KC 4, CWS 3 | Jul 30, 2024 | The Best Box Score

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024•Guaranteed Rate Field•84°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

CWS

White Sox

Final

WIN

Michael Wacha

LOSS

Fraser Ellard

SAVE

Sam Long

The Royals edged the White Sox 4-3 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

⚾Michael Wacha7.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 K

⚾Jonathan Cannon7.0 IP, 1 ER, 2 K

Key Moment

Top 8: Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a fly ball to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Maikel Garcia scores. Freddy Fermin to 2nd.

Weather: 84°F, Partly CloudyWind: 6 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 2:18Att: 15,360Venue: Guaranteed Rate Field

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91.1%C

12 missed calls

+5.8% KC

+0.35 runs KC

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	3	0	4	4	0
CWS	1	0	0	1	0	0	0

Game 746763 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Dairon BlancoDH	0	1	0	0	0	0	.236/.281/.303	-	-	-
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	1	1	1	1	0	.347/.392/.595	93.1	.128	.136
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	1	2	0	0	.261/.319/.421	105.9	.211	.222
Salvador PerezC	4	0	0	0	0	1	.273/.331/.461	104.6	.229	.214
MJ MelendezLF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.194/.256/.392	98.3	.255	.336
Hunter RenfroeRF	2	0	1	0	2	0	.236/.320/.419	112	.463	.461
Adam Frazier2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.193/.276/.276	94.2	.251	.257
Maikel Garcia3B	3	1	0	0	1	0	.236/.286/.347	101.2	.228	.311
Garrett HampsonCF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.252/.295/.340	91.3	.034	.049
Bench
Michael MasseyDH	3	1	1	1	0	0	.250/.274/.456	102.5	.406	.621
Kyle IsbelCF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.233/.286/.382
Totals	30	4	4	4	5	2	-	-	-	-

HR:Massey (3rd off Cannon, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Renfroe

TB:8

RBI:Massey; Pasquantino 2; Jr.

Team LOB:4

Chicago White Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Nicky LopezSS	3	2	2	0	1	0	.241/.309/.290	82.6	.505

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael WachaW	7.0	5	2	2	2	5	1	89-57	86.7	3.58
Hunter HarveyH	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	23-18	95.5	4.25
Sam LongS	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-10	88.7	2.35
Totals	9.0	7	3	3	2	9	1	126-85	-	-

WP:Wacha

Pitches-strikes:Wacha 89-57; Harvey 23-18; Long 14-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Wacha 9-6; Harvey 1-0; Long 0-1

Chicago White Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jonathan Cannon	7.0	1	1	1	3	2	1	94-59	89.6	4.11

Bot 1 • CWS

0-1

Luis Robert Jr. walks.

Top 3 • KC

1-1

Michael Massey homers (9) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 102.5 mph💣 404 ftLA: 27°

Bot 4 • CWS

1-2

Andrew Vaughn homers (13) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 106.7 mph💣 394 ftLA: 26°

Top 8 • KC

4-2

Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to left fielder Dominic Fletcher. Dairon Blanco scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Dominic Fletcher to shortstop Nicky Lopez to second baseman Brooks Baldwin.

EV: 95.2 mph161 ftLA: 7°

2-2

Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a fly ball to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Maikel Garcia scores. Freddy Fermin to 2nd.

EV: 71.8 mph224 ftLA: 41°

Bot 8 • CWS

4-3

Andrew Vaughn grounds out, second baseman Adam Frazier to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Nicky Lopez scores. Luis Robert Jr. to 3rd.

EV: 67.8 mph47 ftLA: 2°

Bench
Gavin SheetsRF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.218/.303/.355	93.9	.280	.269
Dominic FletcherRF	3	0	1	0	0	1	.179/.256/.231	93.4	.282	.266
Jonathan CannonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Fraser EllardP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Justin AndersonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jared ShusterP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

Kansas City Royals

Chicago White Sox

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Kansas City Royals

Chicago White Sox

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