CWS 8, KC 2 | Sep 6, 2020 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, September 6, 2020•Kauffman Stadium•89°F, Sunny

CWS

White Sox

Royals

Final

WIN

Dallas Keuchel

LOSS

Matt Harvey

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

★Edwin Encarnación4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Edwin Encarnacion homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. Yasmani Grandal scores. Jose Abreu scores.

Weather: 89°F, SunnyWind: 15 mph, VariesFirst pitch: 6:05 PM UTCT: 3:340Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

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89.0%D

18 missed calls

+24.0% CWS

+0.40 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinCWS Win

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

Game 631407 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Tim AndersonSS	6	0	1	0	0	2	.351/.390/.595	99.3	.240	.260
Yasmani GrandalC	4	2	2	2	1	0	.257/.376/.440	92.8	.412	.397
José Abreu1B	4	1	1	0	1	1	.315/.361/.619	98.8	.425	.417
Jarrod DysonDH	0	1	0	0	0	0	.154/.214/.154	-	-	-
Eloy JiménezLF	5	0	1	1	0	1	.281/.315/.549	101.7	.310	.321
Luis Robert Jr.CF	2	1	0	0	2	2	.266/.333/.552	90.5	-	-
Nomar MazaraRF	5	0	2	1	0	0	.250/.323/.298	103.5	.372	.416
Danny Mendick2B	5	0	2	0	0	0	.245/.284/.392	99.4	.338	.322
Yolmer Sánchez3B	3	2	2	0	2	0	.333/.500/.667	99.5	.389	.435
Bench
Edwin EncarnaciónDH	5	1	2	4	0	2	.179/.267/.443	109.4	.407	.740
Dallas KeuchelP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	39	8	13	8	6	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Encarnación (7th off Staumont, 2 on, 0 out)

2B:Grandal; Sánchez 2; Jiménez; Mazara

TB:21

RBI:Encarnación 4; Grandal 2; Jiménez; Mazara

SB:Anderson; Jr. 2

GIDP:Sánchez

Team LOB:11

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldLF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.248/.302/.424	94.7	.236

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Dallas KeuchelW	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	49-36	82.1	2.19
Jimmy CorderoH	1.0	3	1	1	2	0	23-15	93.9	6.23
Steve Cishek	0.2	2	1	1	2	1	16-10	83.3	5.87
Evan MarshallH	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	13-9	87.5	1.96
Alex McRae	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	15-8	89.9	0.00
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	10	1	116-78	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Cishek 1-1; Marshall 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Keuchel 49-36; Cordero 23-15; Cishek 16-10; Marshall 13-9; McRae 15-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Keuchel 9-4; Cordero 0-1; Cishek 0-0; Marshall 1-1; McRae 0-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Matt HarveyL	2.1	4	1	1	0	2	0	40-26	90.3	11.70

Game Notes

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B3Replay review: Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Nicky Lopez reaches on a fielder's choice out, second baseman Danny Mendick to catcher Yasmani Grandal. Adalberto Mondesi out at home.

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T9Replay review: Umpire reviewed (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Tim Anderson grounds out, third baseman Maikel Franco to first baseman Hunter Dozier.

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T8Wild pitch by Chance Adams

Top 3 • CWS

1-0

Yasmani Grandal singles on a ground ball to right fielder Edward Olivares. Yolmer Sanchez scores.

EV: 85.4 mph23 ftLA: -4°

Top 6 • CWS

2-0

Nomar Mazara doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Luis Robert scores.

EV: 103.0 mph351 ftLA: 19°

Top 7 • CWS

5-0

Edwin Encarnacion homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. Yasmani Grandal scores. Jose Abreu scores.

EV: 109.4 mph💣 448 ftLA: 33°

Bot 7 • KC

5-2

Edward Olivares homers (2) on a line drive to left field. Bubba Starling scores.

EV: 105.7 mph💣 398 ftLA: 22°

Top 8 • CWS

8-2

Eloy Jimenez doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Jarrod Dyson scores.

EV: 101.7 mph315 ftLA: 18°

7-2

Edwin Encarnacion singles on a ground ball to center fielder Bubba Starling. Yasmani Grandal scores.

EV: 81.9 mph55 ftLA: 2°

6-2

Yasmani Grandal doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Yolmer Sanchez scores.

EV: 92.8 mph266 ftLA: 17°

WP:Adams

HBP:Jr. (by Hernández)

Inherited runners-scored:Zuber 1-0; Holland 2-0; Adams 1-0; Newberry 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Harvey 40-26; Zuber 8-2; Hernández 44-28; Holland 8-4; Staumont 19-9; Adams 32-18; Newberry 25-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Harvey 2-3; Zuber 0-2; Hernández 3-2; Holland 0-0; Staumont 0-1; Adams 0-2; Newberry 3-0

Bench
Matt HarveyP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler ZuberP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carlos HernándezP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Greg HollandP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh StaumontP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chance AdamsP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake NewberryP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-