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Royals
@ White Sox
U.S. Cellular Park
August 18, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 18, 2009 at U.S. Cellular Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gil Meche |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Freddy Garcia |
| Ballpark | U.S. Cellular Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 28,812 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Wally Bell 1B: Mark Carlson 2B: Marty Foster 3B: Chad Fairchild |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Left Fielder |
| Willie Bloomquist | Right Fielder |
| Billy Butler | First Baseman |
| Mike Jacobs | DH |
| Alberto Callaspo | Second Baseman |
| Mark Teahen | Third Baseman |
| Mitch Maier | Center Fielder |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | Shortstop |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Scott Podsednik | DH |
| Gordon Beckham | Third Baseman |
| Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
| Paul Konerko | First Baseman |
| A.J. Pierzynski | Catcher |
| Carlos Quentin | Left Fielder |
| Alex Rios | Center Fielder |
| Alexei Ramirez | Shortstop |
| Jayson Nix | Second Baseman |
| Ozzie Guillen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ White Sox
U.S. Cellular Park
August 18, 2009
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Garcia
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nix scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bloomquist vs. Garcia
Bloomquist hits a fly ball into center field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Garcia
Butler hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Butler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jacobs vs. Garcia
Jacobs hits a popup, foul, towards third. Beckham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Podsednik vs. Meche
Podsednik hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Beckham vs. Meche
Beckham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Meche
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Konerko vs. Meche
Konerko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dye moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Pierzynski vs. Meche
Pierzynski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dye scores. Konerko moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Quentin vs. Meche
Quentin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Garcia
Callaspo hits a fly ball into center field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Garcia
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nix scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Garcia
Maier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Garcia
Buck strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Meche
Rios strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Meche
Ramirez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo misplays the ball. That's an error on Callaspo. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nix vs. Meche
Nix hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Podsednik vs. Meche
There goes Nix. The throw from Buck and he is safe. Nix steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Podsednik vs. Meche
Podsednik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Beckham vs. Meche
Beckham takes first base on ball four. Nix moves to third. Podsednik moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Dye vs. Meche
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Garcia
Betancourt strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Garcia
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bloomquist vs. Garcia
Bloomquist hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Garcia
Butler hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Quentin. Butler reaches second base with a double. Bloomquist goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Jacobs vs. Garcia
Jacobs hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Konerko vs. Meche
Konerko hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pierzynski vs. Meche
Pierzynski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Quentin vs. Meche
Quentin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Meche
Rios hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Meche
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Nix vs. Meche
Nix hits a fly ball into right field. Bloomquist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Podsednik vs. Meche
Podsednik hits a line drive towards short. Betancourt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Garcia
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konerko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Callaspo for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Garcia
Teahen hits a fly ball into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Maier vs. Garcia
Maier strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buck vs. Garcia
Buck hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Garcia
Betancourt hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Beckham vs. Meche
Beckham is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Meche
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. Beckham moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Konerko vs. Meche
Konerko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Beckham moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Pierzynski vs. Meche
Pierzynski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Garcia
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konerko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DeJesus for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bloomquist vs. Garcia
Bloomquist hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Garcia
Butler hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Quentin. Butler reaches second base with a double. Bloomquist goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Jacobs vs. Williams
Randy Williams now pitching.
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konerko scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Butler moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Callaspo vs. Williams
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Butler scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Williams
Teahen hits a fly ball into center field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Quentin vs. Meche
Quentin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rios vs. Meche
Rios hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Quentin moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Meche
Ramirez hits a fly ball towards right. Bloomquist catches it and throws to home to double up Quentin. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nix vs. Meche
There goes Rios. The throw from Buck and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Nix vs. Meche
Nix takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Podsednik vs. Meche
Podsednik strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Williams
Maier strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Dotel
Octavio Dotel now pitching.
Buck hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Dotel
Betancourt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Beckham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Beckham vs. Tejeda
Rob Tejeda now pitching.
Beckham strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Tejeda
Dye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Konerko vs. Tejeda
Konerko hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pierzynski vs. Tejeda
Pierzynski hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Dotel
DeJesus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bloomquist vs. Dotel
Bloomquist strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Dotel
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Dotel
Jacobs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Quentin vs. Tejeda
Quentin strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Tejeda
Rios strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Tejeda
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Carrasco
D.J. Carrasco now pitching.
Callaspo strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Carrasco
Teahen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Quentin. Teahen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maier vs. Carrasco
Maier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Buck vs. Carrasco
Buck strikes out. Pierzynski drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Buck out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nix vs. Tejeda
Nix hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Podsednik vs. Tejeda
Podsednik hits a popup, foul, towards third. Teahen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Beckham vs. Tejeda
Beckham strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Pena
Tony Pena now pitching.
Betancourt strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Pena
DeJesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bloomquist vs. Pena
Bloomquist hits a popup, foul, towards first. Konerko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Pena
Butler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Soria
Joakim Soria now pitching.
Dye strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konerko vs. Soria
Konerko hits a fly ball into right field. Bloomquist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pierzynski vs. Soria
Pierzynski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/2009 -- Kansas City at Chicago (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
DeJesus D, lf 4 0 1 0 Podsednik S, dh 4 0 0 0
Bloomquist W, rf 5 2 2 0 Beckham G, 3b 2 0 0 0
Butler B, 1b 5 1 3 2 Dye J, rf 4 1 0 0
Jacobs M, dh 4 0 0 0 Konerko P, 1b 5 1 2 1
Callaspo A, 2b 4 0 1 1 Pierzynski A, c 5 1 2 1
Teahen M, 3b 4 1 2 0 Quentin C, lf 3 1 1 2
Maier M, cf 3 0 0 0 Rios A, cf 4 0 1 0
Buck J, c 4 1 1 2 Ramirez A, ss 4 0 1 0
Betancourt Y, ss 4 0 0 0 Nix J, 2b 3 0 1 0
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37 5 10 5 34 4 8 4
Kansas City 001 220 000 -- 5
Chicago 103 000 000 -- 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Meche G (W) 5.0 8 4 4 5 2
Tejeda R 3.0 0 0 0 1 5
Soria J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia F (L) 4.1 7 5 5 1 3
Williams R 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Dotel O 1.2 0 0 0 1 2
Carrasco D 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Pena T 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Callaspo A, Buck J
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Chicago 10
2B -- Butler B 3, Teahen M 2
HR -- Konerko P, Quentin C, Buck J
SB -- Nix J, Rios A
HBP -- by Meche G (Beckham G)
T -- 3:15
A -- 28812
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