Royals 12-5 White Sox (May 8, 2023) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

10-26, 4-16 home


CHW
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	8	1
1	0	0	2	1	8	0	0	-	12	14	1

J. Cuas2-0

0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

D. Cease2-2

5.0 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

White SoxTop 1st
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Sinker 89
  2
  Fly Out
  Cutter 87
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- D. Cease pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- Witt Jr. stole second.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 2nd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- Sheets safe at first on fielding error by left fielder Olivares, Robert Jr. safe at second on error.
  0
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- D. Cease pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 3rd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- D. Cease pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- Witt Jr. stole second.
  3
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 4th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- D. Cease pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 5th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- D. Cease pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 6th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- J. Cuas pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- D. Cease pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- A. Bummer pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- J. Lambert pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- 8 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 7th
- A. Garrett pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- M. Castillo pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- Sosa hit for Benintendi
  4
  12
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- G. Santos pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- Sosa at third base.
  4
  12
- Sheets in left field.
  4
  12
- Alberto at first base.
  4
  12
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxTop 8th
- M. Castillo pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- K. Graveman pitching for CHW
  CHW
  KC
- Olivares safe at first on fielding error by center fielder Robert Jr., Olivares safe at third on error.
  5
  12
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
White SoxTop 9th
- M. Castillo pitching for KC
  CHW
  KC
- Fermin catching.
  5
  12
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Sinker	89
2 Fly Out	Cutter	87

White Sox
5
Royals
12

Game 1

5/8

White Sox
4
Royals
2

Game 2

5/9

White Sox
1
Royals
9

Game 3

5/10

White Sox
3
Royals
4

Game 4

5/11

Kauffman Stadium

7:40 PM, May 8, 2023

Kansas City, Missouri

Line: CHW -135

Over/Under: 8.5

Attendance: 9,814

Game Time:2:55

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Manny Gonzalez
First Base Umpire - Junior Valentine
Second Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
Third Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	33	19	.635	-	L2
Cleveland	28	22	.560	4	W3
Minnesota	28	22	.560	4	W1
Kansas City	28	24	.538	5	L1
Chicago	16	35	.314	16.5	W1

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