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Kansas City Royals @ 
Chicago White Sox
2009-04-07 · Day game · Guaranteed Rate Field · Att: 37449 · 43°F, sunny · Wind 20 mph to CF · 2:32
Chicago White Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 4–2. Chicago White Sox put up 3 in the 8th. Octavio Dotel earned the win and Bobby Jenks picked up the save. Jim Thome went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| CHA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
W: Octavio Dotel L: Kyle Farnsworth SV: Bobby Jenks
Umpires — HP: Gary Darling · 1B: Bill Hohn · 2B: Bruce Dreckman · 3B: Paul Emmel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coco Crisp | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 David DeJesus | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Teahen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jose Guillen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Jacobs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Gordon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Olivo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mike Aviles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dewayne Wise | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Chris Getz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Quentin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Thome | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Jermaine Dye | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Konerko | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 A. J. Pierzynski | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alexei Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Fields | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gil Meche | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
 Kyle Farnsworth | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark Buehrle | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
 Clayton Richard | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Octavio Dotel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Bobby Jenks | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Coco Crisp: S9/L34D
- David DeJesus: 43/G34+.1-2
- Mark Teahen: W
- Jose Guillen: 8/F8RM
- Mike Jacobs: K
Bot 1
- Dewayne Wise: K
- Chris Getz: 13/G13-
- Carlos Quentin: 63/G6+
Top 2
- Billy Butler: 13/G13+
- Alex Gordon: HR/F8LXD+
- Miguel Olivo: D9/L3D
- Mike Aviles: K
- Coco Crisp: 7/L7M+
Bot 2
- Jim Thome: S9/L9M+
- Jermaine Dye: S8/G6.1-2
- Paul Konerko: S7/L7S.2-3;1-2
- A. J. Pierzynski: 7
- Alexei Ramirez: 7/F7S
- Josh Fields: S7/L7S.3-H;2XH(72);1-2
Top 3
- David DeJesus: 63/G6M
- Mark Teahen: HP
- Jose Guillen: W.1-2
- Mike Jacobs: 4/F34D-
- Billy Butler: 6/L6-
Bot 3
- Dewayne Wise: K
- Chris Getz: D39/G4+
- Carlos Quentin: 63/G6.2-3
- Jim Thome: 8/F8LM
Top 4
- Alex Gordon: 13/G15+
- Miguel Olivo: S7/G56+
- Mike Aviles: W.1-2
- Coco Crisp: 13.2-3;1-2
- David DeJesus: 43/G4
Bot 4
- Jermaine Dye: 43/G4+
- Paul Konerko: K
- A. J. Pierzynski: 13/G13
Top 5
- Mark Teahen: D8/F78D+
- Jose Guillen: S7/L7S+.2-3
- Mike Jacobs: HP.1-2
- Billy Butler: 52(3)/FO/G5+.2-3;1-2
- Alex Gordon: 46(1)/FO/G34.3-H;2-3
- Miguel Olivo: K
Bot 5
- Alexei Ramirez: 43/G4
- Josh Fields: K
- Dewayne Wise: K
Top 6
- Mike Aviles: 63/G6
- Coco Crisp: 63/G6+
- David DeJesus: K
Bot 6
- Chris Getz: 5/P5F
- Carlos Quentin: 53/G5+
- Jim Thome: S8/L4MD+
- Jermaine Dye: 53/G5+
Top 7
- Mark Teahen: 43/G4S-
- Jose Guillen: 53/G56
- Mike Jacobs: 8/F8RS
Bot 7
- Paul Konerko: 8/F8RD
- A. J. Pierzynski: S7/G5F+.BX2(74)
- Alexei Ramirez: K
Top 8
- Billy Butler: K
- Alex Gordon: 4/F4D-
- Miguel Olivo: K+WP.B-1
- Mike Aviles: K
Bot 8
- Josh Fields: S5/BG56S
- Dewayne Wise: 8/F8RXD+
- Chris Getz: S9/F89S-.1-3
- Carlos Quentin: K
- Jim Thome: HR/F78XD+.3-H;1-H
- Jermaine Dye: S7
- Paul Konerko: CS2(24)
Top 9
- Coco Crisp: K
- David DeJesus: S7/L78M+
- Mark Teahen: 9/F9D+
- Jose Guillen: 8/F8RD