Royals 6, 
White Sox 4
| W: | L. Hochevar (4-3) |
| L: | G. Floyd (6-6) |
| SV: | J. Soria (11) |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| S Podsednik LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .312 | .368 |
| A Ramirez SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .275 | .327 |
| J Dye DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .291 | .362 |
| P Konerko 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .295 | .349 |
| R Castro C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .130 | .259 |
a-A Pierzynski PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .299 | .331 |
| C Getz 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .244 | .304 |
b-J Nix PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .228 | .294 |
| G Beckham 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .275 | .347 |
| D Wise RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .197 | .256 |
| B Anderson CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .237 | .325 |
c-J Thome PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .251 | .400 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 139 | ||
| a-fouled out to third for R Castro in the 8th b-popped out to second for C Getz in the 8th c-flied out to left for B Anderson in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Ramirez (8, L Hochevar); B Anderson (8, L Hochevar) HR: J Dye (19, 3rd inning off L Hochevar 1 on, 0 Out); G Beckham (3, 6th inning off L Hochevar 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: D Wise (5), J Dye 2 (50), G Beckham (16) 2-out RBI: D Wise GIDP: P Konerko White Sox RISP: 2-6 (D Wise 1-1, S Podsednik 0-2, J Dye 1-2, P Konerko 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Floyd (L, 6-6) | 5.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 96-54 | 4.33 |
| M Thornton (B, 3) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-12 | 2.75 |
| O Dotel | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 27-17 | 3.34 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 142-83 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: G Floyd 13/23; M Thornton 2/5; O Dotel 3/7 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: G Floyd 19-6-13-16; M Thornton 1-2-5-4; O Dotel 3-3-8-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Floyd 6-6; M Thornton 2-1; O Dotel 0-2 Game Scores: G Floyd 41 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .248 | .300 |
| W Bloomquist SS-RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .266 | .319 |
| B Butler 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .286 | .338 |
| J Guillen RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .244 | .322 |
T Pena SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .093 | .133 |
| M Teahen 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .289 | .350 |
| M Jacobs DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .225 | .303 |
a-B Pena PH-DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .333 | .356 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .301 | .354 |
| M Olivo C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .249 | .275 |
| M Maier CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .228 | .309 |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 142 | ||
| a-grounded to third for M Jacobs in the 6th | |||||||||
| BATTING 3B: A Callaspo (3, G Floyd) HR: B Pena (2, 8th inning off O Dotel 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: A Callaspo 3 (31), M Maier (9), M Teahen (29), B Pena (4) SF: M Maier 2-out RBI: A Callaspo 2, B Pena Royals RISP: 2-6 (A Callaspo 1-1, M Olivo 0-1, W Bloomquist 0-1, B Pena 0-1, M Teahen 1-1, J Guillen 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Maier (4, 2nd base off G Floyd/R Castro); W Bloomquist (15, 2nd base off G Floyd/R Castro) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Teahen-A Callaspo-B Butler). Outfield Assist: J Guillen (G Beckham at 2nd base); M Maier (P Konerko at 2nd base). | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| L Hochevar (W, 4-3) | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 95-57 | 5.08 |
| J Cruz (H, 5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-10 | 4.63 |
| J Bale (H, 5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 6.57 |
| J Soria (S, 11) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 1.83 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 139-85 | |
| PITCHING HBP: C Getz (By L Hochevar); B Anderson (By L Hochevar) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Hochevar 12/28; J Cruz 0/3; J Bale 2/3; J Soria 0/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Hochevar 13-14-9-21; J Cruz 3-2-3-2; J Bale 1-1-5-2; J Soria 4-2-2-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hochevar 9-4; J Cruz 0-2; J Bale 0-3; J Soria 0-1 Game Scores: L Hochevar 39 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHW | KAN | |||
 | 2nd | D Wise singled to center, C Getz scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd | J Dye homered to center, A Ramirez scored. | 3 | 0 |
 | 5th | A Callaspo tripled to deep right center, M Jacobs scored. | 3 | 1 |
| 5th | M Maier hit sacrifice fly to left, A Callaspo scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 6th | G Beckham homered to center. | 4 | 2 |
| 6th | M Teahen singled to center, W Bloomquist scored, J Guillen to second. | 4 | 3 |
| 6th | A Callaspo singled to right, J Guillen and M Teahen scored. | 4 | 5 |
| 8th | B Pena homered to right. | 4 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 18,182 (47.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:42 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Mcclelland, First Base - Andy Fletcher, Second Base - Greg Gibson, Third Base - Ted Barrett |
MLB Scores
Saturday, July 4th 2009
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 2 |
| Toronto | 5 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 | in 12 |
| Milwaukee | 11 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 2 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| Washington | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 |
| NY Mets | 1 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| Houston | 0 | Final |
| San Francisco | 9 |
| Detroit | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 |
| LA Dodgers | 4 | Final |
| San Diego | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 5 |
| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 12 |
| Arizona | 11 | Final |
| Colorado | 7 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| LA Angels | 11 |