Starting Lineups:
Chicago White Sox Kansas City Royals
1. Anderson ss Merrifield 2b
2. Pollock lf Benintendi lf
3. Robert cf Perez dh
4. Abreu 1b O'Hearn 1b
5. Grandal dh Dozier rf
6. Sheets rf Witt 3b
7. Garcia 2b Melendez c
8. McGuire c Isbel cf
9. Harrison 3b Lopez ss
Cease p Heasley p
WHITE SOX 1ST: Anderson flied to center; Pollock walked; Robert
lined to right; Abreu singled to center [Pollock to second];
Grandal lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0,
Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield doubled to left; Benintendi flied to
center [Merrifield to third]; Perez struck out; O'Hearn struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
WHITE SOX 2ND: Sheets grounded out (first unassisted); Garcia
lined to center; McGuire grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Dozier flied to left; Witt struck out; Melendez
singled to right; Isbel flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Royals 0.
WHITE SOX 3RD: Harrison doubled to right; Anderson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Harrison to third]; Pollock popped to
catcher in foul territory; Robert grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Lopez walked; Merrifield flied to right; Lopez stole
second; Benintendi walked; Cease threw a wild pitch [Lopez to
third, Benintendi to second]; Perez struck out; O'Hearn struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
WHITE SOX 4TH: Abreu lined to right; Grandal walked; Sheets
lined to shortstop; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Dozier singled to left; Witt flied to right in foul
territory; Melendez struck out; Isbel singled to left [Dozier
out at home (left to second to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Royals 0.
WHITE SOX 5TH: McGuire doubled to right; Harrison walked;
Heasley threw a wild pitch [McGuire to third, Harrison to
second]; Anderson was hit by a pitch; Pollock lined out on a
sacrifice fly to left [McGuire scored]; Robert grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Harrison to third, Anderson to second];
Abreu doubled to center [Harrison scored, Anderson scored];
Grandal popped to third; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3,
Royals 0.
ROYALS 5TH: Lopez singled to left; Merrifield forced Lopez
(second to shortstop) [Merrifield to first]; Benintendi struck
out; Perez singled to left [Merrifield to third]; O'Hearn
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White
Sox 3, Royals 0.
WHITE SOX 6TH: GARRETT REPLACED HEASLEY (PITCHING); Sheets
walked; ENGEL RAN FOR SHEETS; Garcia struck out; McGuire
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Engel out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3,
Royals 0.
ROYALS 6TH: ENGEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Dozier struck
out; Witt doubled to left; Melendez struck out; SOUSA REPLACED
CEASE (PITCHING); TAYLOR BATTED FOR ISBEL; Taylor struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.
WHITE SOX 7TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); PAYAMPS
REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Harrison struck out; Anderson
grounded out (third to first); Pollock singled to third; Robert
forced Pollock (second unassisted) [Robert to first]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 7TH: KELLY REPLACED SOUSA (PITCHING); Lopez doubled to
left; Merrifield walked; Benintendi walked [Lopez to third,
Merrifield to second]; SANTANA BATTED FOR PEREZ; Santana struck
out; O'Hearn struck out; Dozier popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.
WHITE SOX 8TH: SANTANA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Abreu
walked; Royals designated hitter Salvador Perez left the game
due to an injured hand; Grandal grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Abreu out at second]; Engel
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 8TH: RUIZ REPLACED KELLY (PITCHING); Witt struck out;
Melendez grounded out (second to first); Taylor flied to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.
WHITE SOX 9TH: Garcia grounded out (first to pitcher); McGuire
was hit by a pitch; Harrison flied to center; Anderson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 9TH: HENDRIKS REPLACED RUIZ (PITCHING); Lopez singled to
left; Merrifield popped to shortstop; Benintendi struck out;
Lopez advanced to second because of defensive indifference
[Lopez to second]; Santana grounded out (second to first);
Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was
upheld; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.
Final Totals R H E LOB
White Sox 3 5 0 7
Royals 0 9 0 12
