aviles-R Gload). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bannister | 6.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 106-62 | 5.24 |
| R Tejeda (L, 0-2; H, 1) | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18-8 | 5.65 |
| R Ramirez (B, 3) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-7 | 2.89 |
| J Peralta | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 5.65 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 147-86 | |
| PITCHING Balk: R Ramirez Batters faced: B Bannister 26; R Tejeda 4; R Ramirez 3; J Peralta 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 9-5; R Tejeda 0-1; R Ramirez 0-0; J Peralta 0-1 Game Scores: B Bannister 49 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHW | KAN | |||
 | 1st | A Gordon singled to right, D DeJesus scored, M Aviles to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | J Guillen grounded into double play, third to second to first, M Aviles scored, A Gordon out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 2nd | J Buck hit sacrifice fly to right, B Butler scored. | 0 | 3 |
| 3rd | R Gload singled to left, J Guillen and M Grudzielanek scored, R Gload to second on throwing error by left fielder C Quentin. | 0 | 5 |
 | 4th | C Quentin homered to left center, N Swisher scored. | 2 | 5 |
| 4th | J Buck homered to right center. | 2 | 6 |
| 6th | C Quentin homered to left center, N Swisher scored. | 4 | 6 |
| 7th | A Ramirez doubled to deep center, J Thome scored. | 5 | 6 |
| 8th | J Thome singled to right center, O Cabrera scored, C Quentin to third. | 6 | 6 |
| 8th | C Quentin scored, J Thome to second on balk by R Ramirez. | 7 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 16,502 (43.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:46 |
| Weather | 84 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dan Iassogna, First Base - Bill Hohn, Second Base - Dale Scott, Third Base - Ron Kulpa |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, July 9th 2008
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 18 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 | in 10 |
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| Cleveland | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 8 |
| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| Baltimore | 8 | Final |
| Toronto | 9 |
| Arizona | 0 | Final |
| Washington | 5 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| Colorado | 8 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 7 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| Seattle | 6 | Final |
| Oakland | 4 |
| Atlanta | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 2 |
