CWS
KCRTop 2nd
Yoán Moncada homers to center field. Andrew Vaughn scores.
Home Run
105.3 mph
430 ft
27 deg
Korey Lee homers to left field. Oscar Colás scores. Elvis Andrus scores.
Home Run
105.2 mph
415 ft
27 deg
Top 3rd
Andrew Vaughn homers to center field.
Home Run
106.8 mph
437 ft
27 deg
Bottom 3rd
MJ Melendez singles to center field. Maikel Garcia scores.
Single
98.1 mph
166 ft
11 deg
Bottom 4th
Nelson Velázquez homers to right field.
Home Run
103.4 mph
392 ft
30 deg
Michael Massey homers to right field.
Home Run
105.6 mph
441 ft
27 deg
Bottom 5th
MJ Melendez homers to right field.
Home Run
108.9 mph
412 ft
24 deg
Bottom 6th
Michael Massey grounds out to second base, Elvis Andrus to Andrew Vaughn. Nick Loftin to third. Nelson Velázquez scores.
Groundout
70.8 mph
30 ft
Bottom 9th
Bobby Witt Jr. doubles to right field. Maikel Garcia to third. Dairon Blanco scores.
Double
89 mph
161 ft
8 deg
MJ Melendez to second. Bobby Witt Jr. to third. Maikel Garcia scores.
balk
3
HR
3
6
R
7
13
H
10
1
SB
0
7
LOB
7
.333
AVG
.270
.350
OBP
.325
.564
SLG
.622
4.15
ERA
6.00
10
K
6
3
BB
1
Current Series
White Sox
1
Royals
12
Game 1
Final
White Sox
6
Royals
7
Game 2
Final
White Sox
6
Royals
4
Game 3
Final
2023 AL Central
Twins
Tigers
Guardians
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RoyalsGame Summary
The Kansas City Royals squeaked out a win over the Chicago White Sox, 7 to 6, on September 5, 2023.
Game Info
September 5, 2023
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
87°
8 mph NW
Home Plate: Bill Miller
First Base: Chad Whitson
Second Base: Roberto Ortiz
Third Base: Rob Drake
3
HR
3
6
R
7
13
H
10
1
SB
0
7
LOB
7
.333
AVG
.270
.350
OBP
.325
.564
SLG
.622
4.15
ERA
6.00
10
K
6
3
BB
1
Current Series
White Sox
1
Royals
12
Game 1
Final
White Sox
6
Royals
7
Game 2
Final
White Sox
6
Royals
4
Game 3
Final
2023 AL Central
Game Summary
The Kansas City Royals squeaked out a win over the Chicago White Sox, 7 to 6, on September 5, 2023.
Game Info
September 5, 2023
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
87°
8 mph NW
Home Plate: Bill Miller
First Base: Chad Whitson
Second Base: Roberto Ortiz
Third Base: Rob Drake
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Anderson SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Benintendi LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
E. Jiménez DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Vaughn 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Y. Moncada 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
G. Sheets RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Robert Jr. PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Andrus 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
O. Colás CF-RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
K. Lee C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garcia 3B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Perez C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MJ Melendez LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
E. Olivares DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
N. Velázquez RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Waters CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
N. Loftin 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Blanco PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Massey 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Batting
HR: Y. Moncada, A. Vaughn, K. Lee
TB: T. Anderson, E. Andrus 2, A. Benintendi, Y. Moncada 5, A. Vaughn 6, K. Lee 5, O. Colás 2
RBI: Y. Moncada 2, A. Vaughn, K. Lee 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T. Anderson, A. Benintendi 2, G. Sheets 2
Team RISP: 1-for-5
Team LOB: 7
Baserunning
SB: T. Anderson
Batting
2B: E. Olivares, B. Witt Jr.
3B: M. Garcia
HR: MJ Melendez, N. Velázquez, M. Massey
TB: E. Olivares 2, MJ Melendez 5, N. Velázquez 5, B. Witt Jr. 2, M. Massey 5, N. Loftin, M. Garcia 3
RBI: MJ Melendez 2, N. Velázquez, B. Witt Jr., M. Massey 2
2-out RBI: MJ Melendez 2, M. Massey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M. Massey 2, M. Garcia
IBB: MJ Melendez
Team RISP: 2-for-11
Team LOB: 7
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cease | 5.1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6.75 |
B. Shaw (H) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
A. Bummer (H) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
G. Santos (L, BS) | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Singer | 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10.80 |
A. Zerpa | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Kowar (W) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Balks: G. Santos
Pitches-strikes: A. Bummer 13-9, D. Cease 96-59, B. Shaw 21-12, G. Santos 14-9
Groundouts-flyouts: A. Bummer 3-0, D. Cease 5-3, B. Shaw 1-0, G. Santos 2-0
Batters faced: A. Bummer 4, D. Cease 26, B. Shaw 4, G. Santos 6
Inherited runners-scored: B. Shaw 2-1
WP: A. Zerpa
Pitches-strikes: B. Singer 59-42, J. Kowar 12-7, A. Zerpa 47-31
Groundouts-flyouts: B. Singer 6-4, J. Kowar 1-0, A. Zerpa 4-1
Batters faced: B. Singer 24, J. Kowar 3, A. Zerpa 13
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Anderson SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A. Benintendi LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
E. Jiménez DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Vaughn 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Y. Moncada 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
G. Sheets RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Robert Jr. PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Andrus 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
O. Colás CF-RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
K. Lee C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Batting
HR: Y. Moncada, A. Vaughn, K. Lee
TB: T. Anderson, E. Andrus 2, A. Benintendi, Y. Moncada 5, A. Vaughn 6, K. Lee 5, O. Colás 2
RBI: Y. Moncada 2, A. Vaughn, K. Lee 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T. Anderson, A. Benintendi 2, G. Sheets 2
Team RISP: 1-for-5
Team LOB: 7
Baserunning
SB: T. Anderson
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cease | 5.1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6.75 |
B. Shaw (H) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
A. Bummer (H) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
G. Santos (L, BS) | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
Balks: G. Santos
Pitches-strikes: A. Bummer 13-9, D. Cease 96-59, B. Shaw 21-12, G. Santos 14-9
Groundouts-flyouts: A. Bummer 3-0, D. Cease 5-3, B. Shaw 1-0, G. Santos 2-0
Batters faced: A. Bummer 4, D. Cease 26, B. Shaw 4, G. Santos 6
Inherited runners-scored: B. Shaw 2-1
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garcia 3B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Perez C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MJ Melendez LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
E. Olivares DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
N. Velázquez RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Waters CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
N. Loftin 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Blanco PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Massey 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Batting
2B: E. Olivares, B. Witt Jr.
3B: M. Garcia
HR: MJ Melendez, N. Velázquez, M. Massey
TB: E. Olivares 2, MJ Melendez 5, N. Velázquez 5, B. Witt Jr. 2, M. Massey 5, N. Loftin, M. Garcia 3
RBI: MJ Melendez 2, N. Velázquez, B. Witt Jr., M. Massey 2
2-out RBI: MJ Melendez 2, M. Massey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M. Massey 2, M. Garcia
IBB: MJ Melendez
Team RISP: 2-for-11
Team LOB: 7
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Singer | 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10.80 |
A. Zerpa | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Kowar (W) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
WP: A. Zerpa
Pitches-strikes: B. Singer 59-42, J. Kowar 12-7, A. Zerpa 47-31
Groundouts-flyouts: B. Singer 6-4, J. Kowar 1-0, A. Zerpa 4-1
Batters faced: B. Singer 24, J. Kowar 3, A. Zerpa 13
Top 1st
Tim Anderson grounds out to shortstop, Bobby Witt Jr. to Nick Loftin.
Groundout
94.5 mph
11 ft
-15 deg
Andrew Benintendi flies out to left field to MJ Melendez.
Flyout
88.3 mph
307 ft
29 deg
Eloy Jiménez grounds out to shallow infield, Bobby Witt Jr. to Nick Loftin.
Groundout
87.5 mph
8 ft
-20 deg
Bottom 1st
Maikel Garcia grounds out to shallow infield, Tim Anderson to Andrew Vaughn.
Groundout
87.1 mph
6 ft
-23 deg
Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out to shortstop, Tim Anderson to Andrew Vaughn.
Groundout
96.9 mph
12 ft
-12 deg
Salvador Perez grounds out to shallow infield, Tim Anderson to Andrew Vaughn.
Groundout
79.9 mph
23 ft
-5 deg
Top 2nd
Andrew Vaughn singles to shallow infield.
Single
70.6 mph
2 ft
-37 deg
Yoán Moncada homers to center field. Andrew Vaughn scores.
Home Run
105.3 mph
430 ft
27 deg
Gavin Sheets flies out to deep right center field to Nelson Velázquez.
Flyout
85.8 mph
341 ft
29 deg
Elvis Andrus singles to shallow left field.
Single
103.9 mph
34 ft
-3 deg
Oscar Colás singles to left field, advances to 2nd. Elvis Andrus to third.
Single
108.9 mph
19 ft
-5 deg
Korey Lee homers to left field. Oscar Colás scores. Elvis Andrus scores.
Home Run
105.2 mph
415 ft
27 deg
Tim Anderson lines out to center field to Drew Waters.
Lineout
87.9 mph
327 ft
26 deg
Andrew Benintendi grounds out to second base, Nick Loftin to Brady Singer.
Groundout
72.3 mph
4 ft
-33 deg
Bottom 2nd
MJ Melendez walks.
Walk
Edward Olivares doubles to deep left center field. MJ Melendez to third.
Double
100.2 mph
406 ft
26 deg
Nelson Velázquez strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Drew Waters strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Nick Loftin walks.
Walk
Michael Massey flies out to center field to Oscar Colás.
Flyout
76.7 mph
277 ft
32 deg
Top 3rd
Eloy Jiménez grounds out to shallow infield, Brady Singer to Nick Loftin.
Groundout
50.4 mph
5 ft
-49 deg
Andrew Vaughn homers to center field.
Home Run
106.8 mph
437 ft
27 deg
Yoán Moncada strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Gavin Sheets grounds out to first base, Nick Loftin to Brady Singer.
Groundout
103.4 mph
19 ft
-6 deg
Bottom 3rd
Maikel Garcia triples to deep right center field.
Triple
99.2 mph
325 ft
19 deg
Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out on a foul tip.
Strikeout
Salvador Perez lines out to second base to Elvis Andrus.
Lineout
102.8 mph
170 ft
9 deg
MJ Melendez singles to center field. Maikel Garcia scores.
Single
98.1 mph
166 ft
11 deg
Edward Olivares strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Top 4th
Elvis Andrus flies out to shallow right field to Nelson Velázquez.
Flyout
74.5 mph
206 ft
53 deg
Oscar Colás flies out to center field to Drew Waters.
Flyout
86.8 mph
330 ft
29 deg
Korey Lee singles to left field, tagged out at second, MJ Melendez to Michael Massey.
Single
85.5 mph
205 ft
17 deg
Bottom 4th
Nelson Velázquez homers to right field.
Home Run
103.4 mph
392 ft
30 deg
Drew Waters flies out to center field to Oscar Colás.
Flyout
83.3 mph
310 ft
30 deg
Nick Loftin grounds out to first base to Andrew Vaughn.
Groundout
71.2 mph
55 ft
3 deg
Michael Massey homers to right field.
Home Run
105.6 mph
441 ft
27 deg
Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Top 5th
Tim Anderson lines out to deep right center field to Drew Waters.
Lineout
100.9 mph
333 ft
19 deg
Andrew Benintendi singles to shallow center field.
Single
98.7 mph
32 ft
-2 deg
Eloy Jiménez strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Andrew Vaughn singles to shallow right field. Andrew Benintendi to second.
Single
100.8 mph
107 ft
4 deg
Yoán Moncada walks. Andrew Vaughn to second. Andrew Benintendi to third.
Walk
Gavin Sheets reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Andrew Benintendi out at home.
Forceout
49.1 mph
2 ft
-61 deg
Bottom 5th
Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out to second base, Elvis Andrus to Andrew Vaughn.
Groundout
104.5 mph
76 ft
2 deg
Salvador Perez flies out to deep center field to Oscar Colás.
Flyout
96.1 mph
381 ft
26 deg
MJ Melendez homers to right field.
Home Run
108.9 mph
412 ft
24 deg
Edward Olivares strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Top 6th
Angel Zerpa (P) replaces Brady Singer (P).
Elvis Andrus singles to shallow infield.
Single
83 mph
51 ft
1 deg
Oscar Colás strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Korey Lee pops out to shallow infield to Maikel Garcia.
Pop Out
79.3 mph
70 ft
74 deg
Tim Anderson singles to center field. Elvis Andrus to third.
Single
87.8 mph
197 ft
12 deg
Tim Anderson steals second.
Stolen Base
Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Bottom 6th
Nelson Velázquez singles to shallow left field.
Single
105.2 mph
75 ft
3 deg
Drew Waters strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Nick Loftin singles to shallow infield. Nelson Velázquez to second.
Single
100.2 mph
39 ft
-1 deg
Bryan Shaw (P) replaces Dylan Cease (P).
Nick Loftin to second. Nelson Velázquez to third.
Michael Massey grounds out to second base, Elvis Andrus to Andrew Vaughn. Nick Loftin to third. Nelson Velázquez scores.
Groundout
70.8 mph
30 ft
Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Top 7th
Eloy Jiménez grounds out to second base, Michael Massey to Nick Loftin.
Groundout
93.4 mph
8 ft
-27 deg
Andrew Vaughn grounds out to shortstop, Bobby Witt Jr. to Nick Loftin.
Groundout
76.3 mph
6 ft
-25 deg
Yoán Moncada singles to shallow right field.
Single
102.9 mph
83 ft
2 deg
Luis Robert Jr. pinch-hitting for Gavin Sheets.
Luis Robert Jr. flies out to deep center field to Drew Waters.
Flyout
103.5 mph
394 ft
36 deg
Bottom 7th
Luis Robert Jr. remains in the game as CF.
Oscar Colás switches from CF to RF.
Bobby Witt Jr. lines out to deep right field to Oscar Colás.
Lineout
102.2 mph
349 ft
18 deg
Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Aaron Bummer (P) replaces Bryan Shaw (P).
MJ Melendez strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Top 8th
Elvis Andrus strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Oscar Colás singles to shallow center field.
Single
97.4 mph
14 ft
-9 deg
Oscar Colás to second.
Wild Pitch
Korey Lee grounds out to shallow infield, Angel Zerpa to Nick Loftin.
Groundout
67.3 mph
2 ft
-83 deg
Tim Anderson grounds out to third base, Maikel Garcia to Nick Loftin.
Groundout
83.4 mph
6 ft
-22 deg
Bottom 8th
Edward Olivares grounds out to first base, Andrew Vaughn to Aaron Bummer.
Groundout
81 mph
2 ft
-41 deg
Nelson Velázquez grounds out to second base, Elvis Andrus to Andrew Vaughn.
Groundout
106.1 mph
23 ft
-4 deg
Drew Waters grounds out to second base, Elvis Andrus to Andrew Vaughn.
Groundout
58.8 mph
54 ft
5 deg
Top 9th
Jackson Kowar (P) replaces Angel Zerpa (P).
Andrew Benintendi lines out to deep left field to MJ Melendez.
Lineout
87.7 mph
293 ft
25 deg
Eloy Jiménez grounds out to shortstop, Maikel Garcia to Nick Loftin.
Groundout
94.9 mph
8 ft
-25 deg
Andrew Vaughn called out on strikes.
Strikeout
Bottom 9th
Gregory Santos (P) replaces Aaron Bummer (P).
Nick Loftin reaches on error. Throwing error by Tim Anderson.
Field Error
92.8 mph
6 ft
-23 deg
Dairon Blanco pinch-running for Nick Loftin.
Michael Massey singles to left field. Dairon Blanco to second.
Single
78.9 mph
235 ft
19 deg
Maikel Garcia reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Michael Massey out at second. Dairon Blanco to third.
Forceout
73.7 mph
4 ft
-44 deg
Bobby Witt Jr. doubles to right field. Maikel Garcia to third. Dairon Blanco scores.
Double
89 mph
161 ft
8 deg
Salvador Perez lines out to shortstop to Tim Anderson.
Lineout
71.1 mph
120 ft
11 deg
MJ Melendez is intentionally walked.
Walk
MJ Melendez to second. Bobby Witt Jr. to third. Maikel Garcia scores.
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