Royals 9, White Sox 1: Even a mother couldn't love this
Another struggling Kansas City pitcher held the White Sox in check as the Royals took two out of three in Chicago.
| Final - 5.13.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Stories
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| Chi. White Sox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrod Dyson, CF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .306 |
| Chris Getz, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| Johnny Giavotella, ph,4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .100 |
| Alex Gordon, LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .256 |
| Billy Butler, DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .285 |
| Jeff Francoeur, RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .240 |
| Eric Hosmer, 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .180 |
| Irving Falu, 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .412 |
| Alcides Escobar, SS | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .296 |
| Humberto Quintero, C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Totals | 36 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | |
Batting
Home runs - Francoeur
Doubles - Giavotella, Quintero
Hit by pitch - Dyson, Butler
Caught Stealing - Dyson
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Falu
Home runs - Francoeur
Doubles - Giavotella, Quintero
Hit by pitch - Dyson, Butler
Caught Stealing - Dyson
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Falu
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Duffy | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.90 | 0 | 13-8 |
| Luis Mendoza (W, 2-2) | 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.76 | 1 | 81-49 |
| Kelvin Herrera (, 0-0) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 | 0 | 7-5 |
| Jose Mijares (, 2-1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 | 0 | 4-3 |
| Greg Holland (, 0-2) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.39 | 0 | 13-8 |
| Tim Collins (, 1-0) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.71 | 0 | 4-3 |
| Jonathan Broxton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 | 0 | 17-13 |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Lillibridge, CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .176 |
| Alejandro De Aza, ph,8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Gordon Beckham, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .208 |
| Adam Dunn, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Paul Konerko, DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .333 |
| Alex Rios, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 |
| Dayan Viciedo, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .196 |
| Kosuke Fukudome, ph,7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| Tyler Flowers, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| A.J. Pierzynski, ph,2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| Brent Morel, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| Eduardo Escobar, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .176 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
Batting
Doubles - De Aza, Escobar
Grounded into DP - Rios
Caught Stealing - Dunn
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Passed Balls - Pierzynski
Doubles - De Aza, Escobar
Grounded into DP - Rios
Caught Stealing - Dunn
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Passed Balls - Pierzynski
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Humber | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5.77 | 0 | 101-67 |
| Matt Thornton (L, 1-3) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.61 | 1 | 12-6 |
| Nate Jones | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.76 | 0 | 15-9 |
| Addison Reed | 0.1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.23 | 0 | 28-11 |
| Eric Stults | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 0 | 18-13 |
Pitching
IBB - Gordon by Reed
Dyson by Reed
IBB - Gordon by Reed
Dyson by Reed
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Joe West, First Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook, Second Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher, Third Base Umpire - Rob Drake
Duration: 3:21
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Joe West, First Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook, Second Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher, Third Base Umpire - Rob Drake
Duration: 3:21
