MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
09/29/2111
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 2877 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (78-77) 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 8 11 0
Chicago White Sox (96-58) 2 1 0 1 0 6 0 1 X 11 7 0
Maurer Leads White Sox to 11-8 Win Over Royals
The first-place Chicago White Sox took on the Kansas City Royals in front of a spirited crowd.

The Chicago White Sox downed the Kansas City Royals, 11-8. The hitting star was designated hitter Devin Maurer. Maurer went 2-4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 7 runs and scored twice for the White Sox. The first-place White Sox have their sights set on making a deep playoff run.

With Chicago leading 6-5 in the bottom of the sixth, Maurer hit a fastball from Tyler Pitzer for a grand slam home run. It was his 26th home run of the season and put the White Sox ahead, 10-5.

"This game had a little bit of everything," said Maurer.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Ventura 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 36 92
   c-R. Avila PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 11 50
F. Andino 2B 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .323 8 86
A. Alvarez 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .301 24 87
J. Shifflett LF 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .283 4 18
   e-J. Martin PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 0 0
A. Morgan RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 23 89
E. Gonzalez DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .281 2 22
S. Gass C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .229 7 17
J. Crowe SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .179 7 23
   a-M. Gutierrez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293 3 46
   d-K. Diaz SS 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .249 6 51
J. Kief CF 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .103 3 6
   b-A. Baeza PH, 1B, LF 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 .277 22 83
Totals 36 8 11 8 2 6 9      
a - M. Gutierrez pinch hit for J. Crowe in the 7th
b - A. Baeza pinch hit for J. Kief in the 7th
c - R. Avila pinch hit for A. Ventura in the 7th
d - K. Diaz substituted for M. Gutierrez in the 7th
e - J. Martin pinch hit for J. Shifflett in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Shifflett (10, 1st Inning off F. Martinez, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Kief (2, 5th Inning off F. Martinez, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Gonzalez (13, 6th Inning off F. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Crowe (7, 5th Inning off F. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Diaz (7, 9th Inning off R. Broughton, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Andino (8, 5th Inning off F. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Baeza (22, 9th Inning off R. Broughton, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Andino 5 , J. Shifflett 2 , A. Morgan , E. Gonzalez 3 , S. Gass , J. Crowe 3 , K. Diaz 3 , J. Kief 2 , A. Baeza 4
2-out RBI: F. Andino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Andino , S. Gass
GIDP: E. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Builes 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .290 7 55
   b-B. Owry PH 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .265 8 35
   c-J. Gonzalez CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 5 30
J. Nightingale 1B 2 3 0 0 3 1 3 .298 8 46
B. Gibbons RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .316 38 137
D. Maurer DH 4 2 2 7 1 1 1 .299 26 126
E. Ellison LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .272 21 55
J. Reese 2B 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .248 16 85
T. Loyd CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .310 13 56
   a-C. Germano PH 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .285 3 30
   d-V. Gomez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 3 25
B. Wilson SS 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 .272 22 74
E. Guzman C 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .243 13 66
Totals 31 11 7 10 11 12 16      
a - C. Germano pinch hit for T. Loyd in the 6th
b - B. Owry pinch hit for R. Builes in the 6th
c - J. Gonzalez substituted for B. Owry in the 7th
d - V. Gomez substituted for C. Germano in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: C. Germano (3, 6th Inning off T. Pitzer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Maurer 2 (26, 1st Inning off H. Botello, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off T. Pitzer, 3 on, 1 out) , R. Builes (7, 4th Inning off Z. Stout, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Builes 4 , B. Gibbons , D. Maurer 8 , E. Ellison , J. Reese , C. Germano 3
2-out RBI: R. Builes , D. Maurer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reese , T. Loyd
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Wilson (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Reese-Wilson-Nightingale)
OF assists: 1 (Gibbons(Shifflett at 3rd base))
PB: E. Guzman
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Botello 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 1 38 5.68   
Z. Stout 3.1 1 2 2 4 6 1 61 3.97   
T. Pitzer L (2-4) 1.0 2 6 6 4 2 1 40 6.36   
M. Mask 2.2 2 1 1 1 3 0 45 4.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Botello 34
Batters Faced: H. Botello 7, Z. Stout 15, T. Pitzer 9, M. Mask 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Botello 1-1, Z. Stout 3-1, T. Pitzer 1-0, M. Mask 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Botello 38-21, Z. Stout 61-38, T. Pitzer 40-14, M. Mask 45-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Pitzer 1-0
WP: Z. Stout
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Martinez W (10-4) 6.0 8 5 5 1 5 1 96 3.63   
R. Broughton 2.1 3 3 3 1 1 1 44 4.40   
M. Carnathan 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Martinez 40
Batters Faced: F. Martinez 25, R. Broughton 11, M. Carnathan 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Martinez 4-7, R. Broughton 1-5, M. Carnathan 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Martinez 96-63, R. Broughton 44-26, M. Carnathan 5-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Devin Maurer
Ballpark: U.S. Cellular Field
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 47055
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