Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox - Box Score - August 17, 2009 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 17, 2009

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Chi White Sox leads 1-0 (as of 8/17)

Game 1: Monday, August 17
Kansas City	7	Final
Chi White Sox	8	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, August 18
Kansas City	5	Final
Chi White Sox	4	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, August 19
Kansas City	2	Final
Chi White Sox	4	Final
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Royals 7

(46-72, 21-36 away)

White Sox 8

(61-58, 34-27 home)

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8:11 PM ET, August 17, 2009

U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	7	10	1
CWS	0	2	0	1	0	2	2	1	-	8	11	1

W: S. Linebrink (3-5)

L: R. Colon (1-3)

S: B. Jenks (25)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
W Bloomquist 2B-SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	20	.255	.299	.357
B Pena C	5	0	1	0	0	0	24	.320	.352	.485
B Butler 1B	5	0	2	1	0	0	11	.298	.353	.480
M Olivo DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	10	.236	.269	.466
A Callaspo 3B-2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	14	.297	.349	.434
M Teahen RF	3	2	2	0	1	0	12	.278	.334	.417
M Maier LF	2	2	2	1	2	0	17	.250	.333	.352
Y Betancourt SS	2	1	1	2	1	0	15	.239	.272	.348
a-M Jacobs PH	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	.236	.308	.433
A Gordon 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.300	.313
J Anderson CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	15	.235	.272	.296
Totals	35	7	10	7	4	2	139
a-homered to right for Y Betancourt in the 8th
BATTING 2B: M Teahen (28, M Buehrle); M Maier 2 (12, M Buehrle 2); W Bloomquist (7, M Buehrle) HR: Y Betancourt (4, 2nd inning off M Buehrle 1 on, 2 Out); M Jacobs (16, 8th inning off S Linebrink 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Maier (17), Y Betancourt 2 (32), B Butler (62), M Jacobs 3 (44) 2-out RBI: M Maier, Y Betancourt 2, M Jacobs 3 GIDP: M Olivo 2, J Anderson Royals RISP: 4-7 (M Maier 1-1, Y Betancourt 1-1, M Olivo 0-1, J Anderson 0-1, M Jacobs 1-1, B Pena 0-1, B Butler 1-1) Team LOB: 5
FIELDING E: M Teahen (9, bobble) DP: 2 (Y Betancourt-W Bloomquist-B Butler, A Callaspo-W Bloomquist-B Butler).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Bannister	7.0	10	7	6	3	6	2	110-67	4.44
R Colon (L, 1-3)	0.1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7-2	6.23
J Bale	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	16-10	6.04
Totals	8.0	11	8	7	4	7	2	133-79
PITCHING WP: B Bannister 2 HBP: C Quentin (By B Bannister) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Bannister 16/33; R Colon 0/2; J Bale 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Bannister 17-8-21-21; R Colon 0-0-1-1; J Bale 2-1-6-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 7-8; R Colon 1-0; J Bale 0-1 Game Scores: B Bannister 34

Chicago White Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
S Podsednik DH	5	0	2	2	0	3	20	.297	.349	.389
G Beckham 3B	5	0	0	0	0	2	18	.299	.373	.470
J Dye RF	2	1	2	0	2	0	17	.277	.357	.505
P Konerko 1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	16	.272	.340	.475
A Pierzynski C	4	1	2	2	0	0	12	.314	.344	.468
C Quentin LF	3	1	1	0	0	0	11	.229	.322	.426
A Rios CF	3	2	2	0	1	0	11	.262	.314	.421
A Ramirez SS	2	2	1	1	0	0	12	.277	.333	.416
J Nix 2B	3	1	1	2	0	0	9	.230	.325	.467
a-M Kotsay PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	.260	.304	.346
B Lillibridge 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.253	.186
Totals	31	8	11	7	4	7	133
a-struck out swinging for J Nix in the 8th
BATTING 2B: S Podsednik (16, B Bannister); A Rios (27, B Bannister) HR: J Nix (10, 2nd inning off B Bannister 1 on, 2 Out); A Pierzynski (13, 7th inning off B Bannister 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Nix 2 (24), S Podsednik 2 (36), A Ramirez (55), A Pierzynski 2 (35) S: A Ramirez SF: A Ramirez 2-out RBI: J Nix 2, S Podsednik 2, A Pierzynski 2 GIDP: A Rios, A Pierzynski White Sox RISP: 2-8 (M Kotsay 0-1, S Podsednik 1-1, J Nix 1-1, C Quentin 0-1, A Ramirez 0-1, G Beckham 0-2, A Pierzynski 0-1) Team LOB: 6
FIELDING E: A Ramirez (16, ground ball) DP: 3 (A Ramirez-J Nix-P Konerko, M Buehrle-A Pierzynski-P Konerko, G Beckham-J Nix-P Konerko).

Chicago White Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Buehrle	6.0	9	4	4	2	0	1	96-62	3.78
M Thornton (H, 18)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-10	2.44
S Linebrink (W, 3-5; B, 2)	1.0	1	3	3	2	2	1	21-11	3.53
B Jenks (S, 25)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-7	3.80
Totals	9.0	10	7	7	4	2	2	139-90
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Buehrle 16/26; M Thornton 2/4; S Linebrink 3/6; B Jenks 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Buehrle 17-2-20-23; M Thornton 2-0-4-4; S Linebrink 3-2-4-2; B Jenks 2-0-2-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Buehrle 12-6; M Thornton 1-2; S Linebrink 0-1; B Jenks 3-0 Game Scores: M Buehrle 36

Scoring Summary

			KC	CWS
	2nd	M Maier doubled to left, M Teahen scored.	1	0
	2nd	Y Betancourt homered to left, M Maier scored.	3	0
	2nd	J Nix homered to left, A Ramirez scored.	3	2
	4th	S Podsednik doubled to deep right center, A Ramirez scored.	3	3
	5th	B Butler singled to left center, W Bloomquist scored.	4	3
	6th	A Rios doubled to deep right center, C Quentin to third, C Quentin scored, A Rios to third on error by right fielder M Teahen.	4	4
	6th	A Ramirez hit sacrifice fly to left, A Rios scored.	4	5
	7th	A Pierzynski homered to right, J Dye scored.	4	7
	8th	M Jacobs homered to right, M Teahen and M Maier scored.	7	7
	8th	S Podsednik singled to center, A Rios scored, S Podsednik to second advancing on throw.	7	8
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Game Notes

THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 1 HOUR AND 9 MINUTE DELAY.

Game Information

Stadium	U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance	36,703 (90.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:36
Weather	75 degrees, cloudy
Wind	9 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Chad Fairchild, First Base - Wally Bell, Second Base - Mark Carlson, Third Base - Marty Foster