White Sox top Royals 6-2.

Final · MLB · Thu May 14, 6:40 PM CDT

Probable pitchers: Kris Bubic (KC) vs Anthony Kay (CWS)
TV: Chicago Sports Network, Royals.TV
Where: Rate Field

White Sox top Royals 6-2. White Sox led from start to finish.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	7	0
CWS	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	X	6	8	0

Win: Anthony Kay. Loss: Kris Bubic. Save: Sean Newcomb. Home runs: Grichuk (CWS). Grichuk drove in 4 for White Sox.

By the numbers: Hits KC 7, CWS 8; Errors KC 0, CWS 0; Left on base KC 14, CWS 12.

Team stats

	KC	CWS
Hits	7	8
Errors	0	0
Left on base	14	12
Home runs	0	1
Walks	2	5
Strikeouts	5	7

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Garcia, M 3B	5	1	1	1	0	0
Witt Jr. SS	3	0	1	0	1	0
Thomas, L RF	2	0	1	1	0	0
Caglianone RF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Perez, S C	4	0	2	0	0	1
Loftin 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0
Pasquantino 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1
Marte, S DH	3	0	1	0	1	1
Collins LF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Isbel CF	4	1	1	0	0	2
Totals	32	2	7	2	2	5

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	NP
Bubic (L)	4.0	5	5	5	3	4	1	84
Avila	2.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	33
Lange	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10
Erceg	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	15
Totals	8.0	8	6	6	5	7	1	142

Chicago White Sox

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR
Meidroth 2B	3	1	2	1	1	0	0
Vargas, M 3B	4	1	1	0	0	2	0
Murakami 1B	1	1	0	0	3	0	0
Grichuk LF	3	1	2	4	0	0	1
Antonacci PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Peters CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Quero C	4	0	0	0	0	3	0
Benintendi DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hill, D LF	3	0	1	1	1	0	0
Acuña SS	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Kelenic RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	29	6	8	6	5	7	1

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	NP
Kay (W)	6.0	6	2	2	2	4	97
Davis	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	9
Newcomb, S (S)	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	26
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	2	5	132

Play-by-play

Top 1st 6

0 out KC Maikel Garcia singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jarred Kelenic.
0 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder Derek Hill. Maikel Garcia to 3rd.
1 out KC Lane Thomas out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Derek Hill. Maikel Garcia scores. KC 1, CWS 0
2 out KC Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
2 out KC Nick Loftin hit by pitch.
3 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging.

Bottom 1st 5

1 out CWS Chase Meidroth lines out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
2 out CWS Miguel Vargas strikes out swinging.
2 out CWS Munetaka Murakami walks.
2 out CWS Randal Grichuk homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Munetaka Murakami scores. KC 1, CWS 2
3 out CWS Edgar Quero called out on strikes.

Top 2nd 4

0 out KC Starling Marte walks.
1 out KC Isaac Collins pops out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami in foul territory.
2 out KC Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.
3 out KC Maikel Garcia flies out to right fielder Jarred Kelenic in foul territory.

Bottom 2nd 3

1 out CWS Andrew Benintendi grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
2 out CWS Derek Hill grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
3 out CWS Luisangel Acuña grounds out sharply, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

Top 3rd 4

1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, pitcher Anthony Kay to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
2 out KC Lane Thomas lines out to third baseman Miguel Vargas.
2 out KC Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk.
3 out KC Nick Loftin grounds into a force out, shortstop Luisangel Acuña to second baseman Chase Meidroth. Salvador Perez out at 2nd.

Bottom 3rd 7

1 out CWS Jarred Kelenic lines out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
1 out CWS Chase Meidroth walks.
1 out CWS Miguel Vargas singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Lane Thomas. Chase Meidroth to 2nd.
1 out CWS Munetaka Murakami walks. Chase Meidroth to 3rd. Miguel Vargas to 2nd.
1 out CWS Randal Grichuk singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Chase Meidroth scores. Miguel Vargas scores. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd. KC 1, CWS 4
2 out CWS Edgar Quero called out on strikes.
3 out CWS Andrew Benintendi lines out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

Top 4th 4

1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to right fielder Jarred Kelenic.
2 out KC Starling Marte strikes out swinging.
2 out KC Isaac Collins hit by pitch.
3 out KC Kyle Isbel grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.

Bottom 4th 5

1 out CWS Derek Hill flies out to right fielder Lane Thomas.
1 out CWS Luisangel Acuña singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.
2 out CWS Jarred Kelenic grounds out sharply, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Luisangel Acuña to 3rd.
2 out CWS Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Luisangel Acuña scores. KC 1, CWS 5
3 out CWS Miguel Vargas strikes out swinging.

Top 5th 4

1 out KC Maikel Garcia grounds out sharply, shortstop Luisangel Acuña to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. walks.
1 out KC Lane Thomas singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Derek Hill. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.
3 out KC Salvador Perez grounds into a double play, third baseman Miguel Vargas to second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Lane Thomas out at 2nd. Salvador Perez out at 1st.

Bottom 5th 3

0 out CWS Munetaka Murakami walks.
2 out CWS Randal Grichuk grounds into a double play, third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Munetaka Murakami out at 2nd. Randal Grichuk out at 1st.
3 out CWS Edgar Quero grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

Top 6th 4

1 out KC Nick Loftin flies out sharply to left fielder Randal Grichuk.
2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino pops out to third baseman Miguel Vargas in foul territory.
2 out KC Starling Marte singles on a line drive to center fielder Derek Hill.
3 out KC Isaac Collins pops out to shortstop Luisangel Acuña.

Bottom 6th 4

1 out CWS Andrew Benintendi flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
1 out CWS Derek Hill walks.
2 out CWS Luisangel Acuña strikes out swinging.
3 out CWS Jarred Kelenic strikes out swinging.

Top 7th 4

0 out KC Kyle Isbel triples (1) on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk.
1 out KC Maikel Garcia grounds out sharply, shortstop Luisangel Acuña to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Kyle Isbel scores. KC 2, CWS 5
2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to center fielder Derek Hill.
3 out KC Jac Caglianone flies out to center fielder Derek Hill.

Bottom 7th 3

0 out CWS Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
2 out CWS Miguel Vargas grounds into a double play, third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Chase Meidroth out at 2nd. Miguel Vargas out at 1st.
3 out CWS Munetaka Murakami grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

Top 8th 4

0 out KC Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk.
1 out KC Nick Loftin grounds out softly, pitcher Sean Newcomb to second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Salvador Perez to 2nd.
2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to center fielder Derek Hill.
3 out KC Starling Marte lines out to center fielder Derek Hill.

Bottom 8th 5

0 out CWS Sam Antonacci doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.
1 out CWS Edgar Quero strikes out swinging.
2 out CWS Andrew Benintendi grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Lucas Erceg. Sam Antonacci to 3rd.
2 out CWS Derek Hill singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Sam Antonacci scores. KC 2, CWS 6
3 out CWS Derek Hill caught stealing 2nd base, pitcher Lucas Erceg to second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.

Top 9th 3

1 out KC Isaac Collins grounds out sharply, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
2 out KC Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.
3 out KC Maikel Garcia grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.