KC 1, CWS 7 | Sep 1, 2022 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, September 1, 2022•Guaranteed Rate Field•88°F, Sunny

Royals

CWS

White Sox

Final

WIN

Johnny Cueto

LOSS

Daniel Mengden

The White Sox cruised past the Royals 7-1 in a dominant performance.

★Michael Massey3-for-3, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: AJ Pollock homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. Yasmani Grandal scores.

Weather: 88°F, SunnyWind: 6 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 3:22Att: 15,257Venue: Guaranteed Rate Field

Ump Audit

Bill Miller

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92.7%B

11 missed calls

+8.8% KC

+0.93 runs CWS

Win Probability

CWS WinKC Win

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

Game 661440 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
MJ MelendezLF	5	0	1	1	0	2	.221/.316/.398	103.2	.500	.470
Bobby Witt Jr.3B	5	0	1	0	0	2	.251/.291/.444	104.8	.519	.555
Salvador PerezC	5	0	0	0	0	1	.237/.275/.454	103.7	.152	.161
Nick Pratto1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.203/.286/.439	95.7	.176	.162
Michael A. TaylorCF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.263/.327/.373	93.1	.233	.252
Michael Massey2B	3	0	3	0	1	0	.281/.350/.404	98.3	.674	.674
Hunter DozierDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.242/.302/.391	72.5	.524	.471
Drew WatersRF	3	1	2	0	0	1	.269/.367/.346	92.8	.430	.398
Nicky LopezSS	3	0	1	0	1	0	.240/.294/.287	103.3	.353	.362
Bench
Brent RookerDH	2	0	0	0	0	1	.100/.206/.133	89.8	.059	.058
Ryan O'HearnDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.210/.270/.286
Totals	36	1	8	1	2	11	-	-	-	-

2B:Waters; Massey

TB:10

RBI:Melendez

Team LOB:11

Chicago White Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Elvis AndrusSS	4	1	2	1	1	1	.241/.302/.373	81.7	.298

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Daniel MengdenL	2.2	5	3	3	1	2	1	54-38	85.6	5.14
Collin Snider	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	89.9	6.31
Brad Keller	2.1	2	2	2	2	2	0	42-23	92.8	5.26
Jose Cuas	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	12-9	87.4	3.73
Anthony Misiewicz	2.0	3	2	2	0	6	1	35-27	89.3	6.06
Totals	8.0	11	7	7	3	12	2	146-100	-	-

WP:Mengden; Keller; Misiewicz

Inherited runners-scored:Snider 2-0; Cuas 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Mengden 54-38; Snider 3-3; Keller 42-23; Cuas 12-9; Misiewicz 35-27

Groundouts-flyouts:Mengden 3-3; Snider 1-0; Keller 3-2; Cuas 0-0; Misiewicz 0-0

Chicago White Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Johnny CuetoW	5.1	6	1	1	0	5	0	94-61	88.8	2.93

Game Notes

⚠️

T6Drew Waters reaches on catcher interference by Yasmani Grandal. Nick Pratto to 3rd. Michael Massey to 2nd. Drew Waters to 1st.

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T3Wild pitch by Johnny Cueto

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B3Wild pitch by Daniel Mengden

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B5Wild pitch by Brad Keller

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B8Wild pitch by Anthony Misiewicz

Top 3 • KC

1-0

MJ Melendez grounds into a force out, second baseman Romy Gonzalez to shortstop Elvis Andrus. Drew Waters scores. Nicky Lopez out at 2nd. MJ Melendez to 1st.

EV: 93.0 mph9 ftLA: -16°

Bot 3 • CWS

1-1

Elvis Andrus singles on a line drive to right fielder Drew Waters. Leury Garcia scores.

EV: 76.1 mph123 ftLA: 15°

1-3

Andrew Vaughn homers (15) on a fly ball to left field. Elvis Andrus scores.

EV: 103.5 mph💣 393 ftLA: 31°

Bot 6 • CWS

1-4

Leury Garcia singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Gavin Sheets scores. AJ Pollock to 2nd.

EV: 83.1 mph37 ftLA: -1°

1-5

Romy Gonzalez singles on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. AJ Pollock scores. Leury Garcia to 2nd.

EV: 101.1 mph46 ft0

Bot 8 • CWS

1-7

AJ Pollock homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. Yasmani Grandal scores.

EV: 99.5 mph💣 349 ftLA: 31°

WP:Cueto

Inherited runners-scored:López 1-0; Lambert 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Cueto 94-61; López 17-10; Graveman 13-11; Diekman 15-11; Lambert 4-3; Foster 23-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Cueto 7-5; López 1-1; Graveman 0-1; Diekman 0-0; Lambert 0-1; Foster 0-1

Bench
Andrew VaughnLF	5	1	2	2	0	2	.289/.338/.460	105	.636	.912
Eloy JiménezDH	3	0	0	0	0	1	.302/.370/.458	92.3	.201	.183
Johnny CuetoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Reynaldo LópezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kendall GravemanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake DiekmanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jimmy LambertP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Matt FosterP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-