White Sox 9, Royals 8 (14 innings): Welcome to the second half
Kevin Youkilis' sac fly ended a five-hour, 23-minute marathon to give the White Sox a victory to open up the second half of the season.
| Final - 7.13.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
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| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. White Sox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro De Aza, CF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .281 |
| Kevin Youkilis, 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .261 |
| Adam Dunn, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .212 |
| Orlando Hudson, pr,dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 |
| Paul Konerko, 1B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .325 |
| Alex Rios, RF | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .317 |
| A.J. Pierzynski, C | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .292 |
| Dayan Viciedo, LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| Jordan Danks, pr,7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 |
| Alexei Ramirez, SS | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| Gordon Beckham, 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .243 |
| Totals | 55 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 14 | |
Batting
Home runs - Dunn, Rios, Viciedo
Doubles - Rios, Pierzynski, Ramirez, Beckham
Grounded into DP - Youkilis
Sacrifice flies - Youkilis
Stolen Bases - Ramirez
Team LOB - 15
Fielding
Errors - Septimo
Home runs - Dunn, Rios, Viciedo
Doubles - Rios, Pierzynski, Ramirez, Beckham
Grounded into DP - Youkilis
Sacrifice flies - Youkilis
Stolen Bases - Ramirez
Team LOB - 15
Fielding
Errors - Septimo
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Quintana | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2.60 | 2 | 108-68 |
| Brian Omogrosso (, 0-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 | 12-8 |
| Matt Thornton (, 2-5) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.82 | 0 | 11-8 |
| Nate Jones | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.43 | 0 | 23-12 |
| Leyson Septimo | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.93 | 0 | 14-10 |
| Jhan Marinez | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 27-16 |
| Hector Santiago | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.11 | 0 | 5-5 |
| Addison Reed | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.22 | 0 | 19-14 |
| Dylan Axelrod (W, 1-2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.16 | 0 | 31-17 |
Pitching
IBB - Hosmer by Marinez
IBB - Hosmer by Marinez
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Gordon, LF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .278 |
| Alcides Escobar, SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .308 |
| Eric Hosmer, 1B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .227 |
| Billy Butler, DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .293 |
| Jarrod Dyson, pr,dh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .245 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt, 2B | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| Mike Moustakas, 3B | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .266 |
| Jeff Francoeur, RF | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| Salvador Perez, C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .385 |
| Jason Bourgeois, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Brayan Pena, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Lorenzo Cain, CF | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .238 |
| Totals | 55 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 11 | |
Batting
Home runs - Moustakas, Francoeur
Triples - Escobar
Doubles - Francoeur, Perez, Cain
Sacrifices - Escobar
Stolen Bases - Dyson
Team LOB - 13
Home runs - Moustakas, Francoeur
Triples - Escobar
Doubles - Francoeur, Perez, Cain
Sacrifices - Escobar
Stolen Bases - Dyson
Team LOB - 13
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Chen | 4.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5.50 | 0 | 110-72 |
| Kelvin Herrera | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.02 | 0 | 12-8 |
| Jose Mijares | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.59 | 0 | 14-5 |
| Aaron Crow | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.89 | 0 | 15-10 |
| Greg Holland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.82 | 0 | 13-10 |
| Jonathan Broxton | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.20 | 0 | 17-7 |
| Louis Coleman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.15 | 0 | 34-24 |
| Tim Collins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.56 | 1 | 33-18 |
| Everett Teaford (L, 1-3) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.52 | 0 | 44-30 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione, First Base Umpire - Tim Tschida, Second Base Umpire - Jordan Baker, Third Base Umpire - Bill Welke
Duration: 5:23
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione, First Base Umpire - Tim Tschida, Second Base Umpire - Jordan Baker, Third Base Umpire - Bill Welke
Duration: 5:23
