KC 8, CWS 5 | Jul 29, 2024 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, July 30, 2024•Guaranteed Rate Field•79°F, Cloudy

Royals

CWS

White Sox

Final

WIN

Chris Stratton

LOSS

John Brebbia

SAVE

James McArthur

The Royals defeated the White Sox 8-5.

★Bobby Witt Jr.4-for-5, 4 RBI

★Luis Robert Jr.3-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Bobby Witt Jr. hits a grand slam (19) to left center field. Maikel Garcia scores. Adam Frazier scores. Michael Massey scores.

Weather: 79°F, CloudyWind: 9 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 2:49Att: 12,179Venue: Guaranteed Rate Field

Ump Audit

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92.4%B

11 missed calls

+4.5% KC

+0.22 runs CWS

Win Probability

CWS WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	0	8	15	0
CWS	1	0	0	0	1	2	1

Game 746765 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Michael Massey2B	4	1	0	0	1	1	.249/.273/.441	89.4	.101	.115
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	2	4	4	0	0	.347/.391/.597	109.9	.353	.453
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	5	0	2	0	0	1	.261/.319/.423	112.2	.511	.577
Salvador PerezC	5	0	2	1	0	0	.276/.334/.466	96.1	.335	.343
Hunter RenfroeRF	4	1	1	1	1	1	.234/.314/.415	97.2	.098	.189
MJ MelendezLF	5	1	2	1	0	1	.197/.259/.398	104.5	.377	.454
Freddy FerminDH	5	0	1	0	0	0	.291/.341/.417	98.9	.304	.345
Maikel Garcia3B	4	2	2	0	0	0	.238/.287/.350	93.7	.224	.217
Dairon BlancoCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236/.281/.303	-	-	-
Bench
Kyle IsbelCF	2	0	1	1	0	0	.235/.288/.385	74.5	.547	.506
Garrett HampsonCF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.253/.297/.342
Totals	40	8	15	8	2	5	-	-	-	-

HR:Renfroe (8th off Wilson, 0 on, 1 out); Melendez (8th off Wilson, 0 on, 1 out); Jr. (8th off Brebbia, 3 on, 2 out)

2B:Pasquantino; Garcia; Jr.

TB:27

RBI:Renfroe; Perez; Melendez; Isbel; Jr. 4

SB:Garcia

CS:Melendez

GIDP:Perez

Team LOB:8

Chicago White Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Nicky LopezSS	4	1	1	0	0	0	.237/.303/.279	90.9	.123

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Alec Marsh	4.2	6	2	2	1	3	0	69-45	89.5	4.71
Angel Zerpa	0.2	3	2	2	0	2	0	14-11	93	3.40
Chris StrattonW	1.2	2	1	1	0	1	1	20-15	85.8	4.60
Will SmithH	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	85.1	4.41
James McArthurS	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-6	91.2	5.31
Totals	9.0	11	5	5	1	6	1	123-84	-	-

HBP:DeJong (by Marsh); Lopez (by Marsh)

Inherited runners-scored:Zerpa 2-0; Stratton 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Marsh 69-45; Zerpa 14-11; Stratton 20-15; Smith 10-7; McArthur 10-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Marsh 6-3; Zerpa 0-0; Stratton 1-2; Smith 1-2; McArthur 3-0

Chicago White Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Chris Flexen	6.0	9	2	2	0	2	0	97-58	84.4	5.13

Bot 1 • CWS

0-1

Gavin Sheets singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Luis Robert Jr. scores.

EV: 102.7 mph267 ftLA: 13°

Top 3 • KC

1-1

Salvador Perez singles on a soft ground ball to catcher Chuckie Robinson. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd. Salvador Perez advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by catcher Chuckie Robinson.

EV: 52.1 mph2 ftLA: -75°

Top 4 • KC

2-1

Kyle Isbel singles on a line drive to right fielder Gavin Sheets. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 69.8 mph232 ftLA: 24°

Bot 5 • CWS

2-2

Luis Robert Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Nicky Lopez scores. Andrew Vaughn to 2nd.

EV: 107.1 mph246 ftLA: 11°

Bot 6 • CWS

2-3

Andrew Benintendi doubles (10) on a ground ball to right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Eloy Jiménez scores.

EV: 94.0 mph25 ftLA: -5°

2-4

Paul DeJong singles on a ground ball to right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Andrew Benintendi scores.

EV: 105.8 mph21 ftLA: -6°

Bot 7 • CWS

2-5

Andrew Vaughn homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 106.7 mph💣 424 ftLA: 34°

Top 8 • KC

8-5

Bobby Witt Jr. hits a grand slam (19) to left center field. Maikel Garcia scores. Adam Frazier scores. Michael Massey scores.

EV: 98.8 mph💣 384 ftLA: 28°

4-5

MJ Melendez homers (12) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 102.6 mph💣 382 ftLA: 40°

3-5

Hunter Renfroe homers (11) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 96.2 mph💣 354 ftLA: 33°

HBP:Frazier (by Brebbia)

Inherited runners-scored:Brebbia 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Flexen 97-58; Banks 18-14; Wilson 22-15; Brebbia 20-12; Peralta 19-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Flexen 6-9; Banks 0-0; Wilson 0-2; Brebbia 0-1; Peralta 1-1

Bench
Gavin SheetsRF	4	0	1	1	0	1	.220/.305/.359	102.7	.625	.779
Chuckie RobinsonC	3	0	1	0	0	0	.182/.182/.182	86	.070	.073
Chris FlexenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tanner BanksP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Steven WilsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
John BrebbiaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Sammy PeraltaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-