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Chicago White Sox @ 
Kansas City Royals
2016-09-16 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 29318 · 68°F, overcast · Wind 2 mph L to R · 3:00
Chicago White Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 7–4. Chicago White Sox opened the scoring in the 2nd — Leury Garcia grounds out, third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert to first baseman Eric Hosmer. Todd Frazier scores. Alex Avila to 3rd. Avisail Garcia to 2nd. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 6th — Whit Merrifield triples (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Leury Garcia. Billy Burns scores. Chicago White Sox took the lead in the 8th — Yolmer Sanchez homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. JB Shuck scores. Avisail Garcia scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Yolmer Sanchez homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. JB Shuck scores. Avisail Garcia scores — worth 50% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
W: Chris Sale L: Kelvin Herrera SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Tripp Gibson · 1B: Jerry Layne · 2B: Hunter Wendelstedt · 3B: Toby Basner · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Adam Eaton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tyler Saladino | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Abreu | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Melky Cabrera | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Todd Frazier | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Alex Avila | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Avisail Garcia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Carlos Sanchez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Leury Garcia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Burns | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Hosmer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kendrys Morales | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alcides Escobar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cheslor Cuthbert | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hunter Dozier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Christian Colon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paulo Orlando | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chris Sale | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ian Kennedy | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
 Matt Strahm | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Kelvin Herrera | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Peter Moylan | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Adam Eaton: 9/F9D+
- Tyler Saladino: S9/L34+
- Jose Abreu: CS2(24)
- Jose Abreu: S9/G34
- Melky Cabrera: 6/F6S-
Bot 1
- Billy Burns: 63/G6+
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Eric Hosmer: 63/G6M
Top 2
- Todd Frazier: W
- Alex Avila: W.1-2
- Avisail Garcia: W.2-3;1-2
- Carlos Sanchez: K
- Leury Garcia: 53/G56S-.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Adam Eaton: 31/G3
Bot 2
- Kendrys Morales: K
- Salvador Perez: 8/F8LD
- Alcides Escobar: 7/F78D+
Top 3
- Tyler Saladino: 8/F8RD
- Jose Abreu: S8/L8LM
- Melky Cabrera: D7/L7LM.1-3
- Todd Frazier: 7/SF/F7D+.3-H
- Alex Avila: K
Bot 3
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 63/G56
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Christian Colon: 63/G56
Top 4
- Avisail Garcia: 43/G4+
- Carlos Sanchez: K
- Leury Garcia: K
Bot 4
- Billy Burns: K
- Whit Merrifield: 8/F8LD
- Eric Hosmer: 13/G15-
Top 5
- Adam Eaton: 6/L6-
- Tyler Saladino: S67/L6+
- Jose Abreu: 9/F9M
- Melky Cabrera: 7/F78D
Bot 5
- Kendrys Morales: K
- Salvador Perez: S8/G6+
- Alcides Escobar: K
- Cheslor Cuthbert: D7/G5+.1-3
- Hunter Dozier: E6/TH/G56+.3-H(UR)(NR);2-H(UR)(NR)
- Christian Colon: 9/F9D
Top 6
- Todd Frazier: 5/P
- Alex Avila: K
- Avisail Garcia: K
Bot 6
- Billy Burns: S5/BG25
- Whit Merrifield: T8/F78XD+.1-H
- Eric Hosmer: K
- Kendrys Morales: S7/L56+.3-H
- Salvador Perez: S7/G56+.1-2
- Alcides Escobar: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+
Top 7
- Carlos Sanchez: K
- Leury Garcia: K
- Adam Eaton: S1/BG
- Tyler Saladino: S8/L89S.1-3
- Jose Abreu: 64(1)/FO/G6+
Bot 7
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 63/G6
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Christian Colon: 53/G56
Top 8
- Melky Cabrera: 9/L9M
- Todd Frazier: D7/G5+
- Alex Avila: S8/L8RM+.2-H
- Avisail Garcia: W.1-2
- Carlos Sanchez: HR/F9LD+.2-H;1-H
- Leury Garcia: 13/G13-
- Adam Eaton: 8/L8LM
Bot 8
- Billy Burns: S8/G6M
- Whit Merrifield: 6/F6D
- Eric Hosmer: 7/L7LM+
- Kendrys Morales: 9/F34D
Top 9
- Tyler Saladino: 63/G6
- Jose Abreu: K
- Melky Cabrera: HR/F89XD+
- Todd Frazier: 43/G4+
Bot 9
- Salvador Perez: 8/F8RS-
- Alcides Escobar: W
- Cheslor Cuthbert: K
- Paulo Orlando: DI.1-2
- Paulo Orlando: K
Notes & reviews
- originally scored as single plus error, changed to error all the way on 09-22-2016, removing RBI and making run unearned