MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/10/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2474 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (77-68) 0 3 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 9 14 0
Kansas City Royals (62-80) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Soto Powers White Sox to 9-2 Win
The Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals, 9-2, in American League action at Kauffman Stadium, with Chicago catcher Geovany Soto named player of the game. The White Sox bumped their record to 77-68 with this latest triumph.

Soto had a key at-bat for Chicago early in the game. With a runner on 2nd, he hit a 2-run home run. It was his 5th home run of the season and gave Chicago an early 2-0 lead.

Kansas City manager Bryce Shuck said his team was "out of sync."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Turner 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .290 22 65
   a-B. Phillips PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 1 6
   b-M. Hernandez 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .323 5 29
M. Brantley LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .303 22 86
C. Blackmon CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .315 29 102
J. Martinez DH 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .274 49 136
D. Murphy 2B, 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .301 20 86
B. Belt 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .238 12 57
C. Seager SS 5 2 3 1 0 1 4 .284 19 71
G. Soto C 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .261 5 17
A. Toles RF 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 .244 11 54
Totals 40 9 14 9 5 8 21      
a - B. Phillips pinch hit for J. Turner in the 7th
b - M. Hernandez substituted for B. Phillips in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Seager 2 (30, 2nd Inning off G. Gonzalez, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off C. Edwards Jr., 0 on, 2 outs) D. Murphy (41, 5th Inning off G. Gonzalez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Toles (11, 7th Inning off K. Herrera, 2 on, 2 outs) C. Seager (19, 4th Inning off G. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs) G. Soto (5, 2nd Inning off G. Gonzalez, 1 on, 1 out) J. Turner (22, 2nd Inning off G. Gonzalez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Toles 5 , C. Seager 8 , D. Murphy 2 , G. Soto 6 , B. Belt , C. Blackmon , J. Turner 5 , J. Martinez
2-out RBI: A. Toles , D. Murphy , G. Soto , J. Turner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Seager , D. Murphy , C. Blackmon , M. Hernandez
GIDP: J. Turner
Hit by Pitch: G. Soto
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Blackmon (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Turner-Murphy-Belt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Herrera CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .277 2 12
M. Cabrera LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .300 6 34
N. Arenado 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .310 15 50
L. Chisenhall RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .275 20 76
L. Valbuena DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .262 22 66
J. Mauer 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .316 5 46
I. Kinsler 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .214 3 20
J. Profar SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 9 56
K. Plawecki C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .272 2 31
Totals 34 2 8 2 2 2 16      
BATTING
Home Runs: L. Chisenhall (20, 4th Inning off P. Clemens, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Mauer 2 , K. Plawecki , O. Herrera 2 , N. Arenado , L. Chisenhall 4 , M. Cabrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Chisenhall , I. Kinsler , M. Cabrera
GIDP: N. Arenado
Hit by Pitch: N. Arenado
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Herrera (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kinsler-Profar-Mauer)
PB: K. Plawecki
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Clemens W (2-1) 5.1 6 2 2 2 1 1 88 58 5.91   
B. Clark SV (3) 3.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 43 27 2.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Clemens 47
Batters Faced: P. Clemens 24, B. Clark 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Clemens 4-10, B. Clark 3-7
Pitches - Strikes: P. Clemens 88-58, B. Clark 43-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Clark 1-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Clemens
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Gonzalez L (2-4) 5.0 8 5 5 3 5 3 92 62 4.36   
D. Hernandez 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 3 10.22   
K. Herrera 2.2 4 4 4 0 2 1 32 20 5.35   
C. Edwards Jr. 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 13 4.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Gonzalez 33
Batters Faced: G. Gonzalez 25, D. Hernandez 3, K. Herrera 12, C. Edwards Jr. 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Gonzalez 5-4, D. Hernandez 1-0, K. Herrera 3-3, C. Edwards Jr. 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Gonzalez 92-62, D. Hernandez 9-3, K. Herrera 32-20, C. Edwards Jr. 28-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Herrera 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Edwards Jr.
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Geovany Soto
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 18 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM EST
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 31217
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