CWS 3, KC 0 | May 7, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, May 8, 2021•Kauffman Stadium•65°F, Overcast

CWS

White Sox

Royals

Final

WIN

Carlos Rodón

LOSS

Brad Keller

SAVE

Liam Hendriks

The White Sox defeated the Royals 3-0.

★Salvador Perez4-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 6: Jose Abreu doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Adam Eaton scores.

Weather: 65°F, OvercastWind: 7 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:06Att: 16,011Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Dan Bellino

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90.6%C

14 missed calls

+2.9% CWS

+0.23 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinCWS Win

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

Game 634235 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Tim AndersonSS	4	1	1	0	1	2	.295/.326/.466	105.2	.432	.755
Adam EatonRF	4	1	1	1	1	1	.212/.304/.364	99.7	.427	.397
Yoán Moncada3B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.255/.358/.382	101.2	.220	.307
José Abreu1B	4	0	1	1	0	1	.209/.302/.400	103.7	.455	.785
Yermín MercedesDH	4	0	1	0	0	1	.380/.418/.598	101.2	.205	.195
Zack CollinsC	3	1	1	1	1	2	.220/.347/.415	106.5	.890	.1764
Billy HamiltonCF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.130/.200/.130	84.2	.068	.088
Leury GarcíaLF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.184/.215/.224	102.5	.290	.291
Nick Madrigal2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.301/.347/.387	89.9	.084	.084
Bench
Andrew VaughnLF	3	0	2	0	0	0	.262/.352/.344	104.4	.535	.501
Carlos RodónP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	33	3	7	3	4	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Collins (5th off Keller, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Abreu; Anderson

TB:12

RBI:Eaton; Abreu; Collins

GIDP:García

Team LOB:8

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.262/.324/.410	90	.023

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Carlos RodónW	6.0	5	8	92-65	91.8	0.58
Codi HeuerH	1.0	0	1	10-7	93.9	5.65
Aaron BummerH	1.0	1	2	14-10	92.5	1.86
Liam HendriksS	1.0	2	2	21-15	93.9	3.55
Totals	9.0	8	13	137-97	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Rodón 92-65; Heuer 10-7; Bummer 14-10; Hendriks 21-15

Groundouts-flyouts:Rodón 2-8; Heuer 1-1; Bummer 1-0; Hendriks 0-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brad KellerL	6.0	5	3	3	1	6	1	101-63	92.3	7.31

Game Notes

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T7Replay review: Royals challenged (passing runners), call on the field was upheld: Nick Madrigal reaches on a fielder's choice out, shortstop Nicky Lopez to catcher Salvador Perez. Zack Collins out at home. Billy Hamilton to 3rd. Nick Madrigal to 2nd.

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T9Replay review: Umpire reviewed (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Nick Madrigal grounds out, second baseman Whit Merrifield to first baseman Carlos Santana. Leury Garcia to 2nd.

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B9Jorge Soler reaches on catcher interference by Zack Collins. Jorge Soler to 1st.

Bench
Hanser Alberto3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.224/.237/.362	88.9	.326	.313
Brad KellerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake BrentzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ervin SantanaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-