White Sox 4, 
Royals 2
| W: | O. Dotel (1-0) |
| L: | K. Farnsworth (0-1) |
| SV: | B. Jenks (1) |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Crisp CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .200 | .200 |
| D DeJesus LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .200 | .200 |
| M Teahen 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .333 | .600 |
| J Guillen RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .250 | .400 |
| M Jacobs 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .000 | .250 |
| B Butler DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .000 | .000 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .250 | .250 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .500 | .500 |
| M Aviles SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | .000 | .250 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 150 | ||
| BATTING 2B: M Olivo (1, M Buehrle); M Teahen (1, M Buehrle) HR: A Gordon (1, 2nd inning off M Buehrle 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Gordon 2 (2) Royals RISP: 1-12 (M Aviles 0-1, A Gordon 0-1, M Olivo 0-1, M Jacobs 0-2, D DeJesus 0-1, C Crisp 0-2, J Guillen 1-2, B Butler 0-2) Team LOB: 11 | |||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: D DeJesus (A Pierzynski at 2nd base, J Dye at Home). | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Meche | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 91-61 | 1.29 |
| K Farnsworth (L, 1-3; B, 1) | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24-17 | 27.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 115-78 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: G Meche 10/26; K Farnsworth 4/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: G Meche 17-8-16-20; K Farnsworth 6-3-3-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 8-5; K Farnsworth 0-1 Game Scores: G Meche 65 | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Wise CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .000 | .000 |
| C Getz 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .500 | .500 |
| C Quentin LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .000 | .000 |
| J Thome DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .750 | .750 |
| J Dye RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .500 | .500 |
| P Konerko 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .333 | .333 |
| A Pierzynski C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .333 | .333 |
| A Ramirez SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .000 | .000 |
| J Fields 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .667 | .667 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 115 | ||
| BATTING 2B: C Getz (1, G Meche) HR: J Thome (1, 8th inning off K Farnsworth 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Fields (1), J Thome 3 (3) 2-out RBI: J Fields, J Thome 3 White Sox RISP: 3-8 (J Thome 1-2, C Quentin 0-2, A Ramirez 0-1, J Fields 1-1, P Konerko 1-1, A Pierzynski 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Dye (1, 2nd base by K Farnsworth/M Olivo) | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Buehrle | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 97-58 | 3.60 |
| C Richard | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-13 | 0.00 |
| O Dotel (W, 1-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21-16 | 0.00 |
| B Jenks (S, 12) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 150-95 | |
| PITCHING WP: O Dotel HBP: M Teahen (By M Buehrle); M Jacobs (By M Buehrle) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Buehrle 15/26; C Richard 3/6; O Dotel 4/4; B Jenks 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Buehrle 17-7-16-18; C Richard 5-0-3-5; O Dotel 3-6-6-1; B Jenks 1-3-1-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Buehrle 8-4; C Richard 4-1; O Dotel 0-1; B Jenks 0-2 Game Scores: M Buehrle 47 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | CHW | |||
 | 2nd | A Gordon homered to center. | 1 | 0 |
 | 2nd | J Fields singled to left, J Thome scored, J Dye thrown out at home, P Konerko to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 5th | A Gordon grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Guillen scored, B Butler out at second, M Jacobs to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 8th | J Thome homered to center, J Fields and C Getz scored. | 2 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 37,449 (92.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:32 |
| Weather | 43 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 20 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Darling, First Base - Bill Hohn, Second Base - Bruce Dreckman, Third Base - Paul Emmel |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, April 7th 2009
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| San Francisco | 10 |
| Atlanta | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 0 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 |
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 8 |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 3 | in 10 |
| Seattle | 5 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 9 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| Arizona | 0 |
| Oakland | 6 | Final |
| LA Angels | 4 |
| LA Dodgers | 2 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 |