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Chicago White Sox @ 
Kansas City Royals
2014-04-04 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 40103 · 46°F, overcast · Wind 16 mph L to R · 3:37
Kansas City Royals defeated Chicago White Sox 7–5. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 1st. Jeremy Guthrie earned the win and Greg Holland picked up the save. Alex Gordon went 1-for-5 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| KCA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
W: Jeremy Guthrie L: Erik Johnson SV: Greg Holland
Umpires — HP: Will Little · 1B: Ted Barrett · 2B: Greg Gibson · 3B: Paul Schrieber · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Adam Eaton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Marcus Semien | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Conor Gillaspie | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Jose Abreu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Adam Dunn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Avisail Garcia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Alejandro De Aza | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alexei Ramirez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tyler Flowers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nori Aoki | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Omar Infante | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Hosmer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Butler | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Mike Moustakas | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lorenzo Cain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Alcides Escobar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Erik Johnson | 4.2 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
 Jake Petricka | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 Scott Downs | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeremy Guthrie | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
 Kelvin Herrera | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Francisley Bueno | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Aaron Crow | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wade Davis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Greg Holland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Adam Eaton: S7/L6D+
- Marcus Semien: D7/G5.1-3
- Conor Gillaspie: K
- Jose Abreu: 9/SF/F9LMF.3-H;2-3
- Adam Dunn: 7/F7M
Bot 1
- Nori Aoki: S34/G34S
- Omar Infante: S9/G34+.1-2
- Eric Hosmer: HP.2-3;1-2
- Billy Butler: 8/F8LM
- Alex Gordon: D8/F89XD+.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Salvador Perez: 3/P3F-
- Mike Moustakas: 43/G4
Top 2
- Avisail Garcia: 63/G6
- Alejandro De Aza: 3/G3
- Alexei Ramirez: S7/G5+
- Tyler Flowers: D7/F7D+.1XH(762)
Bot 2
- Lorenzo Cain: S8/L8RS
- Alcides Escobar: 53/G56.1-2
- Nori Aoki: 8/F8LD
- Omar Infante: S8/F8LM.2-H
- Eric Hosmer: D9/G34+.1-3
- Billy Butler: 63/G6
Top 3
- Adam Eaton: 3!/G34S
- Marcus Semien: 7/F7M
- Conor Gillaspie: W
- Jose Abreu: K
Bot 3
- Alex Gordon: 9/F9LMF
- Salvador Perez: K
- Mike Moustakas: 5/P5F
Top 4
- Adam Dunn: S9/L9M+
- Avisail Garcia: 8/F8RD
- Alejandro De Aza: 36(1)1/GDP/G34S
Bot 4
- Lorenzo Cain: 63/G6S-
- Alcides Escobar: K
- Nori Aoki: D9/L9LS
- Omar Infante: S5/G5.2-3
- Eric Hosmer: 9/F9D+
Top 5
- Alexei Ramirez: 63/G6
- Tyler Flowers: S7/G56+
- Adam Eaton: HP.1-2
- Marcus Semien: W.2-3;1-2
- Conor Gillaspie: 9/SF/F9D+.3-H;2-3
- Jose Abreu: 8/F8RS
Bot 5
- Billy Butler: W
- Alex Gordon: 7/F8LM
- Salvador Perez: S8/L8LM.1-2
- Mike Moustakas: W.2-3;1-2
- Lorenzo Cain: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Lorenzo Cain: S48/G4S+.3-H;2-H
- Alcides Escobar: SB2
- Alcides Escobar: 63/G6
- Nori Aoki: W
- Omar Infante: K
Top 6
- Adam Dunn: W
- Avisail Garcia: K
- Alejandro De Aza: 7/F78M
- Alexei Ramirez: W.1-2
- Tyler Flowers: S9/L9M+.2-3;1-2
- Adam Eaton: S7/G5+.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Marcus Semien: K
Bot 6
- Eric Hosmer: S7/G6
- Billy Butler: W.1-2
- Alex Gordon: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+.2-3
- Salvador Perez: W
- Mike Moustakas: 13/G-
Top 7
- Conor Gillaspie: S8/G4
- Jose Abreu: E5/TH1/MREV/G56S-.1-2
- Adam Dunn: 31/G34-.2-3;1-2
- Avisail Garcia: 53/G56.3-H(UR)
- Alejandro De Aza: 7/F7M
Bot 7
- Lorenzo Cain: 63/G6
- Alcides Escobar: 4/F8RS-
- Nori Aoki: S7/G56
- Omar Infante: 9/L89D+
Top 8
- Alexei Ramirez: 9/F9M
- Tyler Flowers: E9/F9LS.B-2
- Adam Eaton: K
- Marcus Semien: K
Bot 8
- Eric Hosmer: 7/F7LM
- Billy Butler: S7/G56+
- Alex Gordon: SB2
- Alex Gordon: 53/G6S-.2-3
- Salvador Perez: IW
- Mike Moustakas: SB2
- Mike Moustakas: 43/G34
Top 9
- Conor Gillaspie: 7/F78S
- Jose Abreu: K
- Adam Dunn: K
Notes & reviews
- replay,7,abrej003,CHA,barrt901,KAN06,,N,M,KCA,C $the throw was wide of the bag; Eric Hosmer tried to stay on the bag as he caught the ball but was ruled to be off the bag; Royals manager Ned Yost challenged the call; the ultimate ruling was that Hosmer trapped the ball and did not catch it, so the call stood