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Kansas City Royals @ 
Chicago White Sox
2022-08-01 · Night game · Guaranteed Rate Field · Att: 17500 · 85°F, cloudy · Wind 12 mph to RF · 2:55
Kansas City Royals defeated Chicago White Sox 2–1. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 4th — Salvador Perez homers (14) on a fly ball to center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Tim Anderson grounds into a double play, third baseman Nicky Lopez to second baseman Whit Merrifield to first baseman Nick Pratto. AJ Pollock out at 2nd. Tim Anderson out at 1st — worth 21% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| CHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
W: Daniel Lynch L: Michael Kopech SV: Scott Barlow
Umpires — HP: Mark Wegner · 1B: Quinn Wolcott · 2B: Dan Merzel · 3B: Alan Porter · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MJ Melendez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Vinnie Pasquantino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Pratto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Michael Taylor | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Nicky Lopez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Maikel Garcia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tim Anderson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Yoan Moncada | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Andrew Vaughn | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Abreu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eloy Jimenez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Yasmani Grandal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Leury Garcia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Seby Zavala | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Adam Engel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gavin Sheets | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daniel Lynch | 5.1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
 Wyatt Mills | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Dylan Coleman | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Scott Barlow | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Kopech | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
 Jose Ruiz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jimmy Lambert | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- MJ Melendez: 53/G56
- Whit Merrifield: 53/G15-
- Salvador Perez: 53/G5
Bot 1
- Tim Anderson: K
- Yoan Moncada: K
- Andrew Vaughn: S7/G6+
- Jose Abreu: 64(1)/FO/G56.B-1
Top 2
- Vinnie Pasquantino: D7/L7LD
- Hunter Dozier: 4/L4MD+
- Nick Pratto: K
- Michael Taylor: 8/L8
Bot 2
- Eloy Jimenez: K
- Yasmani Grandal: 3/L34
- Leury Garcia: 3/P3F/FL
Top 3
- Nicky Lopez: 43/G34+
- Maikel Garcia: 53/G6S
- MJ Melendez: 9/F9LDF/FL
Bot 3
- Seby Zavala: K
- Adam Engel: K
- Tim Anderson: S1/G4MS
- Yoan Moncada: S8/G6M+.1-3
- Andrew Vaughn: 9/F9S
Top 4
- Whit Merrifield: 4/L4-
- Salvador Perez: HR/F8XD
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 63/G4
- Hunter Dozier: 8/L89D
Bot 4
- Jose Abreu: K
- Eloy Jimenez: S8/G4M
- Yasmani Grandal: 3/P3F/FL
- Leury Garcia: 54(1)/FO/G56S.B-1
Top 5
- Nick Pratto: K
- Michael Taylor: S7/L7+
- Nicky Lopez: S8/L8S.1-2
- Maikel Garcia: 54(1)3/GDP/G5S
Bot 5
- Seby Zavala: 9/F9L
- Adam Engel: K
- Tim Anderson: S9/L9L
- Yoan Moncada: 43/G4
Top 6
- MJ Melendez: 9/F9D
- Whit Merrifield: HR/F7LD
- Salvador Perez: 53/G5
- Vinnie Pasquantino: K
Bot 6
- Andrew Vaughn: D8/L89XD+
- Jose Abreu: 4/L4+
- Eloy Jimenez: 63/G6.2-3
- Yasmani Grandal: 63/G6M
Top 7
- Hunter Dozier: 8/F8XD
- Nick Pratto: 7/F7LS
- Michael Taylor: W
- Nicky Lopez: S9/L89S.1-3
- Maikel Garcia: SB2
- Maikel Garcia: 4/P4D
Bot 7
- Leury Garcia: S3/G23-
- Seby Zavala: S9/F9S.1-3
- Gavin Sheets: 7/SF/F7D.3-H
- Tim Anderson: 23/G2-.1-2
- Yoan Moncada: W
- Andrew Vaughn: 43/G34D
Top 8
- MJ Melendez: K
- Whit Merrifield: 63/G6MS
- Salvador Perez: 63/G56
Bot 8
- Jose Abreu: 7/F7D
- Eloy Jimenez: S7/G56
- Yasmani Grandal: K
- Leury Garcia: 6(1)/FO/G4M.B-1
Top 9
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 7/F7L
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Nick Pratto: K
Bot 9
- Seby Zavala: K
- Gavin Sheets: S8/G4M
- Tim Anderson: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S