MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
08/14/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 1176 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (48-60) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 1
Chicago White Sox (64-46) 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 X 6 8 0
White Sox Dump Kansas City, 6-3, to Win 5th in a Row
The Chicago White Sox topped the Kansas City Royals, 6-3, in American League action at U.S. Cellular Field. The game was highlighted by the performance of Chicago pitcher Juan Pizarro. Pizarro, now 8-3, was the winner. In 6.2 innings, he gave up 3 hits, while striking out 9, walking 0, and allowing 1 run. Hoyt Wilhelm locked down his 23rd save.

Alejandro Oms had a key at-bat with one out in the bottom of the fifth for Chicago. With the bases loaded and the White Sox leading 2-1, he hit a sacrifice fly.

"This win gets us that much closer to where we want to be," Oms said in postgame remarks.

After today's action, Chicago sits at 64-46, while Kansas City falls to 48-60.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .247 2 25
G. Brett 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .293 14 47
B. Mackey DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .274 11 43
S. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .270 15 61
M. Sweeney 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .213 2 22
C. Beltran CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 12 33
J. Dye RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .194 8 37
   b-J. Damon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 1 11
F. White 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .190 5 30
F. Patek SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 0 8
   a-B. Witt Jr. PH, SS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .249 9 47
Totals 30 3 4 2 2 10 11      
a - B. Witt Jr. pinch hit for F. Patek in the 8th
b - J. Damon pinch hit for J. Dye in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Mackey (34, 1st Inning off J. Pizarro, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Dye (15, 2nd Inning off J. Pizarro, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Brett (14, 1st Inning off J. Pizarro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Wilson , G. Brett 4 , B. Mackey 2 , J. Dye 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Sweeney 2 , J. Dye , F. Patek
Sac Fly: B. Mackey
Hit by Pitch: G. Brett , C. Beltran
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Beltran (9)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Beltran (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Brett-White-Sweeney, White-Patek-Sweeney)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Jackson RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .311 3 47
E. Collins Sr 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .265 0 22
H. Johnson DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .278 18 75
A. Oms CF 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 .268 14 47
   a-J. Mostil CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 25
B. Leonard 1B 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .215 12 46
M. Minoso LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .229 3 31
G. Davis 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .262 0 36
L. Appling SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .256 0 25
A. Pierzynski C 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .284 10 50
Totals 27 6 8 6 5 2 15      
a - J. Mostil substituted for A. Oms in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Oms (16, 1st Inning off K. Appier, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Leonard (18, 5th Inning off K. Appier, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Oms (1, 8th Inning off S. Busby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Jackson 2 , A. Oms 5 , B. Leonard 2 , M. Minoso , G. Davis , A. Pierzynski
2-out RBI: S. Jackson , A. Oms , B. Leonard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Collins Sr , B. Leonard , M. Minoso , L. Appling
GIDP: E. Collins Sr , L. Appling
Sac Bunt: E. Collins Sr
Sac Fly: A. Oms , G. Davis
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Leonard (4) , A. Pierzynski (1)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Appier L (5-15) 4.2 7 5 4 3 1 0 77 4.64   
S. Busby 3.1 1 1 1 2 1 0 55 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 30
Batters Faced: K. Appier 23, S. Busby 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 7-5, S. Busby 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 77-43, S. Busby 55-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Busby 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pizarro W (8-3) 6.2 3 1 1 0 9 1 86 3.10   
B. Thigpen 1.1 1 2 2 2 0 0 25 7.20   
H. Wilhelm SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pizarro 73
Batters Faced: J. Pizarro 24, B. Thigpen 8, H. Wilhelm 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pizarro 5-6, B. Thigpen 1-3, H. Wilhelm 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pizarro 86-61, B. Thigpen 25-11, H. Wilhelm 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Thigpen 1-0
WP: B. Thigpen
Hit Batsmen: J. Pizarro , B. Thigpen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Pizarro
Ballpark: U.S. Cellular Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 43800
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