MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
07/18/2027
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 2017 - SUNDAY, JULY 18TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (51-44) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 11 0
Chicago White Sox (47-50) 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 X 6 7 0
Kansas City 6-5 Losers to White Sox
In a tight contest at Guaranteed Rate Field, the Chicago White Sox edged the Kansas City Royals by the score of 6-5. Chicago second baseman Jordan Sprinkle, who blasted 1 home run, was a key contributor. Bailey Ober earned the win to go to 4-8. He allowed 2 runs on 8 hits, with no walks and 7 strikeouts in 6 innings of work. Today's win puts Chicago at 47-50, while Kansas City falls to 51-44.

Arxy Hernandez aided the Chicago cause with a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the third baseman drove in one run.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Hernandez.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fletcher CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .304 3 23
G. Cross LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .280 11 43
C. Wallace 3B 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .321 18 58
V. Pasquantino 1B 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 .285 13 57
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .263 7 45
K. Villavicencio 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .252 0 32
   a-N. Gorman PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 14 30
J. Ramirez DH 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .303 19 61
J. Adell RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .216 10 43
   b-D. Waters PH, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
S. Michelson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .208 3 23
Totals 37 5 11 5 1 10 13      
a - N. Gorman pinch hit for K. Villavicencio in the 8th
b - D. Waters pinch hit for J. Adell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Wallace (24, 3rd Inning off B. Ober, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Witt Jr. (31, 8th Inning off T. Yulie, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Ramirez (25, 8th Inning off T. Yulie, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: V. Pasquantino (13, 2nd Inning off B. Ober, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Cross , C. Wallace 4 , V. Pasquantino 4 , B. Witt Jr. 3 , K. Villavicencio , J. Ramirez 4
2-out RBI: J. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Pasquantino , S. Michelson 2
GIDP: V. Pasquantino
Hit by Pitch: D. Waters
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Witt Jr. (21)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Taveras CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .259 13 42
B. Reynolds LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .261 15 51
E. Quero C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .271 18 51
C. Montgomery 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .249 12 47
M. Ozuna DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .243 11 22
J. Sprinkle 2B 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 .249 6 27
S. Jones RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 7 16
L. Peguero SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .255 2 17
A. Hernandez 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .217 9 33
Totals 30 6 7 6 5 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Reynolds (20, 5th Inning off D. Vitriago, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Sprinkle (6, 5th Inning off J. Nelson, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Quero (18, 7th Inning off J. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Reynolds 2 , E. Quero 4 , C. Montgomery , J. Sprinkle 4 , S. Jones , L. Peguero 2
2-out RBI: C. Montgomery , J. Sprinkle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ozuna , S. Jones
Sac Fly: A. Hernandez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sprinkle-Peguero-Montgomery)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Vitriago L (6-7) 4.2 4 4 4 5 5 0 92 5.51   
J. Nelson 2.1 3 2 2 0 1 2 33 5.24   
K. Ash 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Vitriago 40
Batters Faced: D. Vitriago 23, J. Nelson 10, K. Ash 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Vitriago 2-7, J. Nelson 1-5, K. Ash 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Vitriago 92-48, J. Nelson 33-22, K. Ash 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nelson 1-1
WP: D. Vitriago 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ober W (4-8) 6.0 8 2 2 0 7 1 101 4.80   
T. Yulie H (12) 2.0 3 3 3 1 3 0 36 4.29   
S. Keener SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ober 55
Batters Faced: B. Ober 25, T. Yulie 11, S. Keener 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ober 5-5, T. Yulie 0-3, S. Keener 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ober 101-69, T. Yulie 36-21, S. Keener 9-5
Hit Batsmen: T. Yulie
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jordan Sprinkle
Ballpark: Guaranteed Rate Field
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 40453
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