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Chicago White Sox @ 
Kansas City Royals
2016-05-28 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 31598 · 74°F, cloudy · Wind 14 mph L to R · 3:22
Kansas City Royals defeated Chicago White Sox 8–7. Chicago White Sox opened the scoring in the 2nd — Avisail Garcia singles on a soft line drive to right fielder Paulo Orlando. Brett Lawrie scores. Alex Avila to 3rd. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 9th — Brett Eibner singles on a ground ball to right fielder Adam Eaton, deflected by first baseman Jose Abreu. Drew Butera scores. Paulo Orlando to 3rd. Jarrod Dyson to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Drew Butera doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Melky Cabrera. Eric Hosmer scores — worth 46% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
W: Chien-Ming Wang L: Tommy Kahnle SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Will Little · 1B: Ted Barrett · 2B: Ryan Blakney · 3B: Angel Hernandez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Adam Eaton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Austin Jackson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Todd Frazier | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Melky Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Abreu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brett Lawrie | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Avila | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Avisail Garcia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Tyler Saladino | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alcides Escobar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Whit Merrifield | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Lorenzo Cain | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Hosmer | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Paulo Orlando | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cheslor Cuthbert | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brett Eibner | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Omar Infante | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Drew Butera | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jarrod Dyson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carlos Rodon | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
 Zach Putnam | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Zach Duke | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 David Robertson | 0.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
 Tommy Kahnle | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yordano Ventura | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
 Chien-Ming Wang | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Adam Eaton: 43/G4
- Austin Jackson: 9/L9M
- Todd Frazier: 8/F78M
Bot 1
- Alcides Escobar: 53/G56
- Whit Merrifield: 9/F89M
- Lorenzo Cain: S6/G6
- Eric Hosmer: K
Top 2
- Melky Cabrera: 7/F78M
- Jose Abreu: 43/G6M-
- Brett Lawrie: S9/L4D-
- Alex Avila: S7/L7S.1-2
- Avisail Garcia: S9/L9LM.2-H;1-3
- Tyler Saladino: HR/F7D+.3-H;1-H
- Adam Eaton: 43/G34-
Bot 2
- Salvador Perez: W
- Paulo Orlando: S4/L34-.1-2
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 9/F9LD+.2-3
- Brett Eibner: 3/P3F
- Omar Infante: W.1-2
- Alcides Escobar: 53/G56
Top 3
- Austin Jackson: S8/L8RS
- Todd Frazier: 3/F3F-
- Melky Cabrera: 74(1)/FO/L7M
- Jose Abreu: 3/F23F-
Bot 3
- Whit Merrifield: D9/L9LM+
- Lorenzo Cain: 9/F9S
- Eric Hosmer: SB3
- Eric Hosmer: S7/G6+.3-H
- Salvador Perez: SB2
- Salvador Perez: WP.2-3
- Salvador Perez: K
- Paulo Orlando: 9/L9M+
Top 4
- Brett Lawrie: 2/P2F
- Alex Avila: D9/F89XD+
- Avisail Garcia: HR/F78D+.2-H
- Tyler Saladino: K
- Adam Eaton: K
Bot 4
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 63/G6
- Brett Eibner: 7/F78D
- Omar Infante: 8/F8LD
Top 5
- Austin Jackson: S48/G4M
- Todd Frazier: WP.1-2
- Todd Frazier: 7/F7LD+
- Melky Cabrera: E4/TH/G34+.2-H(UR);B-2
- Jose Abreu: E5/G56.2-2
- Brett Lawrie: K
- Alex Avila: K
Bot 5
- Alcides Escobar: S7/G56+
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Lorenzo Cain: D7/L5+.1-3
- Eric Hosmer: 13/G15
- Salvador Perez: 63/G56
Top 6
- Avisail Garcia: 3/F3F-
- Tyler Saladino: 53/G
- Adam Eaton: 7/F7M
Bot 6
- Paulo Orlando: 53/G56
- Cheslor Cuthbert: K
- Brett Eibner: 6/L6D-
Top 7
- Austin Jackson: D8/L89D+.BX3(865)
- Todd Frazier: 6/F4
- Melky Cabrera: 43/G4
Bot 7
- Omar Infante: 53/G56S
- Alcides Escobar: K
- Whit Merrifield: 63/G6
Top 8
- Jose Abreu: 53/G5+
- Brett Lawrie: S7/G56
- Alex Avila: K
- Avisail Garcia: 54(1)/FO/G56
Bot 8
- Lorenzo Cain: 9/F9D
- Eric Hosmer: K
- Salvador Perez: 4/F34D-
Top 9
- Tyler Saladino: S6/F5D-
- Adam Eaton: 2/F25F-
- Austin Jackson: 8/L8LD+
- Todd Frazier: K
Bot 9
- Paulo Orlando: K
- Cheslor Cuthbert: S8/G6
- Brett Eibner: D9/F9D+.1-3
- Omar Infante: W
- Alcides Escobar: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Whit Merrifield: S16/G13+.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Lorenzo Cain: 64(1)/FO/G6S.3-H
- Eric Hosmer: D8/F89XD+.1-H
- Drew Butera: D7/F78XD+.2-H
- Paulo Orlando: WP.2-3
- Paulo Orlando: IW
- Jarrod Dyson: DI.1-2
- Jarrod Dyson: IW
- Brett Eibner: S39/G34S+.3-H;2-3;1-2
Notes & reviews
- Salvador Perez and Cheslor Cuthbert collided and Perez left with an injured leg