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Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals

2011-07-20 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · 11 innings · Att: 13831 · 96°F, sunny · Wind 8 mph R to L · 2:47

Kansas City Royals defeated Chicago White Sox 2–1. Aaron Crow earned the win. Carlos Quentin went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
CHA	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
KCA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	10

W: Aaron Crow L: Chris Sale SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jerry Meals · 1B: Mark Ripperger · 2B: CB Bucknor · 3B: Dale Scott · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Juan Pierre	5	0	1	0	0	0
Alexei Ramirez	3	0	0	0	1	1
Paul Konerko	4	0	0	0	0	1
Carlos Quentin	3	1	1	1	0	0
A. J. Pierzynski	4	0	0	0	0	2
Alex Rios	4	0	1	0	0	0
Omar Vizquel	4	0	1	0	0	1
Gordon Beckham	3	0	0	0	0	0
Brent Morel	2	0	1	0	0	0
Mark Teahen	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alex Gordon	5	2	2	0	1	2
Melky Cabrera	3	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Butler	5	0	1	0	0	2
Jeff Francoeur	4	0	1	1	0	0
Eric Hosmer	3	0	2	0	2	0
Brayan Pena	5	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Moustakas	5	0	0	0	0	0
Alcides Escobar	5	0	0	0	0	3
Chris Getz	5	0	3	0	0	0
Mitch Maier	3	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Danks	7.0	5	1	6
Matt Thornton	0.1	1	0	0
Jesse Crain	0.1	2	1	1
Chris Sale	3.0	2	1	2

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bruce Chen	8.0	4	1	4
Joakim Soria	1.0	0	0	1
Aaron Crow	2.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Juan Pierre: 43/G4-
Alexei Ramirez: HP
Paul Konerko: K+CS2(24)/DP

Bot 1

Alex Gordon: K
Melky Cabrera: K
Billy Butler: K

Top 2

Carlos Quentin: HP
A. J. Pierzynski: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+
Alex Rios: 7/F7LD

Bot 2

Jeff Francoeur: 8/F8RD
Eric Hosmer: S8/G4M
Brayan Pena: 64(1)3/GDP/G6-

Top 3

Omar Vizquel: K
Gordon Beckham: 4/L4-
Brent Morel: 63/G6S

Bot 3

Mike Moustakas: 6/F6MD-
Alcides Escobar: K
Chris Getz: S8/L8LS+
Alex Gordon: S6/G4M-.1-2
Melky Cabrera: 53/G56+

Top 4

Juan Pierre: 63/G6S-
Alexei Ramirez: W
Paul Konerko: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Bot 4

Billy Butler: 43/G4M
Jeff Francoeur: 8/F8LD
Eric Hosmer: S8/G4+
Brayan Pena: 46(1)/FO/G4-

Top 5

Carlos Quentin: HR/F7LD+
A. J. Pierzynski: K
Alex Rios: 63/G6
Omar Vizquel: 63/G6+

Bot 5

Mike Moustakas: 43/G34+
Alcides Escobar: K
Chris Getz: S8/L8RS
Alex Gordon: K

Top 6

Gordon Beckham: 8/F8LXD
Brent Morel: S8/G6+
Juan Pierre: S2.1-2
Alexei Ramirez: 8/F8LXD+
Paul Konerko: 7!/F7LD+

Bot 6

Melky Cabrera: 53/G56+
Billy Butler: 53/G56+
Jeff Francoeur: E4/G34
Eric Hosmer: SB2
Eric Hosmer: W
Brayan Pena: 53/G56

Top 7

Carlos Quentin: 4/F4D-
A. J. Pierzynski: K
Alex Rios: 53/G56

Bot 7

Mike Moustakas: 63/G6+
Alcides Escobar: 43/G4M
Chris Getz: 13/G15-

Top 8

Omar Vizquel: S7
Gordon Beckham: 34/SH.1-2
Brent Morel: HP
Juan Pierre: 3/LDP/L34.2X2(36)

Bot 8

Alex Gordon: S9/G34+
Mitch Maier: 1/BP
Billy Butler: S8/L8RM.1-3
Jeff Francoeur: D8/L8RS.3-H;1-3
Eric Hosmer: IW
Brayan Pena: K
Mike Moustakas: 31/G34S-

Top 9

Alexei Ramirez: K
Paul Konerko: 3/G
Carlos Quentin: 8/F8RXD+

Bot 9

Alcides Escobar: 53/G5S
Chris Getz: S7/F7S-
Alex Gordon: 9/F9D+
Mitch Maier: 4/F4D-

Top 10

A. J. Pierzynski: 4!3/G4MS-
Alex Rios: S8/G6M
Omar Vizquel: SB2
Omar Vizquel: 8/L78D
Gordon Beckham: 53/G5-

Bot 10

Billy Butler: K+WP.B-1
Jeff Francoeur: HP.1-2
Eric Hosmer: 16(1)/FO/G15-.2-3;B-1
Brayan Pena: 13/G15-.1-2
Mike Moustakas: 4/F4-

Top 11

Mark Teahen: 43/G4
Juan Pierre: 43/G4S-
Alexei Ramirez: 8!/L8LM

Bot 11

Alcides Escobar: K
Chris Getz: 31/G34S-
Alex Gordon: W
Mitch Maier: S8/L8RS-.1-3
Billy Butler: WP.3-H

Notes & reviews

Mike Moustakas hit the second pitch foul off the edge of the backstop on the 3B side; the ball caromed into the White Sox dugout and hit manager Ozzie Guillen on the right eye

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