KC 8, CWS 2 | Sep 23, 2017 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, September 23, 2017•Guaranteed Rate Field•91°F, Clear

Royals

CWS

White Sox

Final

WIN

Danny Duffy

LOSS

Dylan Covey

The Royals cruised past the White Sox 8-2 in a dominant performance.

★Whit Merrifield3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Whit Merrifield doubles (31) on a line drive to center fielder Adam Engel. Brandon Moss scores. Alcides Escobar scores. Alex Gordon scores.

Weather: 91°F, ClearWind: 13 mph, In From LFFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 3:02Att: 20,306Venue: Guaranteed Rate Field

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95.1%A

7 missed calls

+3.3% KC

+0.47 runs CWS

Win Probability

CWS WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	2	0	8	12	0
CWS	1	0	0	0	0	0	1

Game 492408 • 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	3	0	3	.290/.329/.465	99.6	.455	.460
Drew ButeraC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242/.288/.340	-	-	-
Paulo OrlandoCF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.164/.187/.178	89.3	.181	.170
Eric Hosmer1B	4	2	2	0	1	0	.321/.388/.501	107.8	.194	.184
Jorge BonifacioRF	1	0	1	0	0	0	.251/.315/.425	99.4	.533	.591
Cheslor Cuthbert3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.233/.280/.331	69.3	-	-
Brandon MossDH	4	1	2	1	0	1	.211/.284/.442	104	.578	.684
Alcides EscobarSS	3	1	2	0	1	0	.251/.273/.354	100.8	.640	.614
Alex GordonLF	3	2	1	1	1	1	.211/.293/.322	102.1	.220	.339
Bench
Lorenzo CainCF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.298/.361/.437	93.2	.118	.107
Melky CabreraRF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.290/.329/.429
Totals	38	8	12	8	4	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Gordon (5th off Covey, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Moss; Perez 2; Merrifield; Bonifacio; Escobar

TB:21

RBI:Moss; Perez 2; Merrifield 3; Moustakas; Gordon

GIDP:Perez

Team LOB:7

Chicago White Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Tim AndersonSS	4	0	1	0	0	0	.263/.283/.415	85.4	.258

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Danny DuffyW	6.0	8	2	2	2	2	89-65	89	3.68
Peter Moylan	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1-0	78.1	3.59
Scott AlexanderH	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	11-7	94.6	2.55
Kelvin Herrera	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	13-9	94.8	4.47
Brandon Maurer	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	8-6	94.4	6.41
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	2	6	122-87	-	-

HBP:Anderson (by Moylan)

Inherited runners-scored:Moylan 2-0; Alexander 3-1

Pitches-strikes:Duffy 89-65; Moylan 1-0; Alexander 11-7; Herrera 13-9; Maurer 8-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Duffy 8-7; Moylan 0-0; Alexander 1-0; Herrera 1-1; Maurer 2-0

Chicago White Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Dylan CoveyL	6.0	5	3	3	1	3	1	85-49	90.7	7.83

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • CWS

0-1

Jose Abreu singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lorenzo Cain. Yoan Moncada scores.

EV: 111.0 mph28 ftLA: -4°

Top 4 • KC

2-1

Mike Moustakas singles on a line drive to center fielder Adam Engel. Salvador Perez scores.

EV: 85.5 mph215 ftLA: 14°

1-1

Salvador Perez doubles (23) on a line drive to left fielder Willy Garcia. Eric Hosmer scores.

EV: 94.6 mph334 ftLA: 21°

Top 5 • KC

3-1

Alex Gordon homers (9) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 95.8 mph💣 349 ftLA: 27°

Top 7 • KC

6-1

Whit Merrifield doubles (31) on a line drive to center fielder Adam Engel. Brandon Moss scores. Alcides Escobar scores. Alex Gordon scores.

EV: 99.6 mph286 ftLA: 16°

Bot 7 • CWS

6-2

Jose Abreu grounds out, third baseman Mike Moustakas to first baseman Eric Hosmer. Willy Garcia scores. Adam Engel to 3rd. Tim Anderson to 2nd.

EV: 46.4 mph70 ftLA: 12°

Top 8 • KC

8-2

Brandon Moss doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Willy Garcia. Salvador Perez scores. Mike Moustakas to 3rd.

EV: 102.7 mph312 ftLA: 18°

7-2

Salvador Perez doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Adam Engel. Eric Hosmer scores.

EV: 101.4 mph342 ftLA: 20°

WP:Holmberg

IBB:Holmberg

Inherited runners-scored:Alburquerque 3-3; Beck 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Covey 85-49; Fry 17-10; Alburquerque 8-6; Holmberg 30-16; Beck 29-18

Groundouts-flyouts:Covey 9-5; Fry 0-0; Alburquerque 2-0; Holmberg 0-0; Beck 1-1

Bench
Kevan SmithC	3	0	0	0	1	1	.278/.307/.375	94	.129	.118
Willy GarcíaLF	2	1	0	0	1	0	.245/.307/.412	103.4	.182	.199
Adam EngelCF	3	0	1	0	0	0	.179/.243/.304	103.5	.261	.259
Dylan CoveyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jace FryP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Al AlburquerqueP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
David HolmbergP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chris BeckP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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