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Kansas City Royals @ 
Chicago White Sox
2022-08-31 · Night game · Guaranteed Rate Field · Att: 17168 · 83°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph to LF · 2:43
Chicago White Sox defeated Kansas City Royals 4–2. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 4th — Bobby Witt Jr. homers (19) on a fly ball to center field. Chicago White Sox took the lead in the 5th — Elvis Andrus homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Elvis Andrus homers (9) on a fly ball to left field — worth 15% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| CHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
W: Lance Lynn L: Kris Bubic SV: Liam Hendriks
Umpires — HP: Roberto Ortiz · 1B: Bill Miller · 2B: Doug Eddings · 3B: Brian Knight · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MJ Melendez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Pratto | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Michael Taylor | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Massey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Kyle Isbel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Drew Waters | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Nicky Lopez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Elvis Andrus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Andrew Vaughn | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jose Abreu | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Eloy Jimenez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 AJ Pollock | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Yasmani Grandal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Gavin Sheets | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Josh Harrison | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Romy Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kris Bubic | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
 Amir Garrett | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Collin Snider | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Luke Weaver | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lance Lynn | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
 Kendall Graveman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Liam Hendriks | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- MJ Melendez: 8/F8D
- Bobby Witt: 53/G5
- Nick Pratto: K
Bot 1
- Elvis Andrus: 9/F9L
- Andrew Vaughn: W
- Jose Abreu: WP.1-2
- Jose Abreu: W
- Eloy Jimenez: S6/G56+.2-3;1-2
- AJ Pollock: 3/P3S
- Yasmani Grandal: 9/L9
Top 2
- Michael Taylor: 63/G6
- Michael Massey: K
- Hunter Dozier: K
Bot 2
- Gavin Sheets: W
- Josh Harrison: 6/P56D
- Romy Gonzalez: 4(1)/FO/G4M.B-1
- Elvis Andrus: 13/G1S-
Top 3
- Kyle Isbel: 6/P4MD
- Drew Waters: K
- Nicky Lopez: 43/G4+
Bot 3
- Andrew Vaughn: S8/L78XD+.BX2(84)
- Jose Abreu: 43/G4M
- Eloy Jimenez: 13/G1
Top 4
- MJ Melendez: 43/G34D+
- Bobby Witt: HR/F8XD
- Nick Pratto: S8/L78
- Michael Taylor: S9/L9LS.1-3
- Michael Massey: HP.1-2
- Hunter Dozier: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Bot 4
- AJ Pollock: HR/F9D
- Yasmani Grandal: W
- Gavin Sheets: 65(1)3/GDP/G4
- Josh Harrison: K
Top 5
- Kyle Isbel: 5/P5
- Drew Waters: K
- Nicky Lopez: S9/G34
- MJ Melendez: 8/F8S
Bot 5
- Romy Gonzalez: S7/G56+
- Elvis Andrus: CS2(24)
- Elvis Andrus: HR/F7D
- Andrew Vaughn: 43/G4MS+
- Jose Abreu: 63/G6S
Top 6
- Bobby Witt: K
- Nick Pratto: K
- Michael Taylor: 8/L8XD
Bot 6
- Eloy Jimenez: 8/L8D+
- AJ Pollock: 8/F78D
- Yasmani Grandal: 9/L9D
Top 7
- Michael Massey: 9/L9
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Kyle Isbel: 5/P25-
Bot 7
- Gavin Sheets: W
- Josh Harrison: S7/L7L.1-2
- Romy Gonzalez: S5/BG25-.2-3;1-2
- Elvis Andrus: 43/G4+.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Andrew Vaughn: FC/G6S.3XH(62);B-1
- Jose Abreu: S8/L8S.2-H;1-3
- Eloy Jimenez: 43/G4
Top 8
- Drew Waters: 63/G6M-
- Nicky Lopez: 4/L4D
- MJ Melendez: K
Bot 8
- AJ Pollock: 43/G6M
- Yasmani Grandal: W
- Gavin Sheets: K
- Josh Harrison: S8/G6M.1-2
- Romy Gonzalez: K
Top 9
- Bobby Witt: 43/G4MD+
- Nick Pratto: 7/F7
- Michael Taylor: T9/L9LD
- Michael Massey: S9/L9.3-H
- Hunter Dozier: K