KC 5, CWS 4 | Aug 12, 2017 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, August 12, 2017•Guaranteed Rate Field•75°F, Clear

Royals

CWS

White Sox

Final

WIN

Scott Alexander

LOSS

Aaron Bummer

SAVE

Kelvin Herrera

The Royals edged the White Sox 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★José Abreu2 HR, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Melky Cabrera homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. Lorenzo Cain scores.

Weather: 75°F, ClearWind: 7 mph, Out To RFFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 3:12Att: 20,413Venue: Guaranteed Rate Field

Ump Audit

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89.6%C

15 missed calls

+18.1% KC

+0.67 runs CWS

Win Probability

CWS WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	10	0
CWS	0	0	0	1	0	1	2

Game 491841 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	0	1	1	0	1	.293/.330/.473	100.5	.382	.350
Lorenzo CainCF	3	1	0	0	1	2	.288/.352/.436	74	.020	.018
Eric Hosmer1B	4	1	2	1	0	0	.312/.371/.493	98.7	.382	.447
Melky CabreraRF	4	1	1	2	0	0	.297/.337/.455	101.3	.305	.438
Mike Moustakas3B	4	1	2	0	0	0	.284/.318/.570	110.7	.560	.555
Brandon MossDH	4	0	0	0	0	3	.207/.284/.426	78	.070	.068
Alcides EscobarSS	4	1	2	1	0	1	.229/.249/.314	100.9	.462	.484
Alex GordonLF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.199/.289/.293	103.9	.283	.258
Drew ButeraC	3	0	1	0	1	0	.245/.303/.345	95.7	.191	.188
Bench
Ian KennedyP							.333/.500/.333	-	-	-
Scott AlexanderP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	35	5	10	5	2	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Hosmer (1st off Shields, 0 on, 2 out); Cabrera (8th off Bummer, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Moustakas; Escobar

3B:Escobar

TB:20

RBI:Merrifield; Escobar; Cabrera 2; Hosmer

GIDP:Merrifield; Cabrera

Team LOB:5

Chicago White Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Leury GarcíaLF	4	0	1	2	0	1	.288/.339/.442	104	.184

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Ian Kennedy	6.1	7	3	3	1	7	2	97-68	90.4	4.80
Scott AlexanderWBS	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	21-15	92.9	2.63
Joakim SoriaH	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-9	87.3	3.26
Kelvin HerreraS	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15-8	95.6	4.00
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	2	9	2	143-100	-	-

HBP:García (by Kennedy)

Inherited runners-scored:Alexander 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Kennedy 97-68; Alexander 21-15; Soria 10-9; Herrera 15-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Kennedy 5-4; Alexander 1-0; Soria 2-0; Herrera 2-1

Chicago White Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
James Shields	6.0	7	3	3	1	8	1	105-71	84.4	5.90

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Eric Hosmer homers (19) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 98.7 mph💣 376 ftLA: 35°

Top 2 • KC

3-0

Whit Merrifield singles on a line drive to center fielder Adam Engel. Alcides Escobar scores. Drew Butera to 2nd.

EV: 83.3 mph180 ftLA: 14°

2-0

Alcides Escobar triples (3) on a line drive to right fielder Avisail Garcia. Mike Moustakas scores.

EV: 89.6 mph305 ftLA: 19°

Bot 4 • CWS

3-1

Jose Abreu homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 96.9 mph💣 367 ftLA: 37°

Bot 6 • CWS

3-2

Jose Abreu homers (21) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 105.8 mph💣 408 ftLA: 33°

Bot 7 • CWS

3-4

Leury Garcia singles on a line drive to center fielder Lorenzo Cain. Tim Anderson scores. Omar Narvaez scores.

EV: 79.4 mph152 ftLA: 9°

Top 8 • KC

5-4

Melky Cabrera homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. Lorenzo Cain scores.

EV: 101.3 mph💣 395 ftLA: 26°

Bench
Omar NarváezC	3	1	1	0	1	0	.266/.354/.315	95.9	.333	.332
James ShieldsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chris BeckP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Aaron BummerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake PetrickaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-