Top 1

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Offerman vs. Castillo
  
  Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Goodwin vs. Castillo
  
  Goodwin hits a popup towards short. Guillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Castillo
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  King vs. Castillo
  
  King hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cameron. King reaches second base with a double. Bell goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Davis vs. Castillo
  
  Davis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. King scores. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Damon vs. Castillo
  
  Damon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Dye vs. Castillo
  
  Dye hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Durham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Belcher
  
  Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Durham vs. Belcher
  
  Durham hits a line drive towards first. King reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Belcher
  
  Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Belle vs. Belcher
  
  Belle hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Fabregas vs. Belcher
  
  Fabregas hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Castillo
  
  Cooper hits a line drive into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Macfarlane vs. Castillo
  
  Macfarlane hits a line drive into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Offerman vs. Castillo
  
  Offerman strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Baines vs. Belcher
  
  Baines strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Cameron vs. Belcher
  
  Cameron strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Snopek vs. Belcher
  
  Snopek hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Goodwin vs. Castillo
  
  Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Castillo
  
  Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  King vs. Castillo
  
  King strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Guillen vs. Belcher
  
  Guillen hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Belcher
  
  Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Durham vs. Belcher
  
  Durham strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Castillo
  
  Davis hits a popup towards short. Guillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Damon vs. Castillo
  
  Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Dye vs. Castillo
  
  Dye hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Cooper vs. Castillo
  
  Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Belcher
  
  Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Belle vs. Belcher
  
  Belle hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Fabregas vs. Belcher
  
  Fabregas strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Macfarlane vs. Castillo
  
  Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Offerman vs. Castillo
  
  Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomas. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Goodwin vs. Castillo
  
  Goodwin hits a popup towards short. Guillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Castillo
  
  Bell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fabregas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baines vs. Belcher
  
  Baines hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Baines reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Cameron vs. Belcher
  
  Cameron strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
  Snopek vs. Belcher
  
  Snopek hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baines moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
  Guillen vs. Belcher
  
  Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Belcher covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  King vs. Castillo
  
  King hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Castillo
  
  Davis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Martinez. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Damon vs. Castillo
  
  Tony Castillo now pitching.
  
  Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
  Dye vs. Castillo
  
  Dye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis scores. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Cooper vs. Castillo
  
  Cooper hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Dye moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Macfarlane vs. Castillo
  
  Macfarlane hits a line drive into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Belcher
  
  Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Belcher covering, for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Durham vs. Belcher
  
  Durham hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Dye who is chasing the ball. Durham reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
  Thomas vs. Belcher
  
  Thomas hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Offerman, and into shallow right field. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Durham scores. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Belle vs. Belcher
  
  Belle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Fabregas vs. Belcher
  
  Fabregas hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Offerman vs. Castillo
  
  Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Goodwin vs. Castillo
  
  Goodwin bunts towards the mound. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out. Offerman moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Bell vs. Castillo
  
  Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Offerman scores. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  King vs. Castillo
  
  King hits a popup, foul, towards third. Snopek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Davis vs. Castillo
  
  There goes Bell. The throw from Fabregas and he is safe. Bell steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Davis vs. Castillo
  
  Davis is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Damon vs. Castillo
  
  Damon hits a popup into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Baines vs. Belcher
  
  Baines hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Cameron vs. Belcher
  
  Cameron hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Snopek vs. Belcher
  
  Snopek hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Guillen vs. Belcher
  
  Guillen hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dye vs. Castillo
  
  Dye hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cameron. Dye reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Cooper vs. Castillo
  
  Cooper bunts towards the mound. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out. Dye moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
  Macfarlane vs. Simas
  
  Bill Simas now pitching.
  
  Macfarlane hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Macfarlane reaches second base with a double. Dye scores. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
  Offerman vs. Simas
  
  Offerman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Martinez who is chasing the ball. Offerman reaches third base with a triple. Macfarlane scores. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Goodwin vs. Simas
  
  Goodwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Offerman scores. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Simas
  
  Bell strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  King vs. Simas
  
  King hits a popup into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Pichardo
  
  Hipolito Pichardo now pitching.
  
  Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Durham vs. Pichardo
  
  Durham takes first base on ball four. Martinez moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Thomas vs. Pichardo
  
  Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Pichardo covering, for the out. Martinez moves to third. Durham moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
  Belle vs. Pichardo
  
  Belle takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Fabregas vs. Pichardo
  
  Fabregas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Durham scores. Belle moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Baines vs. Pichardo
  
  Baines hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Cameron vs. Pichardo
  
  Cameron hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Snopek vs. Casian
  
  Larry Casian now pitching.
  
  Snopek hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Guillen vs. Casian
  
  Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Simas
  
  Davis strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Damon vs. Simas
  
  Damon hits a line drive into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Dye vs. Simas
  
  Dye takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Cooper vs. Simas
  
  Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Casian
  
  Martinez strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Durham vs. Casian
  
  Durham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Thomas vs. Montgomery
  
  Jeff Montgomery now pitching.
  
  Thomas strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Belle vs. Montgomery
  
  There goes Durham. The throw from Macfarlane and he is out, Offerman applying the tag. View Play 

Top 10

• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Macfarlane vs. Karchner
  
  Matt Karchner now pitching.
  
  Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Offerman vs. Karchner
  
  Offerman hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Goodwin vs. Karchner
  
  Goodwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Karchner
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Snopek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 10

• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Belle vs. Montgomery
  
  Belle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fabregas vs. Montgomery
  
  Fabregas bunts towards the mound. Montgomery fields it and throws to first for the out. Belle moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Baines vs. Montgomery
  
  Baines is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Cameron vs. Montgomery
  
  Cameron strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Valdez vs. Montgomery
  
  Mario Valdez pinch hits for Chris Snopek.
  
  Valdez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Belle scores. Baines moves to second. View Play 

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         Game of 6/25/1997 -- Kansas City at Chicago (D)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Offerman J, 2b        5  2  2  1   Martinez D, rf        5  1  1  0   
Goodwin T, cf         5  0  2  1   Durham R, 2b          4  2  2  0   
Bell J, ss            6  1  1  1   Thomas F, 1b          5  0  2  1   
King J, 1b            5  1  1  1   Belle A, lf           4  2  2  0   
Davis C, dh           4  1  2  1   Fabregas J, c         4  1  1  2   
Damon J, lf           5  0  1  0   Baines H, dh          4  1  2  3   
Dye J, rf             4  1  3  1   Cameron M, cf         5  1  2  1   
Cooper S, 3b          4  0  1  0   Snopek C, 3b          4  0  0  0   
Macfarlane M, c       5  1  1  1   Valdez M, ph          1  0  1  1   
                                   Guillen O, ss         4  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43  7 14  7                        40  8 13  8

Kansas City      200 001 130 0 --  7
Chicago          000 001 150 1 --  8
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Belcher T             7.0  6  2  2  0  5
Pichardo H            0.1  4  5  5  2  0
Casian L              1.0  1  0  0  0  1
Montgomery J (L)      1.1  2  1  1  1  2

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Castillo C            5.1  5  3  3  1  2
Castillo T            2.0  5  2  2  1  0
Simas B               1.2  3  2  2  1  2
Karchner M (W)        1.0  1  0  0  0  0

E -- Thomas F
LOB -- Kansas City 11, Chicago 7
2B -- King J, Baines H, Davis C, Thomas F, Dye J, Macfarlane M
3B -- Durham R, Offerman J
HR -- Cameron M, Baines H
SB -- Bell J
CS -- Durham R
SH -- Goodwin T, Cooper S, Fabregas J
T -- 3:23
A -- 22176

    

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