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Chicago White Sox @ 
Kansas City Royals
2013-08-20 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 13060 · 86°F, sunny · Wind 8 mph R to L · 2:35
Chicago White Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 2–0. John Danks earned the win and Addison Reed picked up the save. Gordon Beckham went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
W: John Danks L: Ervin Santana SV: Addison Reed
Umpires — HP: Ron Kulpa · 1B: Tom Hallion · 2B: Phil Cuzzi · 3B: Chris Guccione · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alejandro De Aza | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gordon Beckham | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Alexei Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Adam Dunn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul Konerko | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Avisail Garcia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Conor Gillaspie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Dayan Viciedo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Josh Phegley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jamey Carroll | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Hosmer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Justin Maxwell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Emilio Bonifacio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Alcides Escobar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chris Getz | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Danks | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
 Addison Reed | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ervin Santana | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
 Luke Hochevar | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kelvin Herrera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aaron Crow | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Alejandro De Aza: 5/P5F
- Gordon Beckham: HR/F7D+
- Alexei Ramirez: K
- Adam Dunn: 8/F8LXD+
Bot 1
- Jamey Carroll: 43/G34+
- Eric Hosmer: S7
- Billy Butler: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 2
- Paul Konerko: D7/G5
- Avisail Garcia: S8/L8LS-.2-3
- Conor Gillaspie: PB.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
- Conor Gillaspie: 9/L89M
- Dayan Viciedo: FC6/G6.2X3(65)
- Josh Phegley: 8/F8LXD+
Bot 2
- Alex Gordon: 3/F3S-
- Salvador Perez: S7/G56
- Justin Maxwell: K
- Emilio Bonifacio: W.1-2
- Alcides Escobar: K
Top 3
- Alejandro De Aza: K23
- Gordon Beckham: 63/G56
- Alexei Ramirez: 43/G4
Bot 3
- Chris Getz: S9/L34D+
- Jamey Carroll: 8/LDP/L8RS.1X1(83)
- Eric Hosmer: S9/G
- Billy Butler: 13/G13
Top 4
- Adam Dunn: K
- Paul Konerko: W
- Avisail Garcia: S8/L4MD-.1-2
- Conor Gillaspie: 8/F8LD+
- Dayan Viciedo: W.2-3;1-2
- Josh Phegley: K
Bot 4
- Alex Gordon: 63/G4M-
- Salvador Perez: 43/G4S-
- Justin Maxwell: D7/L78D+
- Emilio Bonifacio: 43/G4S
Top 5
- Alejandro De Aza: 5/F5F-
- Gordon Beckham: 8/F8LD
- Alexei Ramirez: 53/G56S
Bot 5
- Alcides Escobar: 7/F7D
- Chris Getz: 4/L4
- Jamey Carroll: 3/G3S-
Top 6
- Adam Dunn: 31/G3-
- Paul Konerko: 53/G56
- Avisail Garcia: K
Bot 6
- Eric Hosmer: 31/G3S-
- Billy Butler: 7/F7M
- Alex Gordon: S8/G4M
- Salvador Perez: 54(1)/FO/G56S+
Top 7
- Conor Gillaspie: W
- Dayan Viciedo: K
- Josh Phegley: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 7
- Justin Maxwell: 53/G56S
- Emilio Bonifacio: 53/G5S
- Alcides Escobar: 4/L4-
Top 8
- Alejandro De Aza: 6/F4M-
- Gordon Beckham: 6/F8LS
- Alexei Ramirez: 53/G56S+
Bot 8
- Chris Getz: S7/G5
- Jamey Carroll: PO1(13)
- Jamey Carroll: 63/G6
- Eric Hosmer: 6/L6+
Top 9
- Adam Dunn: 3/G3-
- Paul Konerko: 63/G56-
- Avisail Garcia: S7/L7S+
- Conor Gillaspie: W.1-2
- Dayan Viciedo: 7/L7D+
Bot 9
- Billy Butler: S8/L8LS
- Alex Gordon: SB2
- Alex Gordon: 2/F25F-
- Salvador Perez: 4/F34-
- Justin Maxwell: K
Notes & reviews
- the ball went into the advertising sign behind HP and disappeared