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Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox

2018-07-14 · Day game · Guaranteed Rate Field · Att: 20159 · 74°F, overcast · Wind 6 mph from LF · 2:47

Kansas City Royals defeated Chicago White Sox 5–0. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Jorge Bonifacio homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Whit Merrifield scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Jorge Bonifacio homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Whit Merrifield scores — worth 15% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Rich Renteria (M): Arguing balls and strikes.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	5	9
CHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6

W: Danny Duffy L: Reynaldo Lopez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Adam Hamari · 1B: Chad Whitson · 2B: Mike Winters · 3B: Tim Timmons · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Whit Merrifield	4	1	2	0	1
Jorge Bonifacio	4	2	2	3	0
Mike Moustakas	4	0	0	0	1
Salvador Perez	4	1	2	2	0
Lucas Duda	4	0	0	0	3
Hunter Dozier	4	0	1	0	1
Alex Gordon	4	0	0	0	2
Paulo Orlando	4	1	1	0	0
Alcides Escobar	3	0	1	0	1

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Tim Anderson	4	1	0	1
Leury Garcia	4	1	0	0
Jose Abreu	3	1	1	2
Matt Davidson	4	1	0	2
Kevan Smith	3	1	1	0
Yoan Moncada	1	1	1	0
Ryan LaMarre	4	0	0	2
Carlos Sanchez	4	0	0	0
Adam Engel	3	0	0	2
Daniel Palka	2	0	0	0
Charlie Tilson	1	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Danny Duffy	7.0	4	3	8
Jason Hammel	1.0	2	0	0
Wily Peralta	1.0	0	0	2

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Reynaldo Lopez	7.2	9	7
Jace Fry	1.0	0	2
Chris Volstad	0.1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Whit Merrifield: S7/L6D
Jorge Bonifacio: HR/F7LD+.1-H
Mike Moustakas: K
Salvador Perez: 9/F89D+
Lucas Duda: 63/G4

Bot 1

Tim Anderson: K
Leury Garcia: 63/G56
Jose Abreu: K

Top 2

Hunter Dozier: K
Alex Gordon: 5/F5DF-
Paulo Orlando: 43/G4M+

Bot 2

Matt Davidson: K
Kevan Smith: 53/G5-
Yoan Moncada: S8/G6M
Ryan LaMarre: WP.1-2
Ryan LaMarre: 3/G3

Top 3

Alcides Escobar: S9/L9S
Whit Merrifield: K
Jorge Bonifacio: 7/F78S
Mike Moustakas: SB2
Mike Moustakas: 43/G4-

Bot 3

Carlos Sanchez: 13/G13
Adam Engel: K
Tim Anderson: S8/F8RS-
Leury Garcia: S9/G34.1-3
Jose Abreu: K

Top 4

Salvador Perez: S7/L78M.BX2(74)
Lucas Duda: K
Hunter Dozier: S8/L6D
Alex Gordon: K

Bot 4

Matt Davidson: K
Kevan Smith: W
Yoan Moncada: W.1-2
Ryan LaMarre: WP.2-3;1-2
Ryan LaMarre: K
Carlos Sanchez: 7/L7M+

Top 5

Paulo Orlando: S9/L89M
Alcides Escobar: BK.1-2
Alcides Escobar: K
Whit Merrifield: 63/G56
Jorge Bonifacio: T7/L78D+.2-H
Mike Moustakas: 7/F78D+

Bot 5

Adam Engel: K
Tim Anderson: 4/F3D-
Leury Garcia: 8/F8LXD+

Top 6

Salvador Perez: 3/F3SF-
Lucas Duda: K
Hunter Dozier: 4/L4MD

Bot 6

Jose Abreu: W
Matt Davidson: 7/L7M
Kevan Smith: S8/G6M+.1-2
Daniel Palka: 7/F7S
Ryan LaMarre: 5(2)/FO/G5.1-2

Top 7

Alex Gordon: 6/F8RS-
Paulo Orlando: 8/F8LXD+
Alcides Escobar: 8/F8RD

Bot 7

Carlos Sanchez: 9/F89M
Adam Engel: 7/F7M
Tim Anderson: 7/L78M

Top 8

Whit Merrifield: S9/L4D+
Jorge Bonifacio: SB2
Jorge Bonifacio: FC1/BG25.2X3(15);B-1
Mike Moustakas: 9/F9S
Salvador Perez: HR/F9LD+.1-H
Lucas Duda: K

Bot 8

Leury Garcia: 5/F5F-
Jose Abreu: S7/G56+
Matt Davidson: S9/F9LS-.1-2
Kevan Smith: 23/G2R-.2-3;1-2
Daniel Palka: 23/G2R-

Top 9

Hunter Dozier: 8/F8RD
Alex Gordon: K
Paulo Orlando: 43/G4

Bot 9

Ryan LaMarre: K
Carlos Sanchez: 63/G6
Charlie Tilson: K

Notes & reviews

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Chicago manager Renteria ejected from dugout by plate umpire Hamari for arguing balls and strikes Injury Delay
Yoan Moncada left with an injured knee
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