MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
08/22/2027
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 2439 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (66-58) 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 10 15 3
Chicago White Sox (60-65) 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 9 18 4
Royals Squeeze By Chicago, 10-9
Sam Michelson batted in 3 runs to lead Kansas City to a win over Chicago. The final score was 10-9. Michelson chipped in 1 single and 1 home run. DL Hall got the save, the 23rd for him this season. By defeating Chicago, the first-place Royals improved to 66-58.

Kansas City right fielder Jeff McNeil contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the eighth. With two down, he hit a curveball to left-center field for a run-scoring single. It was his 23rd hit of the season and put the Royals ahead, 10-8.

"It was offense that won us the game," said winning manager Patrick Ochs.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fletcher CF 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .282 4 33
G. Cross LF 5 2 2 1 0 1 4 .285 15 53
C. Wallace 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .316 24 83
J. Ramirez DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .300 24 76
J. McNeil RF 5 0 3 3 0 0 1 .365 2 12
   a-J. Adell RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 11 46
V. Pasquantino SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .276 17 72
N. Gorman 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .208 17 42
C. Mead 1B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .354 2 5
S. Michelson C 4 2 2 3 0 0 2 .194 6 34
Totals 43 10 15 9 1 8 23      
a - J. Adell substituted for J. McNeil in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Michelson (6, 2nd Inning off G. Marquez, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Cross (15, 2nd Inning off G. Marquez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Fletcher , G. Cross 5 , C. Wallace , J. Ramirez 2 , J. McNeil 3 , N. Gorman , C. Mead 3 , S. Michelson 5
2-out RBI: C. Wallace , J. McNeil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Cross , N. Gorman 2
GIDP: C. Mead
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: V. Pasquantino 3 (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Taveras CF 6 0 2 0 0 2 3 .279 16 55
B. Reynolds LF 6 0 1 0 0 2 4 .275 16 58
E. Quero C 4 3 3 0 1 0 2 .264 22 64
C. Montgomery 1B 5 3 3 1 1 1 3 .242 20 65
M. Ozuna DH 5 2 1 1 1 1 6 .249 15 31
J. Gonzalez SS 5 1 3 4 0 0 5 .270 13 71
S. Jones RF 5 0 3 3 0 2 4 .255 7 22
L. Peguero 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 .254 2 19
A. Hernandez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .221 15 49
   a-A. Meadows PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .230 23 54
   b-W. Veras 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 5 15
Totals 46 9 18 9 3 10 39      
a - A. Meadows pinch hit for A. Hernandez in the 8th
b - W. Veras substituted for A. Meadows in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Quero (16, 1st Inning off F. Mozzicato, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Gonzalez 2 (26, 1st Inning off F. Mozzicato, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off F. Mozzicato, 2 on, 0 outs) , S. Jones (11, 5th Inning off F. Mozzicato, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Taveras 2 , B. Reynolds , E. Quero 4 , C. Montgomery 3 , M. Ozuna , J. Gonzalez 5 , S. Jones 4 , L. Peguero 2
2-out RBI: C. Montgomery , J. Gonzalez 2 , S. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Taveras , B. Reynolds , E. Quero , J. Gonzalez , S. Jones , L. Peguero 2 , A. Meadows
Sac Fly: J. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: E. Quero
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Taveras (12) , L. Peguero (5)
CS: E. Quero (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Eder (1) , L. Peguero 3 (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Gonzalez-Peguero-Montgomery)
OF assists: 1 (Reynolds(Ramirez at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Mozzicato 4.0 12 6 5 0 4 0 80 5.26   
E. Rodriguez W (1-0) 3.0 4 2 2 1 3 0 52 8.53   
C. Hernandez H (8) 1.0 0 1 0 2 1 0 28 3.20   
D. Hall SV (23) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 18 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Mozzicato 20
Batters Faced: F. Mozzicato 25, E. Rodriguez 13, C. Hernandez 7, D. Hall 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Mozzicato 1-7, E. Rodriguez 0-5, C. Hernandez 0-2, D. Hall 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Mozzicato 80-60, E. Rodriguez 52-32, C. Hernandez 28-14, D. Hall 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Rodriguez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Hall
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Marquez 2.0 7 5 5 0 2 2 50 4.81   
J. Leiter 3.2 3 1 1 1 4 0 51 4.72   
J. Eder L (0-1) 2.1 5 4 1 0 2 0 43 5.40   
T. Yulie 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Marquez 20
Batters Faced: G. Marquez 13, J. Leiter 15, J. Eder 13, T. Yulie 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Marquez 2-2, J. Leiter 3-4, J. Eder 2-2, T. Yulie 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Marquez 50-33, J. Leiter 51-35, J. Eder 43-26, T. Yulie 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Eder 1-0
Balk: G. Marquez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam Michelson
Ballpark: Guaranteed Rate Field
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 40234
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