CWS 9, KC 3 | May 9, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, May 9, 2021•Kauffman Stadium•49°F, Overcast

CWS

White Sox

Royals

Final

WIN

Lucas Giolito

LOSS

Mike Minor

The White Sox cruised past the Royals 9-3 in a dominant performance.

★José Abreu3 RBI

★Yermín Mercedes3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Jose Abreu doubles (5) on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Yoan Moncada scores.

Weather: 49°F, OvercastWind: 11 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 3:29Att: 12,102Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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92.6%B

13 missed calls

+5.6% CWS

No run favor

Win Probability

KC WinCWS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CWS	0	3	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	9	10	0
KC	1	0	0	0	0	1	1

Game 634167 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Tim AndersonSS	5	1	1	0	0	3	.296/.324/.449	90.9	.493	.463
Nick Madrigal2B	5	1	1	0	0	0	.301/.342/.379	92.8	.204	.205
Yoán Moncada3B	4	2	1	0	1	2	.261/.362/.387	98.3	.522	.486
José Abreu1B	4	1	2	3	0	2	.220/.317/.415	108.6	.366	.336
Yasmani GrandalC	4	1	0	0	1	3	.113/.378/.242	94.5	.030	.055
Yermín MercedesDH	5	1	2	3	0	1	.373/.407/.598	108.6	.423	.513
Billy HamiltonCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130/.200/.130	-	-	-
Leury GarcíaLF	3	0	1	2	0	0	.205/.230/.265	92.5	.357	.268
Danny MendickRF	4	0	1	1	0	0	.333/.467/.458	95.4	.137	.143
Bench
Andrew VaughnLF	3	2	1	0	1	0	.261/.350/.362	96.4	.246	.320
Lucas GiolitoP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	37	9	10	9	3	11	-	-	-	-

2B:Vaughn; Abreu; Mercedes

3B:Mercedes

TB:15

RBI:García 2; Abreu 3; Mercedes 3; Mendick

SF:García

Team LOB:6

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	3	1	2	1	0	0	.271/.327/.419	102.7	.256

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Lucas GiolitoW	5.0	4	1	1	2	2	93-65	87.6	4.54
Evan Marshall	0.1	0	1	1	2	0	15-7	88.5	6.75
Codi Heuer	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	18-12	93.2	5.87
Aaron Bummer	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	22-14	91.8	1.59
José Ruiz	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	9-6	93.5	1.46
Totals	9.0	5	3	3	5	6	157-104	-	-

WP:Giolito

Inherited runners-scored:Heuer 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Giolito 93-65; Marshall 15-7; Heuer 18-12; Bummer 22-14; Ruiz 9-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Giolito 5-7; Marshall 1-0; Heuer 1-2; Bummer 2-0; Ruiz 0-2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Mike MinorL	5.0	4	5	5	2	7	0	91-55	86.8	5.75

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Salvador Perez grounds into a double play, shortstop Tim Anderson to second baseman Nick Madrigal to first baseman Jose Abreu. Whit Merrifield scores. Andrew Benintendi out at 2nd. Salvador Perez out at 1st.

EV: 106.5 mph9 ftLA: -12°

Top 2 • CWS

3-1

Danny Mendick singles on a ground ball to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Andrew Vaughn scores.

EV: 95.2 mph42 ftLA: -1°

2-1

Leury Garcia out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Yermin Mercedes scores. Andrew Vaughn to 2nd.

EV: 86.6 mph315 ftLA: 32°

1-1

Yermin Mercedes triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Jose Abreu scores.

EV: 98.6 mph362 ftLA: 28°

Top 3 • CWS

5-1

Yermin Mercedes doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Yoan Moncada scores. Yasmani Grandal scores. Yermin Mercedes to 3rd.

EV: 108.6 mph194 ftLA: 12°

Top 6 • CWS

6-1

Leury Garcia singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Andrew Vaughn scores.

EV: 80.6 mph139 ftLA: 11°

Bot 6 • KC

6-2

Michael A. Taylor grounds into a force out, third baseman Yoan Moncada to second baseman Nick Madrigal. Carlos Santana scores. Jorge Soler to 3rd. Hunter Dozier out at 2nd. Michael A. Taylor to 1st.

EV: 91.1 mph18 ftLA: -7°

Top 7 • CWS

8-2

Jose Abreu singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Tim Anderson scores. Nick Madrigal scores.

EV: 108.6 mph21 ftLA: -4°

Bot 7 • KC

8-3

Whit Merrifield out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Andrew Vaughn. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 84.3 mph281 ftLA: 32°

Top 9 • CWS

9-3

Jose Abreu doubles (5) on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Yoan Moncada scores.

EV: 81.4 mph100 ftLA: 7°

HBP:Abreu (by Minor)

Inherited runners-scored:Santana 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Minor 91-55; Junis 14-12; Holland 22-14; Barlow 16-9; Staumont 25-15; Santana 4-3

Groundouts-flyouts:Minor 2-6; Junis 1-1; Holland 1-1; Barlow 1-2; Staumont 1-0; Santana 1-0

Bench
Nicky LopezSS	3	1	1	0	0	0	.205/.311/.295	97.3	.231	.285
Mike MinorP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jakob JunisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Greg HollandP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh StaumontP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ervin SantanaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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