GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (33-42) at KANSAS CITY (33-46)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY SHANE COSTA SCORED DAVID DEJESUS AND ESTEBAN
GERMAN.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, S COSTA ON FIRST, M TEAHEN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
KANSAS CITY 6 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.240, 2-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
CHA: BOONE LOGAN (1-0, 4.22) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, S COSTA ON FIRST, M TEAHEN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1, KANSAS CITY 6

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: A GORDON (.240, 2-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Logan relieved J Contreras.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, S COSTA ON FIRST, M TEAHEN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
KANSAS CITY 6 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A Gordon (.240, 2-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 6 9 0 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - BOONE LOGAN
KAN - ZACK GREINKE

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A GONZALEZ (.222, 0-FOR-2, BB)
J THOME (.272, 0-FOR-2, BB)
P KONERKO (.254, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (1) VS KANSAS CITY (6) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266
A Gonzalez cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .222
J Thome dh 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .272
P Konerko 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254
A Pierzynski c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
T Iguchi 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .257
R Mackowiak rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .233
J Fields 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .236
J Uribe ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .233

Totals 24 1 4 1 4 5 8

BATTING: 2B - T Iguchi (13, B Bannister); A Pierzynski (11, B Bannister). RBI -
J Uribe (27). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Mackowiak 1, S
Podsednik 2. GIDP - S Podsednik. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: PB - A Pierzynski. DP: 2 (J Contreras-J Uribe-P Konerko, J Uribe-P
Konerko).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .278
E German 2b 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .254
M Teahen 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .290
S Costa rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .203
A Gordon 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .240
B Butler dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .255
J Buck c 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .250
T Pena Jr ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .271
J Gathright lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .340

Totals 26 6 9 6 3 3 7

BATTING: 2B - T Pena Jr (11, J Contreras); S Costa (1, J Contreras). SF - J
Buck. RBI - E German 2 (25), B Butler (6), J Buck (28), S Costa 2 (7). 2-out
RBI - E German. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Buck 1. GIDP - B
Butler, A Gordon. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E German-M Teahen).


----------------------------------------------------
CHI WHITE SOX - 010 000 0 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 001 200 3 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 6 1/3 9 6 6 3 3 0 4.89
B Logan 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.09

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 6 1/3 4 1 1 4 5 0 3.58
Z Greinke 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.78

IBB - M Teahen (by J Contreras). HBP - B Butler (by J Contreras); D DeJesus
(by J Contreras). Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 105-61; B Logan 4-3; B Bannister
100-67; Z Greinke 2-2. Ground balls-fly balls: J Contreras 8-7; B Logan 2-0; B
Bannister 4-10; Z Greinke 2-0. Batters faced: J Contreras 31; B Logan 1; B
Bannister 27; Z Greinke 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana
Demuth.

Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 6 9 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - BOONE LOGAN
KAN - ZACK GREINKE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.255, 1-FOR-2, HBP, RBI)
J BUCK (.250, 0-FOR-2, SF, RBI)
T PENA JR (.271, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (1) VS KANSAS CITY (6) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266
A Gonzalez cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .218
J Thome dh 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .270
P Konerko 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253
A Pierzynski c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
T Iguchi 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .257
R Mackowiak rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .233
J Fields 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .236
J Uribe ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .233

Totals 27 1 4 1 4 6 8

BATTING: 2B - T Iguchi (13, B Bannister); A Pierzynski (11, B Bannister). RBI -
J Uribe (27). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Mackowiak 1, S
Podsednik 2. GIDP - S Podsednik. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: PB - A Pierzynski. DP: 2 (J Contreras-J Uribe-P Konerko, J Uribe-P
Konerko).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .278
E German 2b 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .254
M Teahen 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .290
S Costa rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .203
A Gordon 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .240
B Butler dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .255
J Buck c 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .250
T Pena Jr ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .271
J Gathright lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .340

Totals 26 6 9 6 3 3 7

BATTING: 2B - T Pena Jr (11, J Contreras); S Costa (1, J Contreras). SF - J
Buck. RBI - E German 2 (25), B Butler (6), J Buck (28), S Costa 2 (7). 2-out
RBI - E German. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Buck 1. GIDP - B
Butler, A Gordon. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E German-M Teahen).


----------------------------------------------------
CHI WHITE SOX - 010 000 00 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 001 200 3 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 6 1/3 9 6 6 3 3 0 4.89
B Logan 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.09

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 6 1/3 4 1 1 4 5 0 3.58
Z Greinke 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.71

IBB - M Teahen (by J Contreras). HBP - B Butler (by J Contreras); D DeJesus
(by J Contreras). Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 105-61; B Logan 4-3; B Bannister
100-67; Z Greinke 9-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J Contreras 8-7; B Logan 2-0; B
Bannister 4-10; Z Greinke 2-2. Batters faced: J Contreras 31; B Logan 1; B
Bannister 27; Z Greinke 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana
Demuth.

Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
CHA: DAVID AARDSMA (2-1, 5.76) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1, KANSAS CITY 6

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: B BUTLER (.255, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Aardsma relieved B Logan.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
KANSAS CITY 6 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B Butler (.255, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TONY PENA JR SCORED BILLY BUTLER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T PENA JR ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
KANSAS CITY 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J GATHRIGHT (.340, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DAVID DEJESUS SCORED TONY PENA JR.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D DEJESUS ON SECOND, J GATHRIGHT ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
KANSAS CITY 8 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E GERMAN (.254, 2-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 8 13 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - DAVID AARDSMA
KAN - ZACK GREINKE

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A PIERZYNSKI (.250, 1-FOR-3)
T IGUCHI (.257, 1-FOR-3)
R MACKOWIAK (.233, 1-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (1) VS KANSAS CITY (8) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266
A Gonzalez cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .218
J Thome dh 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .270
P Konerko 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253
A Pierzynski c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
T Iguchi 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .257
R Mackowiak rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .233
J Fields 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .236
J Uribe ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .233

Totals 27 1 4 1 4 6 8

BATTING: 2B - T Iguchi (13, B Bannister); A Pierzynski (11, B Bannister). RBI -
J Uribe (27). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Mackowiak 1, S
Podsednik 2. GIDP - S Podsednik. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: PB - A Pierzynski. DP: 2 (J Contreras-J Uribe-P Konerko, J Uribe-P
Konerko).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .280
E German 2b 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .253
M Teahen 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .289
S Costa rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .203
A Gordon 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .240
B Butler dh 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .268
J Buck c 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .249
T Pena Jr ss 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .274
J Gathright lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .353

Totals 33 8 13 8 3 4 12

BATTING: 2B - T Pena Jr (11, J Contreras); S Costa (1, J Contreras); B Butler
(4, D Aardsma). SF - J Buck. RBI - E German 2 (25), B Butler (6), J Buck (28),
S Costa 2 (7), T Pena Jr (22), D DeJesus (28). 2-out RBI - E German. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Buck 1, M Teahen 2. GIDP - B Butler, A
Gordon. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E German-M Teahen).


----------------------------------------------------
CHI WHITE SOX - 010 000 00 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 001 200 32 -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 6 1/3 9 6 6 3 3 0 4.89
B Logan 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.09
D Aardsma 1 4 2 2 0 1 0 6.16

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 6 1/3 4 1 1 4 5 0 3.58
Z Greinke 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.71

WP - D Aardsma. IBB - M Teahen (by J Contreras). HBP - B Butler (by J
Contreras); D DeJesus (by J Contreras). Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 105-61; B
Logan 4-3; D Aardsma 23-15; B Bannister 100-67; Z Greinke 9-7. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Contreras 8-7; B Logan 2-0; D Aardsma 1-1; B Bannister 4-10; Z Greinke
2-2. Batters faced: J Contreras 31; B Logan 1; D Aardsma 7; B Bannister 27; Z
Greinke 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana
Demuth.

Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 x 8 13 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS, BOONE LOGAN (7TH), DAVID AARDSMA (8TH) AND
A.J. PIERZYNSKI

KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER, ZACK GREINKE (7TH) AND JOHN BUCK

HOME RUNS: CHA - NONE

KAN - NONE</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI WHITE SOX 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 x 8 13 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS, BOONE LOGAN (7TH), DAVID AARDSMA (8TH) AND
A.J. PIERZYNSKI

KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER, ZACK GREINKE (7TH) AND JOHN BUCK


WP - BRIAN BANNISTER (5-4)
LP - JOSE CONTRERAS (5-9)
SAVE - ZACK GREINKE (1)

HOME RUNS: CHA - NONE

KAN - NONE


TIME: 2:33 ATT: 20,525

PROBABLES: CHA - JOHN DANKS (4-6, 4.78)
KAN - ODALIS PEREZ (4-7, 5.92)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (1) VS KANSAS CITY (8) - FINAL

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Podsednik lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266
A Gonzalez cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .218
J Thome dh 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .270
P Konerko 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253
A Pierzynski c 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .249
T Iguchi 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .256
R Mackowiak rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .237
J Fields 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .233
J Uribe ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .233

Totals 31 1 5 1 4 7 9

BATTING: 2B - T Iguchi (13, B Bannister); A Pierzynski (11, B Bannister). RBI -
J Uribe (27). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Mackowiak 1, S
Podsednik 2. GIDP - S Podsednik. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: PB - A Pierzynski. DP: 2 (J Contreras-J Uribe-P Konerko, J Uribe-P
Konerko).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .280
E German 2b 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .253
M Teahen 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .289
S Costa rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .203
A Gordon 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .240
B Butler dh 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .268
J Buck c 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .249
T Pena Jr ss 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .274
J Gathright lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .353

Totals 33 8 13 8 3 4 12

BATTING: 2B - T Pena Jr (11, J Contreras); S Costa (1, J Contreras); B Butler
(4, D Aardsma). SF - J Buck. RBI - E German 2 (25), B Butler (6), J Buck (28),
S Costa 2 (7), T Pena Jr (22), D DeJesus (28). 2-out RBI - E German. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Buck 1, M Teahen 2. GIDP - B Butler, A
Gordon. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E German-M Teahen).


----------------------------------------------------
CHI WHITE SOX - 010 000 000 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 001 200 32x -- 8
----------------------------------------------------

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras (L, 5-9) 6 1/3 9 6 6 3 3 0 4.89
B Logan 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.09
D Aardsma 1 4 2 2 0 1 0 6.16

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister (W, 5-4) 6 1/3 4 1 1 4 5 0 3.58
Z Greinke (S, 1) 2 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.64

WP - D Aardsma. IBB - M Teahen (by J Contreras). HBP - B Butler (by J
Contreras); D DeJesus (by J Contreras). Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 105-61; B
Logan 4-3; D Aardsma 23-15; B Bannister 100-67; Z Greinke 21-17. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Contreras 8-7; B Logan 2-0; D Aardsma 1-1; B Bannister 4-10;
Z Greinke 3-3. Batters faced: J Contreras 31; B Logan 1; D Aardsma 7; B
Bannister 27; Z Greinke 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Kerwin Danley. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana
Demuth.

T--2:33. Att--20,525.
Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from
right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
CHI WHITE SOX 1
KANSAS CITY 8 FINAL</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHI WHITE SOX (1) AT KANSAS CITY (8) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: A Pierzynski flied out to left. T Iguchi doubled to
deep center. R Mackowiak walked. J Fields walked, T Iguchi to third,
R Mackowiak to second. J Uribe grounded out to pitcher, T Iguchi scored,
R Mackowiak to third, J Fields to second. S Podsednik flied out to center.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: J Buck fouled out to right. T Pena Jr doubled to center.
J Gathright grounded out to shortstop, T Pena Jr to third. D DeJesus walked.
E German reached on infield single to shortstop, T Pena Jr scored, D DeJesus to
second. D DeJesus out at third on runner's fielder's choice.(1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, KANSAS CITY 1.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: M Teahen grounded out to shortstop. S Costa doubled to
deep right. A Gordon walked. B Butler singled to center, S Costa scored,
A Gordon to third. J Buck hit sacrifice fly to center, A Gordon scored. T Pena
Jr grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Butler out at second.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, KANSAS CITY 3.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: T Pena Jr struck out swinging. J Gathright reached on
bunt single to second. D DeJesus hit by pitch, J Gathright to second.
J Gathright to third, D DeJesus to second on passed ball by A Pierzynski.
E German singled to center, J Gathright scored, D DeJesus to third, E German to
second advancing on throw. M Teahen intentionally walked. S Costa singled to
right, D DeJesus and E German scored, M Teahen to third. B Logan relieved
J Contreras. A Gordon grounded into double play, shortstop to first, S Costa out
at second.(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, KANSAS CITY 6.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: D Aardsma relieved B Logan. B Butler doubled to deep
right. B Butler to third on wild pitch by D Aardsma. J Buck struck out
swinging. T Pena Jr singled to center, B Butler scored. J Gathright reached
on infield single to shortstop, T Pena Jr to second. D DeJesus singled to
right, T Pena Jr scored, J Gathright to third, D DeJesus to second advancing on
throw. E German grounded out to third. M Teahen flied out to left. (2 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, KANSAS CITY 8.</div>

 

Royals rout White Sox for fifth straight win

<h3>KANSAS CITY 8, CHI WHITE SOX 1</h3>KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Brian Bannister pitched 6 1/3strong innings and Esteban German and Shane Costa drove in tworuns apiece as the Kansas City Royals posted their fifthconsecutive victory Friday, an 8-1 triumph over the ChicagoWhite Sox.

Bannister (5-4) allowed one run and four hits, walking four andstriking out five in becoming just the second Royal since June2003 to win five games in a single month. The righthander, whohas won five of his last six starts, lowered his ERA in June to2.77.

Zack Greinke relieved Bannister and allowed just one hit whilestriking out two in 2 2/3 innings for his first career save.

After the White Sox took a 1-0 lead on an RBI groundout by JuanUribe in the second, German drove in the first of eight straightruns for the Royals with an infield single in the third. Costaignited a two-run rally in the fourth with a one-out double andscored two batters later on Billy Butler's base hit.

Kansas City broke out for three more runs in the seventh tobuild a 6-1 cushion. German plated the first run of the framewith a single and Costa drove in the other two with a base hitof his own two batters afterward.

That hit ended the night for Jose Contreras (5-9), who yieldedsix runs and nine hits in 6 1/3 innings. The Cuban righthanderstruck out three but walked three and hit a pair of batters.

The loss was Contreras' fifth in six decisions overall and thirdin a row against the Royals after winning his first seven vs.the club.

Alex Gordon went 2-for-3 and scored a run for Kansas City.Gordon has raised his average from .187 to .240 since June 8, anincrease of 53 points.

Rob Mackowiak collected two hits for the White Sox, who hadtheir four-game winning streak snapped.

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHI WHITE SOX (1) AT KANSAS CITY (8) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- S Podsednik LF, A Gonzalez CF, J Thome DH,
P Konerko 1B, A Pierzynski C, T Iguchi 2B, R Mackowiak RF, J Fields 3B, J Uribe
SS, J Contreras RHP.

Kansas City Starting Lineups -- D DeJesus CF, E German 2B, M Teahen 1B,
S Costa RF, A Gordon 3B, B Butler DH, J Buck C, T Pena Jr SS, J Gathright LF,
B Bannister RHP.

Umpires -- Derryl Cousins (HP), Kerwin Danley (1B), Doug Eddings (2B),
Dana Demuth (3B).

Gametime Weather: 65 degrees, Cloudy, wind in from right at 13 mph.


CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: S Podsednik flied out to left. A Gonzalez lined out to
left. J Thome walked. P Konerko struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus flied out to left. E German struck out looking.
M Teahen struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 0,
KANSAS CITY 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: A Pierzynski flied out to left. T Iguchi doubled to
deep center. R Mackowiak walked. J Fields walked, T Iguchi to third,
R Mackowiak to second. J Uribe grounded out to pitcher, T Iguchi scored,
R Mackowiak to third, J Fields to second. S Podsednik flied out to center.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: S Costa flied out to left. A Gordon singled to right.
B Butler grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, A Gordon out
at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, KANSAS CITY 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: A Gonzalez struck out swinging. J Thome struck out
swinging. P Konerko flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 1, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: J Buck fouled out to right. T Pena Jr doubled to center.
J Gathright grounded out to shortstop, T Pena Jr to third. D DeJesus walked.
E German reached on infield single to shortstop, T Pena Jr scored, D DeJesus to
second. D DeJesus out at third on runner's fielder's choice.(1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, KANSAS CITY 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: A Pierzynski grounded out to pitcher. T Iguchi flied
out to center. R Mackowiak singled to left. J Fields struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, KANSAS CITY 1.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: M Teahen grounded out to shortstop. S Costa doubled to
deep right. A Gordon walked. B Butler singled to center, S Costa scored,
A Gordon to third. J Buck hit sacrifice fly to center, A Gordon scored. T Pena
Jr grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Butler out at second.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, KANSAS CITY 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: J Uribe popped out to first. S Podsednik lined out to
left. A Gonzalez walked. J Thome struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, KANSAS CITY 3.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: J Gathright grounded out to shortstop. D DeJesus popped
out to second. E German grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CHI WHITE SOX 1, KANSAS CITY 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: P Konerko popped out to second. A Pierzynski doubled to
deep left. T Iguchi lined out to shortstop. R Mackowiak grounded out to
first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, KANSAS CITY 3.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: M Teahen popped out to shortstop. S Costa flied out to
right. A Gordon singled to left. B Butler hit by pitch, A Gordon to second.
J Buck grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Butler out at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, KANSAS CITY 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: J Fields grounded out to third. J Uribe singled to
left. Z Greinke relieved B Bannister. S Podsednik grounded into double play,
second to first, J Uribe out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1,
KANSAS CITY 3.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: T Pena Jr struck out swinging. J Gathright reached on
bunt single to second. D DeJesus hit by pitch, J Gathright to second.
J Gathright to third, D DeJesus to second on passed ball by A Pierzynski.
E German singled to center, J Gathright scored, D DeJesus to third, E German to
second advancing on throw. M Teahen intentionally walked. S Costa singled to
right, D DeJesus and E German scored, M Teahen to third. B Logan relieved
J Contreras. A Gordon grounded into double play, shortstop to first, S Costa out
at second.(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, KANSAS CITY 6.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: A Gonzalez struck out looking. J Thome flied out to
left. P Konerko fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1,
KANSAS CITY 6.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: D Aardsma relieved B Logan. B Butler doubled to deep
right. B Butler to third on wild pitch by D Aardsma. J Buck struck out
swinging. T Pena Jr singled to center, B Butler scored. J Gathright reached
on infield single to shortstop, T Pena Jr to second. D DeJesus singled to
right, T Pena Jr scored, J Gathright to third, D DeJesus to second advancing on
throw. E German grounded out to third. M Teahen flied out to left. (2 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, KANSAS CITY 8.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: A Pierzynski struck out swinging. T Iguchi flied out to
center. R Mackowiak singled to left. J Fields grounded out to pitcher.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CHI WHITE SOX 1, KANSAS CITY 8.</div>