CWS 11, KC 6 | Sep 3, 2020 | The Best Box Score

Friday, September 4, 2020•Kauffman Stadium•79°F, Clear

CWS

White Sox

Royals

Final

WIN

Dylan Cease

LOSS

Danny Duffy

The White Sox cruised past the Royals 11-6 in a dominant performance.

★José Abreu3 RBI

★Tim Anderson3-for-4, 2 RBI

★Luis Robert Jr.3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Jose Abreu singles on a line drive to center fielder Edward Olivares. Eloy Jimenez scores. Yasmani Grandal to 2nd.

Weather: 79°F, ClearWind: 11 mph, In From LFFirst pitch: 12:05 AM UTCT: 3:180Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Shane Livensparger

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92.0%B

14 missed calls

+7.1% CWS

+0.50 runs CWS

Win Probability

KC WinCWS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CWS	0	5	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	11	13	1
KC	1	0	0	0	0	3	0

Game 631405 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Tim AndersonSS	4	2	3	2	1	0	.347/.389/.610	104.1	.486	.641
Eloy JiménezLF	5	1	1	0	0	1	.281/.318/.561	105.5	.206	.193
Yasmani GrandalC	3	1	2	0	2	1	.238/.363/.396	96	.443	.429
José Abreu1B	5	1	2	3	0	0	.316/.361/.619	104.8	.291	.362
Edwin EncarnaciónDH	4	2	1	1	0	1	.173/.264/.429	112.9	.422	.750
Yoán Moncada3B	3	0	0	1	1	2	.242/.333/.411	89.9	.527	.313
Luis Robert Jr.CF	4	2	1	3	1	1	.278/.331/.586	113	.340	.666
Danny Mendick2B	5	1	1	0	0	0	.237/.279/.392	94.8	.247	.250
Adam EngelRF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.290/.333/.452	111	.427	.436
Bench
Dylan CeaseP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Matt FosterP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	37	11	13	10	5	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Encarnación (2nd off Duffy, 0 on, 0 out); Anderson (4th off Duffy, 0 on, 1 out); Jr. (7th off Newberry, 2 on, 1 out)

2B:Abreu

TB:23

RBI:Encarnación; Moncada; Abreu 3; Anderson 2; Jr. 3

SF:Moncada

GIDP:Jiménez

Team LOB:6

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldRF	5	0	0	0	0	0	.263/.319/.454	101.3	.295

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Dylan CeaseW	5.0	4	3	3	2	1	1	96-58	90.1	3.29
Matt Foster	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	10-8	87.4	1.59
Evan Marshall	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	15-9	87.1	2.25
Bernardo Flores Jr.	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	0	13-10	85.1	18.00
Steve Cishek	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	34-17	83.5	5.52
Totals	9.0	9	6	6	4	6	1	168-102	-	-

HBP:Gordon (by Cease)

Inherited runners-scored:Foster 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Cease 96-58; Foster 10-8; Marshall 15-9; Jr. 13-10; Cishek 34-17

Groundouts-flyouts:Cease 8-7; Foster 1-1; Marshall 1-0; Jr. 2-0; Cishek 2-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Danny DuffyL	6.0	7	6	6	5	3	2	98-63	84.6	4.83

Game Notes

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B4Replay review: Alex Gordon hit by pitch.

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B6Replay review: Royals challenged (catch or drop), call on the field was overturned: Maikel Franco doubles (13) on a fly ball to center fielder Luis Robert.

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B9Replay review: Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Edward Olivares grounds out, second baseman Danny Mendick to first baseman Jose Abreu.

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T2Wild pitch by Danny Duffy

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Hunter Dozier homers (5) on a line drive to center field.

EV: 107.9 mph💣 419 ftLA: 19°

Top 2 • CWS

5-1

Jose Abreu doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Adam Engel scores. Tim Anderson scores. Yasmani Grandal out at home on the throw, left fielder Alex Gordon to shortstop Adalberto Mondesi to catcher Cam Gallagher.

EV: 98.6 mph386 ftLA: 23°

3-1

Yasmani Grandal walks.

2-1

Tim Anderson walks. Luis Robert scores. Danny Mendick to 3rd. Adam Engel to 2nd.

1-1

Edwin Encarnacion homers (7) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 112.9 mph💣 442 ftLA: 27°

Top 4 • CWS

6-1

Tim Anderson homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 104.1 mph💣 412 ftLA: 24°

Bot 6 • KC

6-2

Alex Gordon doubles (4) on a line drive to center fielder Luis Robert. Maikel Franco scores.

EV: 98.1 mph349 ftLA: 23°

6-4

Nicky Lopez doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Adam Engel. Alex Gordon scores. Edward Olivares scores.

EV: 101.4 mph211 ftLA: 14°

Top 7 • CWS

11-4

Luis Robert homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. Jose Abreu scores. Edwin Encarnacion scores.

EV: 113.0 mph💣 458 ftLA: 28°

8-4

Yoan Moncada out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Yasmani Grandal scores. Jose Abreu to 3rd.

EV: 78.8 mph295 ftLA: 31°

7-4

Jose Abreu singles on a line drive to center fielder Edward Olivares. Eloy Jimenez scores. Yasmani Grandal to 2nd.

EV: 99.4 mph192 ftLA: 9°

Bot 8 • KC

11-5

Nicky Lopez grounds out softly, second baseman Danny Mendick to first baseman Jose Abreu. Bubba Starling scores. Edward Olivares to 3rd.

EV: 50.6 mph5 ftLA: -34°

11-6

Adalberto Mondesi grounds out, second baseman Danny Mendick to first baseman Jose Abreu. Edward Olivares scores.

EV: 101.4 mph64 ftLA: 2°

Bench
Alex GordonLF	2	1	1	1	0	0	.226/.311/.377	98.1	.627	.693
Cam GallagherC	2	0	0	0	0	0	.257/.333/.457	95	.193	.184
Ryan McBroomPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.292/.324/.569	-	-	-
Danny DuffyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake NewberryP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Matt HarveyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chance AdamsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler ZuberP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-