MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
06/24/2029
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 1728 - SUNDAY, JUNE 24TH , 2029 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (38-40) 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0
Chicago White Sox (34-42) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 2
On Road, Kansas City Beats Chicago, 5-4
The Kansas City Royals turned back the Chicago White Sox, 5-4, at Guaranteed Rate Field. Marek Houston, in particular, had a fine performance. He was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Brady Smith earned the win. Grant Taylor, who finished 5th in the AL in strikeouts with 219 in 2027, took the loss for Chicago. The third-place Royals have won 6 straight.

Alec Burleson helped his team jump on top from the get-go. His first time up in the top of the first, he cranked a 2-run single to give Kansas City a 2-0 lead.

"There's a lot of good karma around our club," said winning manager Patrick Ochs.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Houston 2B 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .267 4 23
J. Marino LF 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 .287 5 38
   a-J. Baez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .165 2 10
G. Cross RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .297 16 59
C. Wallace 3B 3 0 0 0 2 1 6 .290 10 39
S. Davis CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 9 .279 4 35
A. Burleson 1B 5 0 1 2 0 0 3 .293 13 52
   b-C. Mead 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 3 8
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .239 7 30
C. Jensen C 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .271 2 6
A. Bregman DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .216 3 18
Totals 36 5 10 5 6 6 26      
a - J. Baez substituted for J. Marino in the 8th
b - C. Mead substituted for A. Burleson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Houston (14, 2nd Inning off G. Taylor, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Houston (4, 4th Inning off G. Taylor, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Houston 7 , G. Cross 2 , A. Burleson , C. Jensen 3 , A. Bregman
2-out RBI: A. Burleson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Houston , S. Davis , A. Burleson , B. Witt Jr.
GIDP: C. Wallace , A. Bregman
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Burleson-Witt Jr.-Burleson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Taveras CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .240 8 48
J. Gomez LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .277 11 34
N. Hoerner 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .260 2 36
C. Montgomery DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .283 25 62
T. Casas 1B 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 .313 15 47
A. Hernandez 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .300 9 33
J. Gonzalez SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .258 9 29
A. Verdugo RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .277 9 31
   a-J. Sprinkle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331 5 16
   b-L. Chapelli RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 1 7
A. Sugastey C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .193 2 4
Totals 33 4 8 4 4 6 20      
a - J. Sprinkle pinch hit for A. Verdugo in the 8th
b - L. Chapelli substituted for J. Sprinkle in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Hoerner (19, 3rd Inning off B. Smith, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Montgomery (25, 2nd Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gomez 2 , N. Hoerner 2 , C. Montgomery 4 , A. Hernandez 2 , A. Verdugo , A. Sugastey
2-out RBI: A. Verdugo , A. Sugastey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Taveras 2 , T. Casas , A. Hernandez
GIDP: N. Hoerner
Sac Fly: T. Casas
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gonzalez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Hernandez (12) , A. Sugastey (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Gonzalez-Hoerner-Casas, Yulie-Sugastey-Casas)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Smith W (6-2) 6.0 7 4 4 3 2 1 100 3.78   
J. Doxakis H (6) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 3.27   
B. Joyce SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Smith 41
Batters Faced: B. Smith 27, J. Doxakis 8, B. Joyce 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Smith 7-8, J. Doxakis 2-3, B. Joyce 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Smith 100-64, J. Doxakis 25-15, B. Joyce 14-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Taylor L (5-7) 3.0 6 5 5 4 4 1 88 4.64   
T. Yulie 3.2 4 0 0 2 1 0 47 1.56   
P. Pallette 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 28 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Taylor 25
Batters Faced: G. Taylor 19, T. Yulie 16, P. Pallette 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Taylor 1-3, T. Yulie 3-6, P. Pallette 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Taylor 88-48, T. Yulie 47-28, P. Pallette 28-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Pallette 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marek Houston
Ballpark: Guaranteed Rate Field
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 40344
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