KC 9, CWS 1 | Aug 4, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, August 5, 2021•Guaranteed Rate Field•80°F, Clear

Royals

CWS

White Sox

Final

WIN

Carlos Hernández

LOSS

Lucas Giolito

The Royals cruised past the White Sox 9-1 in a dominant performance.

★Whit Merrifield3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Ryan O'Hearn3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Ryan O'Hearn homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. Whit Merrifield scores.

Weather: 80°F, ClearWind: 7 mph, In From LFFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:14Att: 22,793Venue: Guaranteed Rate Field

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87.8%D

19 missed calls

+14.9% KC

+0.22 runs KC

Win Probability

CWS WinKC Win

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

Game 633053 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	2	3	1	0	0	.274/.317/.397	102.8	.323	.323
Carlos Santana1B	4	1	1	0	1	0	.231/.347/.394	81.8	.194	.176
Cam GallagherC	1	0	0	0	0	0	.161/.209/.194	79.8	.041	.043
Hanser AlbertoDH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.253/.273/.388	92.2	-	-
Hunter DozierRF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.194/.270/.356	106.1	.278	.260
Emmanuel Rivera3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.222/.222/.222	101.1	.261	.363
Michael A. TaylorCF	4	2	2	1	0	0	.238/.297/.364	103.5	.409	.607
Edward OlivaresLF	4	1	1	1	0	0	.273/.304/.477	93.9	.103	.146
Nicky LopezSS	4	1	2	1	0	0	.279/.354/.354	98.2	.303	.297
Bench
Salvador PerezC	4	1	2	2	0	0	.276/.304/.514	99.9	.398	.460
Ryan O'HearnDH	2	1	1	3	1	0	.226/.256/.413
Totals	37	9	12	9	2	3	-	-	-	-

HR:Olivares (2nd off Giolito, 0 on, 2 out); Perez (3rd off Giolito, 1 on, 0 out); Taylor (4th off Giolito, 0 on, 0 out); O'Hearn (7th off Ruiz, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Taylor

TB:25

RBI:Perez 2; Olivares; Lopez; Merrifield; Taylor; O'Hearn 3

SB:Merrifield

SF:O'Hearn

GIDP:Perez

Team LOB:4

Chicago White Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Tim AndersonSS	4	0	1	0	0	1	.300/.333/.441	109	.477

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Carlos HernándezW	5.0	2	1	1	2	6	1	93-56	90.8	4.58
Josh Staumont	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	18-12	90.7	3.46
Jake Brentz	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-6	92.1	3.28
Domingo Tapia	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19-12	93.5	3.86
Ervin Santana	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	9-9	91.2	5.62
Totals	9.0	4	1	1	2	10	1	147-95	-	-

WP:Hernández; Staumont

Pitches-strikes:Hernández 93-56; Staumont 18-12; Brentz 8-6; Tapia 19-12; Santana 9-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Hernández 4-4; Staumont 0-1; Brentz 1-2; Tapia 1-2; Santana 1-0

Chicago White Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Lucas GiolitoL	4.0	8	6	6	0	2	3	81-54	88.5	3.98

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Ryan O'Hearn out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Gavin Sheets in foul territory. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 82.8 mph284 ftLA: 41°

Top 2 • KC

3-0

Whit Merrifield singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brian Goodwin. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 93.7 mph11 ftLA: -12°

2-0

Edward Olivares homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 93.9 mph💣 356 ftLA: 32°

Top 3 • KC

5-0

Salvador Perez homers (27) on a fly ball to left field. Carlos Santana scores.

EV: 99.2 mph💣 384 ftLA: 36°

Top 4 • KC

6-0

Michael A. Taylor homers (10) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 98.1 mph💣 368 ftLA: 32°

Bot 4 • CWS

6-1

Jose Abreu homers (19) on a line drive to center field.

EV: 106.8 mph💣 413 ftLA: 21°

Top 7 • KC

8-1

Ryan O'Hearn homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 104.0 mph💣 411 ftLA: 30°

Top 8 • KC

9-1

Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to center fielder Brian Goodwin. Michael A. Taylor scores.

EV: 98.2 mph215 ftLA: 11°

Bench
Lucas GiolitoP	.250/.250/.250	-	-	-
Matt FosterP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
José RuizP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Aaron BummerP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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