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Chicago White Sox @ 
Kansas City Royals
2020-08-01 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · 81°F, sunny · Wind 8 mph L to R · 3:44
Chicago White Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 11–5. Chicago White Sox opened the scoring in the 1st — Edwin Encarnacion walks. Yoan Moncada scores. Yasmani Grandal to 2nd. Wild pitch by pitcher Ronald Bolanos. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Eloy Jimenez homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Yasmani Grandal scores. Edwin Encarnacion scores — worth 22% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 21 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
W: Matt Foster L: Ronald Bolanos SV: Codi Heuer
Umpires — HP: Ben May · 1B: Andy Fletcher · 2B: Dan Iassogna · 3B: Tripp Gibson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Luis Robert | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Yoan Moncada | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jose Abreu | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Yasmani Grandal | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Edwin Encarnacion | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Eloy Jimenez | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Leury Garcia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Adam Engel | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Madrigal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Jorge Soler | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan McBroom | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Maikel Franco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Adalberto Mondesi | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Bubba Starling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Nicky Lopez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Erick Mejia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick Heath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brett Phillips | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Oscar Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Franchy Cordero | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gio Gonzalez | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
 Jimmy Cordero | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Foster | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jace Fry | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Cishek | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Aaron Bummer | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Codi Heuer | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ronald Bolanos | 1.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
 Kevin McCarthy | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Jake Newberry | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
 Kyle Zimmer | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
 Glenn Sparkman | 0.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Gabe Speier | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Luis Robert: 63/G6D+
- Yoan Moncada: W
- Jose Abreu: 8/F89XD
- Yasmani Grandal: S8/G6.1-3
- Edwin Encarnacion: W+WP.3-H(NR);1-2
- Eloy Jimenez: HR/L89XD.2-H;1-H
- Leury Garcia: S8/G4M
- Adam Engel: 7/F7S
Bot 1
- Whit Merrifield: S7/L78
- Jorge Soler: 9/F89XD
- Salvador Perez: K+CS2(24)/DP
Top 2
- Nick Madrigal: K
- Luis Robert: HR/L89XD
- Yoan Moncada: S8/L8
- Jose Abreu: 63/G6S.1-2
- Yasmani Grandal: 43/G4D
Bot 2
- Ryan McBroom: W
- Maikel Franco: 4/P34
- Adalberto Mondesi: D9/F9LD.1-3
- Ryan O'Hearn: K
- Bubba Starling: W
- Nicky Lopez: 63/G6M
Top 3
- Edwin Encarnacion: S8/L8
- Eloy Jimenez: S9/L89D+.1-3
- Leury Garcia: E3/G3S.1-2;B-1
- Adam Engel: 6/L6
- Nick Madrigal: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
Bot 3
- Whit Merrifield: S8/L8+
- Jorge Soler: K
- Salvador Perez: 13/G1S.1-2
- Ryan McBroom: K
Top 4
- Luis Robert: S7/L7S
- Yoan Moncada: 8/F8D
- Jose Abreu: S7/L7.1-3
- Yasmani Grandal: W.1-2
- Edwin Encarnacion: K
- Eloy Jimenez: K
Bot 4
- Maikel Franco: S7/L7
- Adalberto Mondesi: K
- Ryan O'Hearn: S9/L89.1-2
- Bubba Starling: W.2-3;1-2
- Nicky Lopez: K
- Whit Merrifield: 3/P3DF/FL
Top 5
- Leury Garcia: S8/L8
- Adam Engel: S7/F7S.1-2
- Nick Madrigal: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
- Luis Robert: D8/L78XD.3-H
- Yoan Moncada: S1/G4MS.2-H(E1/TH)(NR)(UR)
- Jose Abreu: 53/G5D
Bot 5
- Jorge Soler: S9/L89D
- Salvador Perez: 8/F8XD+
- Ryan McBroom: K
- Maikel Franco: 6/L6D
Top 6
- Yasmani Grandal: 63/G4
- Edwin Encarnacion: K
- Eloy Jimenez: D8/L8XD+
- Leury Garcia: W
- Adam Engel: 5(2)/FO/G5+.B-1
Bot 6
- Adalberto Mondesi: S8/G6M+
- Ryan O'Hearn: WP.1-2
- Ryan O'Hearn: D9/L9LD.2-H
- Bubba Starling: 63/G6+
- Erick Mejia: 8/L8XD
- Whit Merrifield: HR/F7D.2-H
- Jorge Soler: S9/F9S
- Salvador Perez: 9/F9LD
Top 7
- Nick Madrigal: 7/F78D
- Luis Robert: D7/L7L
- Yoan Moncada: 43/G34.2-3
- Jose Abreu: 9/F9L
Bot 7
- Ryan McBroom: D7/L7LS
- Maikel Franco: K
- Adalberto Mondesi: K
- Ryan O'Hearn: S8/G6+.2-H
- Bubba Starling: K
Top 8
- Yasmani Grandal: K
- Edwin Encarnacion: 43/G6M
- Eloy Jimenez: E4/G4M.B-1
- Leury Garcia: S8/L78D.1-2
- Adam Engel: K
Bot 8
- Erick Mejia: 43/G4D
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Jorge Soler: K
Top 9
- Nick Madrigal: 9/F89D
- Luis Robert: 8/F8D
- Yoan Moncada: S7/G56
- Jose Abreu: S7/G6+.1-3
- Yasmani Grandal: D7/L78XD+.3-H;1-H
- Edwin Encarnacion: E6/TH/G56S.2-3;B-1
- Eloy Jimenez: S9/G4+.3-H(UR);1-3
- Leury Garcia: S8/G6M+.3-H(UR);1-2
- Adam Engel: 4/L4MD
Bot 9
- Salvador Perez: 9/L89
- Nick Heath: K
- Brett Phillips: S8/L8
- Oscar Hernandez: S8/G4M.1-3
- Franchy Cordero: D8/L8XD+.3-H;1-3
- Bubba Starling: 53/G5
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- Royals second baseman Nicky Lopez left the game due to an injured leg.
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