MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/28/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 723 - SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (20-8) 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 7 14 1
Kansas City Royals (12-14) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 10 0
White Sox Win at Kansas City, 7-5
Chicago rode a decent outing from starter Garrett Richards to victory over the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The final score was 7-5. The save was Richard Lovelady's, his 2nd. Chicago, now 20-8, has played well in the early going.

In the top of the seventh inning, designated hitter J.D. Martinez came through big-time for the White Sox. With Chicago leading 4-2, he belted a 2-run home run.

"I like our moxie," said White Sox manager Corey Krentsa.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Toles RF 5 1 2 1 0 3 2 .235 0 12
M. Brantley LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .292 8 19
C. Blackmon CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .336 6 22
J. Turner 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .378 7 27
D. Murphy 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .324 4 15
J. Martinez DH 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .208 6 24
C. Seager SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .255 3 13
B. Belt 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .258 5 14
G. Soto C 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .320 2 4
Totals 40 7 14 7 2 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Belt (5, 6th Inning off P. Hughes, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Turner (6, 1st Inning off I. Nova, 1 on, 1 out) M. Brantley (5, 1st Inning off I. Nova, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Murphy (9, 5th Inning off I. Nova, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Martinez (6, 7th Inning off K. Herrera, 1 on, 2 outs) G. Soto (2, 8th Inning off J. Zimmermann, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Toles 2 , B. Belt 3 , C. Blackmon 2 , J. Turner 2 , J. Martinez 4 , M. Brantley 3 , D. Murphy 2 , G. Soto 6
2-out RBI: A. Toles , J. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Turner , J. Martinez 2 , M. Brantley 2
Sac Fly: C. Blackmon
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Toles (3)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Murphy (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Turner-Murphy-Belt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Wade SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .190 0 0
G. Hernandez CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .231 0 0
J. Mauer 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .364 1 13
L. Chisenhall RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 2 12
L. Valbuena 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .250 8 15
A. Pujols DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .286 4 18
M. Cabrera LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .349 2 8
J. Profar 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 2 22
J. Phegley C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .292 1 3
   a-J. Winker PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .287 1 11
Totals 37 5 10 5 1 7 10      
a - J. Winker pinch hit for J. Phegley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Pujols (4, 2nd Inning off G. Richards, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Mauer (13, 6th Inning off G. Richards, 0 on, 1 out) J. Winker (6, 9th Inning off T. Gott, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Pujols 3 , J. Profar , J. Phegley , G. Hernandez , L. Valbuena 2 , M. Cabrera , J. Mauer 2 , J. Winker 2
2-out RBI: L. Valbuena , M. Cabrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Profar , G. Hernandez
GIDP: J. Mauer
Team LOB: 6
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Richards W (2-2) 6.0 6 2 2 0 5 0 94 61 5.29   
B. Clark 2.1 2 2 2 0 1 0 29 18 4.76   
J. Rhame 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 5.11   
T. Gott 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 1.74   
R. Lovelady SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 6 6.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Richards 57
Batters Faced: G. Richards 24, B. Clark 9, J. Rhame 1, T. Gott 2, R. Lovelady 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Richards 6-7, B. Clark 4-1, J. Rhame 0-0, T. Gott 0-0, R. Lovelady 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Richards 94-61, B. Clark 29-18, J. Rhame 5-1, T. Gott 6-4, R. Lovelady 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rhame 2-0 , T. Gott 3-3 , R. Lovelady 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
I. Nova L (1-2) 5.0 9 3 3 0 3 0 88 59 3.86   
P. Hughes 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 12 7 4.76   
A. Ottavino 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 15 8 2.53   
K. Herrera 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 4 7.53   
J. Zimmermann 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 1 35 19 6.10   
A. Vizcaino 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Nova 40
Batters Faced: I. Nova 24, P. Hughes 5, A. Ottavino 3, K. Herrera 2, J. Zimmermann 8, A. Vizcaino 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Nova 5-7, P. Hughes 0-2, A. Ottavino 1-0, K. Herrera 0-1, J. Zimmermann 0-3, A. Vizcaino 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Nova 88-59, P. Hughes 12-7, A. Ottavino 15-8, K. Herrera 6-4, J. Zimmermann 35-19, A. Vizcaino 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Herrera 1-1
WP: I. Nova
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Garrett Richards
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:15 PM EST
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 39994
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