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Kansas City Royals @ 
Chicago White Sox
2018-08-02 · Day game · Guaranteed Rate Field · Att: 19682 · 85°F, cloudy · Wind 11 mph to LF · 2:52
Chicago White Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 6–4. Chicago White Sox opened the scoring in the 4th — Omar Narvaez singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio. Jose Abreu scores. Avisail Garcia to 2nd. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 8th — Whit Merrifield homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Alcides Escobar scores. Adalberto Mondesi scores. Chicago White Sox took the lead in the 8th — Daniel Palka homers (16) on a fly ball to right center field. Avisail Garcia scores. Omar Narvaez scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Whit Merrifield homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Alcides Escobar scores. Adalberto Mondesi scores — worth 54% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| CHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
W: Xavier Cedeno L: Jason Adam SV: Luis Avilan
Umpires — HP: Ben May · 1B: Lance Barksdale · 2B: Ted Barrett · 3B: Will Little · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Adalberto Mondesi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lucas Duda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jorge Bonifacio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brett Phillips | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Alcides Escobar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Whit Merrifield | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Rosell Herrera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yoan Moncada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Carlos Sanchez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Abreu | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Avisail Garcia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Omar Narvaez | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Matt Davidson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Leury Garcia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Nick Delmonico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tim Anderson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Adam Engel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Daniel Palka | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brad Keller | 6.1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
 Tim Hill | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Jason Adam | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Jason Hammel | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Reynaldo Lopez | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
 Jace Fry | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Juan Minaya | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Xavier Cedeno | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeanmar Gomez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Avilan | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Adalberto Mondesi: K
- Alex Gordon: 63/G4M
- Salvador Perez: 63/G56
Bot 1
- Yoan Moncada: K
- Carlos Sanchez: K
- Jose Abreu: 63/G6
Top 2
- Lucas Duda: 7/F7M
- Jorge Bonifacio: 3/F13S-
- Brett Phillips: 6/F4MD-
Bot 2
- Avisail Garcia: 63/G6
- Omar Narvaez: 8/F8RD
- Matt Davidson: K
Top 3
- Hunter Dozier: 9/F89XD+
- Ryan O'Hearn: 43/G34+
- Alcides Escobar: S7/L6D-
- Adalberto Mondesi: 7/F7S
Bot 3
- Leury Garcia: 6/L6
- Nick Delmonico: W
- Tim Anderson: CS2(24)
- Tim Anderson: 9/F89D+
Top 4
- Alex Gordon: 53/G6
- Salvador Perez: 13/G13-
- Lucas Duda: S7/G6
- Jorge Bonifacio: 63/G56-
Bot 4
- Yoan Moncada: K
- Carlos Sanchez: 43/G34
- Jose Abreu: D7/L7LD+
- Avisail Garcia: S6/G56.2-3
- Omar Narvaez: S9/L34D+.3-H;1-2
- Matt Davidson: K
Top 5
- Brett Phillips: K
- Hunter Dozier: S9/L89M+
- Ryan O'Hearn: W.1-2
- Alcides Escobar: K
- Adalberto Mondesi: 8/F8RD+
Bot 5
- Leury Garcia: DGR/L7LS
- Nick Delmonico: S9/G34+.2-3
- Tim Anderson: 8/DP.3XH(82);1-2
- Yoan Moncada: K
Top 6
- Alex Gordon: W
- Salvador Perez: 4/F4D-
- Lucas Duda: 7/F7M
- Jorge Bonifacio: 5/L56+
Bot 6
- Carlos Sanchez: 8/F8LS-
- Jose Abreu: K23
- Avisail Garcia: K
Top 7
- Brett Phillips: K
- Hunter Dozier: 9/F9D+
- Ryan O'Hearn: 43/G34
Bot 7
- Omar Narvaez: W
- Matt Davidson: K
- Leury Garcia: W.1-2
- Adam Engel: K
- Tim Anderson: D7/L56D+.2-H;1-3
- Yoan Moncada: K
Top 8
- Alcides Escobar: D7/F78XD+
- Adalberto Mondesi: S1.2-3
- Alex Gordon: K
- Salvador Perez: SB2
- Salvador Perez: K
- Whit Merrifield: HR/F8LXD+.3-H;2-H
- Jorge Bonifacio: 5/L5+
Bot 8
- Carlos Sanchez: 8/F8RD
- Jose Abreu: HR/F8RXD+
- Avisail Garcia: D7/L7LM
- Omar Narvaez: IW
- Daniel Palka: HR/F89XD+.2-H;1-H
- Leury Garcia: 7/F7LM
- Adam Engel: K
Top 9
- Brett Phillips: D7/F7LS
- Hunter Dozier: 7/L7LD+.2-3
- Rosell Herrera: 8/SF/F8RXD+.3-H
- Alcides Escobar: 53/G56-
Notes & reviews
- White Sox challenged call that Garcia was out at third; call was overturned - ground rule double
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- Royals challenged call that Phillips left second too soon for double play; callw as overturned - fly out, no DP