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Chicago White Sox @ 
Kansas City Royals
2021-05-09 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 12102 · 49°F, overcast · Wind 11 mph L to R · 3:29
Chicago White Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 9–3. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Salvador Perez grounds into a double play, shortstop Tim Anderson to second baseman Nick Madrigal to first baseman Jose Abreu. Whit Merrifield scores. Andrew Benintendi out at 2nd. Salvador Perez out at 1st. Chicago White Sox took the lead in the 2nd — Leury Garcia out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Yermin Mercedes scores. Andrew Vaughn to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: Yermin Mercedes triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Jose Abreu scores — worth 15% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | |
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
W: Lucas Giolito L: Mike Minor SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Angel Hernandez · 1B: David Rackley · 2B: Dan Bellino · 3B: Edwin Moscoso · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tim Anderson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Nick Madrigal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Yoan Moncada | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jose Abreu | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Yasmani Grandal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Yermin Mercedes | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Andrew Vaughn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Leury Garcia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Danny Mendick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Santana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Jorge Soler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Hunter Dozier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Michael Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Hanser Alberto | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nicky Lopez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lucas Giolito | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
 Evan Marshall | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Codi Heuer | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Aaron Bummer | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Jose Ruiz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Minor | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
 Jakob Junis | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Greg Holland | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Staumont | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Ervin Santana | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tim Anderson: 53/G5
- Nick Madrigal: 4/P34
- Yoan Moncada: K
Bot 1
- Whit Merrifield: D7/L78D+
- Andrew Benintendi: S9/L9.2-3
- Salvador Perez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6D+.3-H(NR)
- Carlos Santana: W
- Jorge Soler: 54(1)/FO/G5+.B-1
Top 2
- Jose Abreu: HP
- Yasmani Grandal: K
- Yermin Mercedes: T8/F89XD.1-H
- Andrew Vaughn: W
- Leury Garcia: 8/SF/F8D.3-H;1-2
- Danny Mendick: S9/G3.2-H
- Tim Anderson: K
Bot 2
- Hunter Dozier: 8/F78D+
- Michael Taylor: K
- Hanser Alberto: 13/G1S
Top 3
- Nick Madrigal: 9/F9LD
- Yoan Moncada: S8/L8
- Jose Abreu: K
- Yasmani Grandal: W.1-2
- Yermin Mercedes: D7/L7L+.2-H;1-H;B-3
- Andrew Vaughn: 8/L8
Bot 3
- Nicky Lopez: 6/P6D
- Whit Merrifield: S5/G5S
- Andrew Benintendi: SB2
- Andrew Benintendi: 43/G4.2-3
- Salvador Perez: 9/F9D+
Top 4
- Leury Garcia: 8/L8D
- Danny Mendick: 63/G6
- Tim Anderson: K
Bot 4
- Carlos Santana: 9/L9LD+
- Jorge Soler: W
- Hunter Dozier: 9/L9D+
- Michael Taylor: K
Top 5
- Nick Madrigal: 8/F89
- Yoan Moncada: K
- Jose Abreu: K
Bot 5
- Hanser Alberto: S8/L8
- Nicky Lopez: 7/L7
- Whit Merrifield: WP.1-2
- Whit Merrifield: 53/G56
- Andrew Benintendi: 4/L34D+
Top 6
- Yasmani Grandal: 9/F9LD
- Yermin Mercedes: K
- Andrew Vaughn: D9/F9LD
- Leury Garcia: S8/G4M.2-H
- Danny Mendick: 53/G5
Bot 6
- Salvador Perez: 31/G34
- Carlos Santana: W
- Jorge Soler: W.1-2
- Hunter Dozier: W.2-3;1-2
- Michael Taylor: 54(1)/FO/G56.3-H;2-3;B-1
- Hanser Alberto: 8/L8D
Top 7
- Tim Anderson: S8/L8
- Nick Madrigal: S9/L9S.1-2
- Yoan Moncada: 31/G3.2-3;1-2
- Jose Abreu: S7/G56+.3-H;2-H
- Yasmani Grandal: K
- Yermin Mercedes: 9/F9
Bot 7
- Nicky Lopez: T9/L89XD
- Whit Merrifield: 7/SF/F7L.3-H
- Andrew Benintendi: K
- Salvador Perez: 43/G4M
Top 8
- Andrew Vaughn: 4E3/G4M.B-1
- Leury Garcia: 8/F78
- Danny Mendick: 9/F9
- Tim Anderson: K
Bot 8
- Carlos Santana: K
- Jorge Soler: 53/G56
- Hunter Dozier: K
Top 9
- Nick Madrigal: 43/G34
- Yoan Moncada: W
- Jose Abreu: D7/G5.1-H
- Yasmani Grandal: K
- Yermin Mercedes: 43/G4M
Bot 9
- Michael Taylor: K
- Hanser Alberto: 8/F78XD+
- Ryan O'Hearn: 8/F8