MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/17/2009
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1300 - FRIDAY, JULY 17TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (57-29) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Kansas City Royals (42-44) 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 X 5 6 0
Chicago Sent Home with 5-2 Loss
The Kansas City Royals topped the Chicago White Sox, 5-2, in AL action at Kauffman Stadium. The game was highlighted by the performance of Kansas City pitcher Jonny Venters. Kansas City is now 42-44. Chicago is 57-29.

The Royals got a big at-bat from catcher Daric Barton. For the game, Barton was 1-3 with a double and a walk. He drove in 2 runs. In the bottom of the fourth, with the bases loaded, he stroked a 2-run double. His 17th double of the season gave Kansas City a 3-2 lead.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Barton told the Kansas City Gazette.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Freese 3B 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .341 17 52
D. Murphy 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .318 9 49
J. Hamilton LF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .294 15 45
G. Sanchez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .308 9 36
J. Scuderi RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .301 22 57
D. Cano CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .280 13 56
A. Avila C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 7 41
E. Renteria 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 2 36
J. Alvarado SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2 1 10 10      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Freese (23, 1st Inning off J. Venters, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hamilton (15, 1st Inning off J. Venters, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Freese 4 , J. Hamilton 5 , E. Renteria
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Sanchez 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: A. Avila (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. LaRoche 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .274 7 31
C. Ocasio SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .252 1 8
A. Medina 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .333 9 50
H. Pacheco RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .245 11 37
P. Magness LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .221 9 32
M. Wilson CF 3 1 0 1 1 1 4 .239 11 39
D. Barton C 3 0 1 2 1 0 3 .239 4 33
K. Johnson 2B 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 .259 9 40
D. Macias DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .183 0 8
Totals 31 5 6 5 5 8 20      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Barton (17, 4th Inning off J. Masterson, 3 on, 1 out) , A. LaRoche (13, 5th Inning off J. Masterson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Medina (1, 5th Inning off J. Masterson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. LaRoche 2 , C. Ocasio , A. Medina 3 , H. Pacheco , P. Magness , D. Barton 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. LaRoche , M. Wilson , D. Macias 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Barton (4)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Masterson L (10-3) 4.1 5 5 5 3 5 0 92 3.22   
A. Castro 1.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 38 2.83   
J. Caraballo 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Masterson 35
Batters Faced: J. Masterson 21, A. Castro 7, J. Caraballo 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Masterson 5-3, A. Castro 3-0, J. Caraballo 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Masterson 92-56, A. Castro 38-19, J. Caraballo 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Castro 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Venters W (9-7) 7.2 5 2 2 1 8 1 110 2.93   
P. Oseguera H (7) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 7.18   
B. Nelson SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Venters 68
Batters Faced: J. Venters 29, P. Oseguera 2, B. Nelson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Venters 5-10, P. Oseguera 0-0, B. Nelson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Venters 110-72, P. Oseguera 7-6, B. Nelson 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Oseguera 1-0
WP: J. Venters
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jonny Venters
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM CT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 36250
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