KC 5, CWS 6 | Aug 28, 2020 | The Best Box Score

Friday, August 28, 2020•Guaranteed Rate Field•90°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

CWS

White Sox

Final

WIN

Alex Colomé

LOSS

Ian Kennedy

The White Sox edged the Royals 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Alex Gordon3-for-5, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Jorge Soler homers (8) on a line drive to right field. Hunter Dozier scores.

Weather: 90°F, Partly CloudyWind: 12 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 3:590Venue: Guaranteed Rate Field

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90.9%C

16 missed calls

+9.8% KC

+0.73 runs CWS

Win Probability

CWS WinKC Win

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

Game 631501 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldRF	5	1	1	1	0	0	.297/.345/.500	99.8	.170	.262
Hunter Dozier1B	4	2	1	0	1	1	.241/.388/.444	98.3	.349	.364
Jorge SolerDH	4	1	2	2	1	0	.254/.348/.509	104.1	.503	.532
Bubba StarlingCF	0	1	0	0	0	0	.174/.231/.217	-	-	-
Maikel Franco3B	5	0	2	0	0	1	.246/.286/.466	106.2	.454	.500
Alex GordonLF	5	0	3	0	0	1	.196/.267/.315	107.3	.486	.452
Adalberto MondesiSS	5	0	0	0	0	3	.205/.225/.265	69.5	.240	.220
Nicky Lopez2B	2	0	0	0	1	0	.212/.287/.294	104.1	.597	.773
Meibrys ViloriaC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250/.357/.333	-	-	-
Bench
Ryan O'Hearn1B	2	0	1	1	3	0	.246/.346/.362	105.4	.437	.446
Cam GallagherC	3	0	0	0	0	1	.280/.379/.480
Totals	36	5	11	4	6	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Merrifield (3rd off López, 0 on, 0 out); Soler (7th off Foster, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Franco 2

TB:19

RBI:Soler 2; Merrifield; O'Hearn

CS:Lopez

Team LOB:11

Chicago White Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Tim AndersonSS	5	1	1	0	0	1	.337/.378/.620	97	.307

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Danny Duffy	5.2	7	4	3	1	6	2	92-61	85.8	4.11
Jesse Hahn	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	26-18	88.8	0.00
Tyler Zuber	0.1	1	1	1	1	1	0	15-7	87.5	5.11
Scott Barlow	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	22-14	84.1	1.45
Josh Staumont	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-10	97.1	0.66
Ian KennedyL	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	4-2	92.2	7.90
Totals	8.0	11	6	5	4	11	3	173-112	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Hahn 1-1; Barlow 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Duffy 92-61; Hahn 26-18; Zuber 15-7; Barlow 22-14; Staumont 14-10; Kennedy 4-2

Groundouts-flyouts:Duffy 4-6; Hahn 1-0; Zuber 0-0; Barlow 0-1; Staumont 0-1; Kennedy 0-0

Chicago White Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Reynaldo López	4.0	6	2	2	2	4	1	70-44	88.1	9.00

Game Notes

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T8Replay review: Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Whit Merrifield grounds into a force out, second baseman Danny Mendick to shortstop Tim Anderson. Ryan McBroom out at 2nd. Whit Merrifield to 1st.

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T9Replay review: White Sox challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Maikel Franco doubles (11) on a line drive to center fielder Luis Robert. Bubba Starling scores. Maikel Franco to 3rd. Throwing error by first baseman Jose Abreu.

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T3Wild pitch by Reynaldo López

Bot 2 • CWS

0-1

Luis Robert homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 105.3 mph💣 381 ftLA: 27°

Top 3 • KC

2-1

Ryan O'Hearn singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Luis Robert. Hunter Dozier scores. Jorge Soler to 3rd.

EV: 105.4 mph274 ftLA: 13°

1-1

Whit Merrifield homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 99.8 mph💣 399 ftLA: 34°

Bot 5 • CWS

2-3

Eloy Jimenez homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. Tim Anderson scores.

EV: 111.1 mph💣 452 ftLA: 33°

Bot 6 • CWS

2-4

Nomar Mazara walks. Yoan Moncada scores. Luis Robert to 3rd. Danny Mendick to 2nd.

Top 7 • KC

4-4

Jorge Soler homers (8) on a line drive to right field. Hunter Dozier scores.

EV: 104.1 mph💣 361 ftLA: 20°

Bot 7 • CWS

4-5

Yoan Moncada singles on a line drive to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Eloy Jimenez scores. Yasmani Grandal to 3rd. Edwin Encarnacion to 2nd.

EV: 91.5 mph252 ftLA: 16°

Top 9 • KC

5-5

White Sox challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Maikel Franco doubles (11) on a line drive to center fielder Luis Robert. Bubba Starling scores. Maikel Franco to 3rd. Throwing error by first baseman Jose Abreu.

EV: 106.2 mph282 ftLA: 12°

Bot 9 • CWS

5-6

Yasmani Grandal homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 107.0 mph💣 402 ftLA: 42°

WP:López

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

Pitches-strikes:López 70-44; Heuer 14-8; Foster 37-22; Marshall 17-10; Cordero 12-9; Colomé 18-9

Groundouts-flyouts:López 4-3; Heuer 2-0; Foster 1-3; Marshall 0-1; Cordero 1-1; Colomé 0-3

Bench
Eloy JiménezLF	4	2	2	2	1	1	.322/.352/.652	111.1	.555	.881
Adam EngelRF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.255/.293/.436	85.4	.004	.003
Reynaldo LópezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Codi HeuerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Matt FosterP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Evan MarshallP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jimmy CorderoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Alex ColoméP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-