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Chicago White Sox @ 
Kansas City Royals
2024-04-05 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 10592 · 63°F, sunny · Wind 13 mph R to L · 2:20
Kansas City Royals defeated Chicago White Sox 2–1. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Salvador Perez doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: MJ Melendez singles on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Dairon Blanco scores. MJ Melendez to 2nd — worth 32% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
W: Chris Stratton L: Michael Kopech SV: James McArthur
Umpires — HP: Bill Miller · 1B: Doug Eddings · 2B: Chad Whitson · 3B: Malachi Moore · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andrew Benintendi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Yoan Moncada | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Luis Robert | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gavin Sheets | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Andrew Vaughn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Robbie Grossman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Paul DeJong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Nicky Lopez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Martin Maldonado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dominic Fletcher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Pillar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maikel Garcia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Vinnie Pasquantino | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 MJ Melendez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Nelson Velazquez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Adam Frazier | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hunter Renfroe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Kyle Isbel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Erick Fedde | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
 John Brebbia | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steven Wilson | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Michael Kopech | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brady Singer | 6.1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| John Schreiber | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Chris Stratton | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Will Smith | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| James McArthur | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Andrew Benintendi: 31/G34
- Yoan Moncada: W
- Luis Robert: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M
Bot 1
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Bobby Witt: 53/G56
- Vinnie Pasquantino: S8/G4
- Salvador Perez: D8/F8XD+.1-H
- MJ Melendez: K
Top 2
- Gavin Sheets: HR/F9LD
- Andrew Vaughn: 9/F9S
- Robbie Grossman: 63/G6M
- Paul DeJong: K
Bot 2
- Nelson Velazquez: K
- Adam Frazier: S7/G6
- Hunter Renfroe: PB.1-2
- Hunter Renfroe: K
- Kyle Isbel: W
- Maikel Garcia: 54(1)/FO/G56.B-1
Top 3
- Nicky Lopez: 63/G6M
- Martin Maldonado: K
- Andrew Benintendi: 3/G3
Bot 3
- Bobby Witt: 9/F9LD+
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 9/F89S
- Salvador Perez: S7/L78D+
- MJ Melendez: 7/F7
Top 4
- Yoan Moncada: 43/G4
- Luis Robert: 43/G4
- Gavin Sheets: 53/G6
Bot 4
- Nelson Velazquez: 53/G5
- Adam Frazier: 43/G34
- Hunter Renfroe: S9/F9L
- Kyle Isbel: 43/G34D
Top 5
- Andrew Vaughn: 43/G4
- Robbie Grossman: K
- Paul DeJong: K
Bot 5
- Maikel Garcia: 43/G4
- Bobby Witt: 8/L8XD+
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 43/G4S
Top 6
- Nicky Lopez: 31/G34
- Martin Maldonado: 7/L7LD
- Andrew Benintendi: 63/G6
Bot 6
- Salvador Perez: S9/L9S
- MJ Melendez: W.1-2
- Nelson Velazquez: 7/F7D+.2-3;1-2
- Adam Frazier: FC/G23-.3XH(12);2-3;B-1
- Hunter Renfroe: K
Top 7
- Yoan Moncada: S9/G34
- Luis Robert: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
- Gavin Sheets: K
- Andrew Vaughn: SB2
- Andrew Vaughn: W
- Robbie Grossman: 2/P2F/FL
Bot 7
- Kyle Isbel: K
- Maikel Garcia: 8/L8D
- Bobby Witt: K
Top 8
- Paul DeJong: K
- Nicky Lopez: W
- Dominic Fletcher: CS2(26)
- Dominic Fletcher: S8/L8
- Andrew Benintendi: 3/G3S
Bot 8
- Vinnie Pasquantino: K
- Salvador Perez: W
- MJ Melendez: SB2
- MJ Melendez: S7/L7S.2-H;B-2
- Nelson Velazquez: K
- Adam Frazier: W
- Hunter Renfroe: K
Top 9
- Yoan Moncada: K
- Luis Robert: D7/F7LD
- Kevin Pillar: W
- Andrew Vaughn: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Notes & reviews
- Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned.