Royals 14,
White Sox 3
| W: | Z. Greinke (9-7) |
| L: | C. Richard (0-2) |
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| O Cabrera SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| a-J Fields PH-3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .182 |
| A Pierzynski C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .292 |
| C Quentin LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .280 |
| B Anderson CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| J Dye RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .306 |
| D Wise LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .305 |
| K Griffey Jr DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 |
| b-T Hall PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .287 |
| P Konerko 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .212 |
| N Swisher CF-RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| A Ramirez 2B-SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .308 |
| J Uribe 3B-2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .225 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 12 | |
| a-struck out looking for O Cabrera in the 6th b-singled to center for K Griffey Jr in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 3B: D Wise (2, Z Greinke) HR: A Pierzynski (9, 8th inning off R Tejeda 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: D Wise (6), T Hall (5), A Pierzynski (43) GIDP: P Konerko Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: K Griffey Jr 1, J Uribe 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Richard (1, throw) | ||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Richard (L, 0-2) | 4.1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 93-62 | 10.38 |
| D Carrasco | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-1 | 3.21 |
| B Logan | 2.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 50-30 | 4.54 |
| E Wassermann | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24-16 | 9.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 170-109 | |
| PITCHING WP: C Richard HBP: M Olivo (By D Carrasco) Batters faced: C Richard 24; D Carrasco 1; B Logan 14; E Wassermann 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Richard 4-7; D Carrasco 0-0; B Logan 2-2; E Wassermann 2-2 Game Scores: C Richard 11 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Aviles SS | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .340 |
| T Pena SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .148 |
| E German 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .244 |
| M Teahen RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .243 |
| J Guillen DH | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| B Butler 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .252 |
| M Olivo C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| J Buck PR-C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 |
| R Gload LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| M Maier CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .308 |
| Totals | 42 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 15 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Olivo (17, C Richard); R Gload (13, B Logan); B Butler (15, B Logan); A Gordon (26, E Wassermann); J Buck (18, E Wassermann) HR: M Aviles (7, 2nd inning off C Richard 1 on, 2 Out); J Guillen (16, 3rd inning off C Richard 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Olivo 3 (33), M Aviles 3 (31), J Guillen (73), R Gload 2 (28), B Butler 2 (38), J Buck (38), M Maier (3) 2-out RBI: M Aviles 3, M Maier Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Maier 1, E German 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Olivo (3, 3rd base off C Richard/A Pierzynski) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: Z Greinke (1, throw) DP: 1 (A Gordon-E German-B Butler). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Greinke (W, 9-7) | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 87-53 | 3.93 |
| R Tejeda | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 31-24 | 4.63 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 118-77 | |
| PITCHING HBP: N Swisher (By Z Greinke) Batters faced: Z Greinke 25; R Tejeda 9 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 5-8; R Tejeda 1-2 Game Scores: Z Greinke 59 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHW | KAN | |||
| 2nd | M Olivo doubled to deep left center, B Butler and A Gordon scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 2nd | R Gload grounded into fielder's choice to, M Olivo scored, R Gload to first on throwing error by pitcher C Richard. | 0 | 3 | |
| 2nd | M Aviles homered to left, M Maier scored. | 0 | 5 | |
| 3rd | J Guillen homered to center. | 0 | 6 | |
| 5th | M Olivo hit by pitch, J Guillen scored, B Butler to third, A Gordon to second. | 0 | 7 | |
| 5th | R Gload doubled to deep center, B Butler and A Gordon scored, J Buck to third. | 0 | 9 | |
| 5th | M Aviles singled to right, J Buck scored, R Gload to third. | 0 | 10 | |
| 6th | B Butler doubled to deep center, M Teahen and J Guillen scored. | 0 | 12 | |
| 7th | D Wise tripled to deep right, B Anderson scored. | 1 | 12 | |
| 7th | T Hall singled to center, D Wise scored. | 2 | 12 | |
| 8th | A Pierzynski homered to center. | 3 | 12 | |
| 8th | J Buck doubled to deep center, A Gordon scored. | 3 | 13 | |
| 8th | M Maier reached on infield single to shortstop, J Buck scored. | 3 | 14 | |
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| Game Notes |
| ROYALS PITCHER ZACK GREINKE AND MANAGER TREY HILLMAN WERE EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE TIM TIMMONS IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING |
| WHITE SOX MANAGER OZZIE GUILLEN WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE TIM TIMMONS FOR ARGUING |
| ROYALS CATCHER MIGUEL OLIVO WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE TIM TIMMONS FOR CHARGING THE MOUND |
| WHITE SOX PITCHER D.J. CARRASCO WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE TIM TIMMONS |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 15,268 (40% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:59 |
| Weather | 98 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Timmons, First Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Second Base - Jim Reynolds, Third Base - Gary Cederstrom |
MLB Scores
Sunday, August 3rd 2008
| LA Angels | 9 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 14 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Milwaukee | 0 | Final |
| Atlanta | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Washington | 4 |
| Detroit | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | in 10 |
| NY Mets | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 4 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 14 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 8 |
| San Francisco | 1 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| Seattle | 8 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 9 |
| Philadelphia | 5 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 |
| Toronto | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 8 |