MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
08/18/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 2168 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 18TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (53-69) 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 6 11 0
Chicago White Sox (66-58) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
White Sox Lose to Royals, 6-2
The Royals grabbed a win, 6-2, at Guaranteed Rate Field, overcoming a fine effort from Chicago pitcher Dillon Peters. Peters went 6 innings and allowed 3 earned runs. Kansas City reliever Kelvin Herrera got the win, raising his record to 3-3. Dillon Peters was tagged with the loss. With the win, the Royals improved to 53-69.

Nolan Arenado, who is a five-time Great Glove Award winner, aided the Kansas City cause with a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh. For the game, the third baseman was 2 for 5 with 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI.

"I felt we were ready to go," said Kansas City manager Bryce Shuck. "Our pregame was pretty good."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .300 5 45
J. Mauer 1B 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .311 3 42
N. Arenado 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .323 10 31
I. Kinsler 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 6 .208 0 9
L. Chisenhall RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .282 15 64
O. Herrera CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .230 1 5
K. Plawecki C 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .281 2 27
M. Cabrera DH 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .304 4 27
R. Torreyes SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .233 1 21
Totals 34 6 11 6 5 3 19      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Plawecki (13, 2nd Inning off D. Peters, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Winker (32, 5th Inning off D. Peters, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Mauer , K. Plawecki 3 , J. Winker 3 , R. Torreyes 2 , N. Arenado 2 , I. Kinsler , M. Cabrera
2-out RBI: K. Plawecki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Chisenhall , I. Kinsler , M. Cabrera
GIDP: J. Mauer , O. Herrera , I. Kinsler
Sac Fly: I. Kinsler
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arenado-Kinsler-Mauer)
PB: K. Plawecki
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Turner 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .297 19 61
M. Brantley LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .301 19 75
C. Blackmon CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .325 25 85
J. Martinez DH 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .285 42 120
D. Murphy 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .307 15 70
J. Lucroy C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .324 10 56
C. Seager SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .274 13 60
B. Belt 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 11 43
A. Toles RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 7 41
Totals 30 2 4 1 3 6 10      
BATTING
Total Bases: C. Blackmon , M. Brantley 2 , D. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Seager , J. Lucroy 2
GIDP: D. Murphy
Hit by Pitch: C. Blackmon
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Blackmon (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Seager-Murphy-Belt, Murphy-Seager-Belt, Seager-Murphy-Belt)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Gonzalez 2.2 2 2 2 2 2 0 40 21 6.05   
K. Herrera W (3-3) 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 32 17 5.74   
A. Warren H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 11 0.00   
A. Vizcaino H (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 4.44   
M. Strahm H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 2.61   
C. Edwards Jr. 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 14 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Gonzalez 42
Batters Faced: G. Gonzalez 12, K. Herrera 7, A. Warren 5, A. Vizcaino 3, M. Strahm 3, C. Edwards Jr. 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Gonzalez 3-2, K. Herrera 4-2, A. Warren 0-2, A. Vizcaino 0-2, M. Strahm 1-2, C. Edwards Jr. 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Gonzalez 40-21, K. Herrera 32-17, A. Warren 20-11, A. Vizcaino 11-7, M. Strahm 10-5, C. Edwards Jr. 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Herrera 1-0
WP: C. Edwards Jr.
Hit Batsmen: G. Gonzalez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Peters L (7-10) 6.0 6 3 3 3 2 0 85 53 4.72   
J. Alvarado 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 15 8 4.89   
J. Miller 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 12 2.37   
T. Gott 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 15 10 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Peters 47
Batters Faced: D. Peters 25, J. Alvarado 5, J. Miller 5, T. Gott 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Peters 6-8, J. Alvarado 0-1, J. Miller 1-3, T. Gott 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Peters 85-53, J. Alvarado 15-8, J. Miller 16-12, T. Gott 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Miller 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dillon Peters
Ballpark: Guaranteed Rate Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM EST
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 39657
Special Notes: SP Gio Gonzalez was injured while pitching.
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