BALCO-92
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/18/2009
 
BALCO-92
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1421 - SATURDAY, JULY 18TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (48-46) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 9 0
Kansas City Royals (49-47) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 X 7 13 1
Rodriguez Helps Royals Beat White Sox, 7-4
Getting offensive support from Alex Rodriguez, the Kansas City Royals topped the Chicago White Sox, 7-4. Rodriguez was 4-4 with a home run, a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 3 for the Royals. The Royals now have a record of 49-47 with the win over Chicago.

The game was at a stalemate until catcher Gabriel Gutierrez came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Chicago pitcher Koji Uehara, he hit a first pitch fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Kansas City on top, 5-4.

"We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Gutierrez.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lebron 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .270 0 12
A. Escobar 3B, SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .309 3 47
J. Hamilton LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .323 18 77
V. Guerrero RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .286 18 58
K. Johnson SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .258 4 28
   a-L. Gonzalez PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 2 13
J. Molena DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .254 3 30
M. Giles 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .213 6 43
D. Krynzel CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .240 5 39
R. Cancel C 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .190 4 25
Totals 35 4 9 4 3 8 17      
a - L. Gonzalez pinch hit for K. Johnson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Lebron (15, 3rd Inning off D. McKae, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Escobar (32, 6th Inning off R. Borguez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Escobar (3, 1st Inning off D. McKae, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Lebron 2 , A. Escobar 6 , V. Guerrero , K. Johnson , M. Giles 2 , D. Krynzel , R. Cancel
2-out RBI: A. Escobar , V. Guerrero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Lebron , A. Escobar , J. Hamilton , J. Molena , R. Cancel
Sac Bunt: A. Escobar
Hit by Pitch: B. Lebron
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Johnson (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Johnson-Giles-Lebron, Escobar-Giles-Lebron)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rodriguez 3B 4 3 4 3 1 0 0 .268 10 46
J. de Leon LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .293 1 28
R. Ruiz DH 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 .264 22 68
E. Miller RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .251 16 52
R. Acosta SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .305 15 70
M. Cabrera CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .299 8 41
M. Cabrera 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .297 2 36
G. Gutierrez C 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .189 0 1
E. Espinoza 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .267 8 50
Totals 34 7 13 7 3 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Rodriguez (15, 1st Inning off J. Outman, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Cabrera (27, 8th Inning off K. Uehara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Rodriguez (10, 8th Inning off K. Uehara, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rodriguez 8 , J. de Leon , R. Ruiz , E. Miller , R. Acosta , M. Cabrera 2 , M. Cabrera , G. Gutierrez 2 , E. Espinoza
2-out RBI: A. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. de Leon
GIDP: E. Miller , M. Cabrera
Sac Bunt: G. Gutierrez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Cabrera (4)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Outman 4.0 9 4 4 3 5 0 91 3.72   
C. Seddon 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 2.78   
K. Uehara L (3-1) 1.2 3 3 3 0 0 1 18 3.31   
B. Reed 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Outman 30
Batters Faced: J. Outman 22, C. Seddon 7, K. Uehara 8, B. Reed 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Outman 5-0, C. Seddon 3-1, K. Uehara 1-4, B. Reed 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Outman 91-52, C. Seddon 27-16, K. Uehara 18-13, B. Reed 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. McKae 5.2 7 4 4 3 6 1 95 5.07   
R. Borguez BS (2) 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.46   
A. Ramirez 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 4.86   
B. Pello W (3-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.45   
S. Romo SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. McKae 42
Batters Faced: D. McKae 28, R. Borguez 1, A. Ramirez 4, B. Pello 4, S. Romo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. McKae 5-6, R. Borguez 0-0, A. Ramirez 0-3, B. Pello 2-1, S. Romo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. McKae 95-58, R. Borguez 3-2, A. Ramirez 21-13, B. Pello 11-8, S. Romo 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Borguez 1-1 , A. Ramirez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. McKae
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Rodriguez
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 12:10 PM CT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 40633
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