MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
09/26/2008
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 9869 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2008 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (89-68) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 7 1
Chicago White Sox (95-62) 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 X 8 15 1
Kansas City Upended, 8-3, by Chicago
Josh Hamilton was a vital contributor to the 8-3 Chicago victory over Kansas City. The White Sox center fielder was 3 for 3 with 3 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Steve Karsay picked up the win, improving his season record to 16-8. He struck out 2 in 5.2 innings. Evan Meek closed it out for his 2nd save.

Alex Avila, the Chicago catcher, contributed a 2-run single in the bottom of the fourth inning to make the score 3-0, White Sox. For the game, Avila went 1-5, while adding 2 RBI.

Avila told the Chicago Times: "Win or lose, I don't want to see our team outhustled."

The AL Central Division-leading White Sox have a record of 95-62.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Duncan DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .246 29 77
A. LaRoche 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .289 26 82
A. Medina 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268 27 94
H. Pacheco RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .299 34 110
P. Magness LF 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .249 24 98
D. Barton C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .252 10 62
K. Johnson 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .237 16 79
F. Caraballo CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .279 6 19
J. Rivera SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238 4 19
Totals 32 3 7 3 4 5 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: P. Magness (24, 6th Inning off S. Karsay, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Duncan , A. Medina , H. Pacheco 2 , P. Magness 4 , D. Barton , F. Caraballo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Pacheco , F. Caraballo
GIDP: S. Duncan , A. LaRoche
Hit by Pitch: F. Caraballo
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Duncan (3)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Wilson (1)
OF assists: 1 (Pacheco(Sanchez at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Avila C 5 0 1 2 0 3 4 .305 12 64
D. Freese 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 18 79
J. Scuderi RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .297 27 90
E. Renteria SS 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .342 6 26
D. Murphy 2B 3 3 2 0 2 0 0 .302 30 105
J. Romak 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 7 .286 27 88
J. Hamilton CF 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 .273 31 86
   a-J. Maxwell LF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .227 8 33
D. Cano LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 .347 3 9
   b-A. Greenberg CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .207 4 31
G. Sanchez DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .275 25 69
Totals 37 8 15 8 5 6 20      
a - J. Maxwell substituted for J. Hamilton in the 7th
b - A. Greenberg substituted for D. Cano in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Murphy (32, 2nd Inning off C. Stammen, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Scuderi (31, 5th Inning off C. Stammen, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Sanchez (32, 7th Inning off P. Wilson, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Freese (38, 8th Inning off P. Wilson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Maxwell (2, 7th Inning off P. Oseguera, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Avila , D. Freese 3 , J. Scuderi 3 , E. Renteria , D. Murphy 3 , J. Romak , J. Hamilton 3 , J. Maxwell 3 , A. Greenberg , G. Sanchez 2
2-out RBI: A. Avila , J. Hamilton , J. Maxwell , A. Greenberg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Avila 2 , D. Cano
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Freese (4) , J. Romak (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Renteria (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Murphy-Renteria-Freese, Murphy-Renteria-Freese)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Stammen L (16-8) 6.0 10 4 4 4 4 0 125 3.89   
P. Oseguera 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 32 4.08   
P. Wilson 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 21 4.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Stammen 36
Batters Faced: C. Stammen 29, P. Oseguera 6, P. Wilson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Stammen 6-5, P. Oseguera 1-1, P. Wilson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Stammen 125-74, P. Oseguera 32-18, P. Wilson 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Wilson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Karsay W (16-8) 5.2 6 3 2 4 2 1 111 2.92   
E. Meek SV (2) 3.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 39 2.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Karsay 45
Batters Faced: S. Karsay 26, E. Meek 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Karsay 5-8, E. Meek 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Karsay 111-59, E. Meek 39-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Meek 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Meek
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Hamilton
Ballpark: U.S. Cellular Field
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 40598
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