MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
10/28/2112
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 15915 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28TH , 2112 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 7 0
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 2
Home Loss Shrinks Royals Series Lead to 3-2
The Chicago White Sox have closed some of the gap between themselves and the series-leading Kansas City Royals, winning, 4-2, at Kauffman Stadium. White Sox right-hander Alfredo Cortez threw 5.0 innings of 1-hit ball. The win cuts the deficit facing the White Sox to 3-2 in the best-of-7 Championship Series.

Chicago used a timely hit from Josh Nightingale to get the win. The first baseman stroked a 2-run double in the top of the seventh inning to put the White Sox ahead, 3-2. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it made an impact.

Nightingale said his team "played with determination."

The next game is set to be played for Sunday, October 30th , 2112 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nightingale 1B 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .260 0 2
T. Loyd CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .311 1 4
B. Gibbons RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271 2 9
D. Maurer DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .233 2 6
N. Maruschak 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 2 5
M. Richard LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .387 0 5
   a-J. Gonzalez PR, LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
E. Guzman C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .178 2 3
B. Wilson SS 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .378 1 5
A. Baltazar 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .200 0 5
Totals 35 4 7 4 2 6 12      
a - J. Gonzalez pinch ran for M. Richard in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Nightingale (5, 7th Inning off S. Tucker, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Guzman (2, 2nd Inning off C. Ramos, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Nightingale 2 , T. Loyd 2 , B. Gibbons , M. Richard , E. Guzman 4 , B. Wilson
2-out RBI: J. Nightingale , T. Loyd , E. Guzman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Nightingale , D. Maurer , N. Maruschak
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Maruschak-Guzman-Nightingale)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .344 1 7
   d-S. Gass DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
F. Andino SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .350 0 5
A. Alvarez 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .293 2 6
   b-K. Diaz PR, 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   e-T. Crawford PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
A. Baeza 1B 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 .297 2 10
A. Morgan RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .278 3 10
   a-R. Avila PH, RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 .300 0 0
J. Gaitan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .175 1 4
A. Ventura LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .360 0 4
   c-C. Mejia PH, LF 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 .167 0 2
J. Turner C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .242 0 1
R. Wilson CF 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 .259 1 3
Totals 33 2 7 2 8 9 28      
a - R. Avila pinch hit for A. Morgan in the 6th
b - K. Diaz pinch ran for A. Alvarez in the 6th
c - C. Mejia pinch hit for A. Ventura in the 6th
d - S. Gass inserted as DH in the 9th
e - T. Crawford pinch hit for K. Diaz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Mejia (1, 6th Inning off R. Bridges, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Gutierrez (6, 7th Inning off R. Guevara, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Gutierrez 2 , F. Andino , T. Crawford , A. Morgan , R. Avila , J. Gaitan , C. Mejia 2
2-out RBI: C. Mejia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Andino , K. Diaz , R. Avila , A. Ventura , J. Turner
GIDP: J. Turner
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Gutierrez (1) , A. Morgan (1) , A. Ventura 2 (8)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Baeza , J. Gaitan
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Cortez 5.0 1 2 2 6 5 0 90 5.40   
R. Bridges W (2-1), BS (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.72   
R. Guevara H (3) 1.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 31 0.84   
M. Carnathan H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 3.00   
J. Bush H (2) 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00   
J. Redd SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Cortez 56
Batters Faced: A. Cortez 22, R. Bridges 4, R. Guevara 7, M. Carnathan 3, J. Bush 3, J. Redd 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Cortez 5-5, R. Bridges 1-1, R. Guevara 2-0, M. Carnathan 2-0, J. Bush 0-1, J. Redd 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Cortez 90-47, R. Bridges 16-9, R. Guevara 31-17, M. Carnathan 12-4, J. Bush 7-5, J. Redd 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Bridges 2-2 , M. Carnathan 3-0 , J. Bush 1-0 , J. Redd 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ramos 6.0 4 2 2 2 2 1 84 2.00   
S. Tucker L (1-1), BS (1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 0 19 3.18   
T. Pitzer 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 34 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ramos 56
Batters Faced: C. Ramos 24, S. Tucker 4, T. Pitzer 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ramos 9-6, S. Tucker 1-1, T. Pitzer 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ramos 84-53, S. Tucker 19-12, T. Pitzer 34-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Tucker 1-1 , T. Pitzer 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alfredo Cortez
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (39 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 38120
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