MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/02/2109
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1669 - TUESDAY, JULY 2ND , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (49-26) 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 13 1
Kansas City Royals (32-42) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 1
Gibbons, White Sox Too Much for Royals
The Chicago White Sox topped the Kansas City Royals, 7-3, at Kauffman Stadium. Chicago right fielder Ben Gibbons was a spark plug for the offense. He went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. The win puts the White Sox at 49-26, while the Royals drop to 32-42.

With Chicago leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Gibbons came up to bat against Kansas City pitcher Andy Kenney. Gibbons hit a fastball to left for a 3-run home run. His 19th home run of the season put the White Sox on top, 4-0.

"It's nice to step up when your team needs you," said Gibbons.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Builes 1B 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .383 3 31
J. Grow 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .257 3 31
B. Gibbons RF 4 2 3 3 1 0 0 .343 19 68
L. Lepe LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .380 19 66
D. Maurer DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .277 13 57
B. Wilson 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .211 1 19
T. Loyd CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .287 5 23
B. Wetzel C 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .241 9 25
J. Densmore SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .190 6 22
Totals 40 7 13 7 3 7 24      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Wilson 2 (10, 2nd Inning off A. Kenney, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off D. Alva, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Builes (23, 3rd Inning off A. Kenney, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Lepe (21, 5th Inning off A. Kenney, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Gibbons (14, 5th Inning off A. Kenney, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Builes (3, 1st Inning off A. Kenney, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Gibbons (19, 3rd Inning off A. Kenney, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Builes 6 , B. Gibbons 7 , L. Lepe 3 , D. Maurer , B. Wilson 4 , B. Wetzel 2 , J. Densmore
2-out RBI: B. Wetzel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Maurer , T. Loyd , J. Densmore 2
GIDP: T. Loyd
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Builes (29) , J. Grow (30) , B. Gibbons (9)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Wilson (7)
Double Plays: 5 (Wilson-Builes, Ornelas-Densmore-Builes, Densmore-Wilson-Builes, Wilson-Densmore-Builes, Densmore-Wilson-Builes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .285 3 17
F. Ferrer 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .234 2 10
S. Griffith CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .318 7 38
A. Alvarez 3B 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .264 7 35
A. Morgan RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .310 9 28
E. Gonzalez LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .333 0 5
J. Johnson C 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .239 5 24
R. Lower 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .233 6 24
M. Faria SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .269 3 17
Totals 31 3 9 3 5 7 20      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Griffith (21, 4th Inning off R. Ornelas, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Faria (9, 9th Inning off D. Emmons, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gutierrez , S. Griffith 3 , A. Alvarez 2 , A. Morgan , J. Johnson , R. Lower , M. Faria 2
2-out RBI: A. Alvarez , A. Morgan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gutierrez , E. Gonzalez , R. Lower
GIDP: M. Gutierrez , F. Ferrer , E. Gonzalez , R. Lower
Sac Fly: E. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Alvarez (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Alvarez-Lower-Ferrer)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ornelas W (8-4) 5.1 7 3 2 3 4 0 94 2.77   
B. Carrillo 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 33 1.17   
D. Emmons 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 2.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ornelas 45
Batters Faced: R. Ornelas 22, B. Carrillo 8, D. Emmons 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ornelas 5-3, B. Carrillo 1-3, D. Emmons 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ornelas 94-56, B. Carrillo 33-18, D. Emmons 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Carrillo 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Kenney L (3-5) 4.0 8 6 6 2 4 2 81 6.71   
D. Alva 2.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 46 4.71   
S. Bowling 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 2.81   
J. Arias 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Kenney 24
Batters Faced: A. Kenney 22, D. Alva 10, S. Bowling 8, J. Arias 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Kenney 5-2, D. Alva 0-5, S. Bowling 2-3, J. Arias 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Kenney 81-51, D. Alva 46-30, S. Bowling 25-16, J. Arias 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Alva 1-1 , S. Bowling 1-0 , J. Arias 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Gibbons
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 24708
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