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Chicago White Sox @ 
Kansas City Royals
2016-09-18 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 34982 · 81°F, sunny · Wind 10 mph R to L · 3:04
Kansas City Royals defeated Chicago White Sox 10–3. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Kendrys Morales singles on a ground ball to center fielder Leury Garcia. Paulo Orlando scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Todd Frazier homers (37) on a fly ball to left center field. Melky Cabrera scores — worth 12% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| KCA | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
W: Danny Duffy L: Jose Quintana SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Hunter Wendelstedt · 1B: Toby Basner · 2B: Tripp Gibson · 3B: Jerry Layne · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tim Anderson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Adam Eaton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Abreu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Melky Cabrera | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Todd Frazier | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Avisail Garcia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Sanchez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Alex Avila | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Leury Garcia | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Coats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevan Smith | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Paulo Orlando | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Eric Hosmer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Kendrys Morales | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Alcides Escobar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cheslor Cuthbert | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter Dozier | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Billy Burns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jose Quintana | 4.0 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| Chris Beck | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jacob Turner | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Danny Duffy | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
 Kevin McCarthy | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Peter Moylan | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tim Anderson: 43/G4
- Adam Eaton: S8/G6M
- Jose Abreu: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Bot 1
- Whit Merrifield: S7
- Paulo Orlando: CS2(24)
- Paulo Orlando: D7/F7D+
- Eric Hosmer: 3/G34.2-3
- Kendrys Morales: S8/G6M+.3-H
- Salvador Perez: 8/F8RS
Top 2
- Melky Cabrera: 8/F8RD
- Todd Frazier: S7/L7LM+
- Avisail Garcia: 9/F89XD+.1-2
- Carlos Sanchez: K23
Bot 2
- Alex Gordon: HR/F89XD+
- Alcides Escobar: S9/F3D-
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 5/P2F
- Hunter Dozier: W.1-2
- Whit Merrifield: S67/L6.2-H;1-2
- Paulo Orlando: W.2-3;1-2
- Eric Hosmer: E4/TH2/FO/MREV/G34.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Kendrys Morales: 12(3)3/GDP/G15+
Top 3
- Alex Avila: S4/G34
- Leury Garcia: 9/L9D+
- Tim Anderson: K
- Adam Eaton: 43/G34-
Bot 3
- Salvador Perez: 53/G5
- Alex Gordon: W
- Alcides Escobar: 64(1)/FO/G56
- Cheslor Cuthbert: S5/G5.1-2
- Hunter Dozier: 5/F56S-
Top 4
- Jose Abreu: K
- Melky Cabrera: W
- Todd Frazier: HR/F78XD+.1-H
- Avisail Garcia: K
- Carlos Sanchez: 43/G4
Bot 4
- Whit Merrifield: 63/G6+
- Paulo Orlando: D8/L8LXD+
- Eric Hosmer: S7/L7S+.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Kendrys Morales: D9/F89XD+.2-H
- Salvador Perez: 9/F9S
- Alex Gordon: K
Top 5
- Alex Avila: 43/G34D
- Leury Garcia: 9/F9M
- Tim Anderson: S7/L7S+
- Adam Eaton: 7/F78D+
Bot 5
- Alcides Escobar: 63/G6+
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 53/G6S-
- Hunter Dozier: K
Top 6
- Jose Abreu: K
- Melky Cabrera: 8/F8LXD+
- Todd Frazier: S8/L78S
- Avisail Garcia: K
Bot 6
- Whit Merrifield: 63/G6
- Paulo Orlando: HP
- Eric Hosmer: 3/G3S-.1-2
- Kendrys Morales: HR/F89XD+.2-H
- Salvador Perez: 7/L7D+
Top 7
- Carlos Sanchez: K
- Jason Coats: 43/G4+
- Leury Garcia: S4/L4D+
- Tim Anderson: K
Bot 7
- Alex Gordon: 3/G3-
- Alcides Escobar: 6/L6D
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 43/G4MD
Top 8
- Kevan Smith: S15/G15+
- Jose Abreu: W.1-2
- Melky Cabrera: 1
- Todd Frazier: 7/F7LS
- Avisail Garcia: S8/G6M.2-H;1-2
- Carlos Sanchez: K
Bot 8
- Billy Burns: HP
- Whit Merrifield: D7/L5D+.1-H
- Paulo Orlando: 53/G56.2-3
- Eric Hosmer: 43/G34.3-H
- Kendrys Morales: 8/F89XD+
Top 9
- Jason Coats: 53/G56S-
- Leury Garcia: S8/L89M+
- Tim Anderson: S8/G6M.1-3
- Kevan Smith: 14(1)3/GDP/G15-
Notes & reviews
- replay,2,hosme001,KCA,laynj901,KAN06,,Y,M,KCA,C replay,2,hosme001,KCA,laynj901,KAN06,,N,M,CHA,E $when Paulo Orlando was called out at 2B, Royals manager Ned Yost challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay; White Sox manager Robin Ventura challenged the slide at 2B; that call was upheld by replay as a legal slide