MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
04/16/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 835 - TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (8-10) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 9 9 0
Chicago White Sox (8-10) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 6 0
Royals Flatten White Sox, 9-4
Kyle Isbel was a major contributor to the 9-4 Kansas City win over Chicago. The Royals center fielder was 1-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. The winning pitcher was Kris Bubic. His record is now 2-1. The left-hander went 6.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits for the Royals. Alec Marsh got the save, the 1st for him this season.

MJ Melendez, the 25-year old left fielder , had a direct impact on the outcome. Melendez contributed a 2-run single in the top of the first inning to put Kansas City up, 2-0.

In postgame comments to the Kansas City Times, Isbel said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

The White Sox fall to 8-10 and continue their uneven start to the 2024 season.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Garcia 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .231 0 5
N. Loftin 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .299 2 7
V. Pasquantino 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .222 2 12
B. Witt Jr. DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .361 1 13
M. Melendez C 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .173 0 6
D. Waters RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .200 1 5
K. Isbel CF 3 2 1 3 1 0 1 .250 2 9
J. Guzman SS 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .429 0 3
D. Blanco LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .200 0 1
Totals 36 9 9 9 5 10 20      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Waters (2, 8th Inning off G. Santos, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Garcia (2, 8th Inning off G. Santos, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Isbel (2, 1st Inning off C. Schmidt, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Garcia 2 , N. Loftin , B. Witt Jr. , M. Melendez , D. Waters 2 , K. Isbel 4 , J. Guzman 3
2-out RBI: M. Garcia , K. Isbel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Loftin 2
Hit by Pitch: M. Garcia
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Guzman (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Guzman-Loftin-Pasquantino)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hill RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288 2 5
E. Jimenez DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .213 2 8
L. Robert CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .265 3 6
B. Drury 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 1 2
T. Anderson SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .217 0 2
A. Vaughn 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .214 0 4
A. Benintendi LF 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 .270 2 6
J. Candelario 3B 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .100 0 1
J. Herrera C 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .205 0 3
Totals 32 4 6 4 1 8 8      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Jimenez (3, 4th Inning off K. Bubic, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Candelario (1, 5th Inning off K. Bubic, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Benintendi (2, 3rd Inning off K. Bubic, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Robert (3, 9th Inning off A. Marsh, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Jimenez 2 , L. Robert 4 , A. Vaughn , A. Benintendi 4 , J. Candelario 2 , J. Herrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Anderson
GIDP: T. Hill
Team LOB: 2
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Bubic W (2-1) 6.1 5 3 3 1 3 1 75 2.49   
A. Marsh SV (1) 2.2 1 1 1 0 5 1 38 11.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Bubic 53
Batters Faced: K. Bubic 24, A. Marsh 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Bubic 11-4, A. Marsh 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Bubic 75-48, A. Marsh 38-26
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Schmidt L (0-1) 2.1 4 5 5 2 3 1 55 19.29   
G. Taylor 3.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 41 1.50   
A. Bummer 1.2 1 1 1 1 3 0 31 1.35   
G. Santos 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 0 14 6.75   
J. Holloway 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 22 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Schmidt 26
Batters Faced: C. Schmidt 14, G. Taylor 11, A. Bummer 7, G. Santos 5, J. Holloway 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Schmidt 2-2, G. Taylor 2-6, A. Bummer 0-2, G. Santos 0-1, J. Holloway 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Schmidt 55-30, G. Taylor 41-28, A. Bummer 31-21, G. Santos 14-8, J. Holloway 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Taylor 1-0 , G. Santos 1-1 , J. Holloway 1-0
WP: A. Bummer
Hit Batsmen: C. Schmidt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Isbel
Ballpark: Guaranteed Rate Field
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 33383
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