MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/11/2110
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2596 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (81-56) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Kansas City Royals (65-70) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 X 4 8 1
Alvarez hits 2 home runs to Ignite Royals Offense
The Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox, 4-1, at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals got a fine performance from third baseman Antonio Alvarez, who went 2-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. The defeat makes Chicago 81-56.

Alvarez had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 1-1 fastball from Ruben Guevara, he banged a 3-run home run to left, giving the Royals a 4-1 lead. It was the 22nd home run of the year for Alvarez.

"I'm proud to wear a Kansas City jersey," Alvarez told the Kansas City Herald. "We played a good game and came out with the win. What more can you ask for?"
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Builes 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297 13 42
B. Owry 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .294 20 77
D. Maurer DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .273 20 86
L. Lepe LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .314 33 110
T. Loyd CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .295 10 70
B. Wilson SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .297 14 44
E. Ellison RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228 4 21
B. Wetzel C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 19 57
A. Baltazar 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .227 5 19
Totals 32 1 4 1 2 11 11      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Maurer (27, 1st Inning off S. Bowling, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Builes (25, 8th Inning off S. Bowling, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Baltazar (5, 3rd Inning off S. Bowling, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Builes 2 , B. Owry , D. Maurer 2 , A. Baltazar 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Owry , L. Lepe , E. Ellison
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. Wetzel (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .311 2 35
A. Alvarez 3B 4 2 2 4 0 0 1 .271 22 91
A. Morgan RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .244 19 72
A. Baeza 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .287 11 60
S. Griffith LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .297 7 69
A. Ventura 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 13 65
F. Andino SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 2 17
R. Avila CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .258 4 40
   a-J. Stalker PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Myers CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Gass C 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .171 5 10
Totals 31 4 8 4 1 3 10      
a - J. Stalker pinch ran for R. Avila in the 7th
b - M. Myers substituted for J. Stalker in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Alvarez 2 (22, 6th Inning off A. Cortez, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off R. Guevara, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gutierrez , A. Alvarez 8 , A. Morgan , S. Griffith 2 , F. Andino , R. Avila
2-out RBI: A. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Ventura , S. Gass
Sac Bunt: S. Gass
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Griffith (5)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Alvarez (11)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Cortez L (14-2) 6.2 7 3 3 1 2 1 94 3.05   
R. Guevara 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 19 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Cortez 49
Batters Faced: A. Cortez 28, R. Guevara 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Cortez 5-13, R. Guevara 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Cortez 94-57, R. Guevara 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Guevara 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bowling W (11-9) 7.2 4 1 1 1 8 1 100 4.47   
D. Roden H (13) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.70   
R. Washington SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bowling 74
Batters Faced: S. Bowling 28, D. Roden 1, R. Washington 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bowling 7-8, D. Roden 0-0, R. Washington 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bowling 100-65, D. Roden 5-3, R. Washington 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Roden 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Antonio Alvarez
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 31721
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