Top 1

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Gathright vs. Vazquez
  
  Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Grudzielanek vs. Vazquez
  
  Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vazquez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  DeJesus vs. Vazquez
  
  DeJesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Butler vs. Vazquez
  
  Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fields fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Owens vs. Nunez
  
  Owens takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Fields vs. Nunez
  
  Fields strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Thome vs. Nunez
  
  Thome hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown. Thome reaches second base with a double. Owens goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
  Konerko vs. Nunez
  
  Konerko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thome moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
  Pierzynski vs. Nunez
  
  Pierzynski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Gload vs. Vazquez
  
  Gload hits a line drive towards the mound. Vazquez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Vazquez
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Vazquez
  
  Gordon strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Dye vs. Nunez
  
  Dye strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Podsednik vs. Nunez
  
  Podsednik hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown. Podsednik reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Uribe vs. Nunez
  
  Uribe hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
  Richar vs. Nunez
  
  Richar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Buck vs. Vazquez
  
  Buck hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Pena vs. Vazquez
  
  Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Gathright vs. Vazquez
  
  Gathright is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grudzielanek vs. Vazquez
  
  Grudzielanek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gathright moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  DeJesus vs. Vazquez
  
  DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konerko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DeJesus for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Owens vs. Nunez
  
  Owens hits a fly ball into left field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Fields vs. Nunez
  
  Fields hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Gathright. Fields reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Thome vs. Nunez
  
  Thome hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Konerko vs. Nunez
  
  Konerko takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Pierzynski vs. Nunez
  
  Pierzynski strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Dye vs. Nunez
  
  Dye hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Vazquez
  
  Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Uribe. Butler moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Gload vs. Vazquez
  
  Gload hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Butler moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
  Brown vs. Vazquez
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Owens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Butler tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Vazquez
  
  Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Buck vs. Vazquez
  
  Buck is hit by the pitch. Gordon moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Pena vs. Vazquez
  
  Pena hits a popup towards short. Uribe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Podsednik vs. Nunez
  
  Podsednik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Uribe vs. Nunez
  
  Uribe strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Richar vs. Nunez
  
  Richar hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Owens vs. Nunez
  
  Owens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops it up and throws to first, with Nunez covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Gathright vs. Vazquez
  
  Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konerko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gathright for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Grudzielanek vs. Vazquez
  
  Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fields fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  DeJesus vs. Vazquez
  
  DeJesus strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Fields vs. Bale
  
  John Bale now pitching.
  
  Fields hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Thome vs. Bale
  
  Thome strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Konerko vs. Bale
  
  Konerko strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Vazquez
  
  Darin Erstad now playing left field.
  
  Butler takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gload vs. Vazquez
  
  Gload hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Butler moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
  Brown vs. Vazquez
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Butler scores. Gload moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Gordon vs. Vazquez
  
  Gordon strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Buck vs. Vazquez
  
  Buck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Pierzynski vs. Bale
  
  Pierzynski hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Dye vs. Bale
  
  Dye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Erstad vs. Bale
  
  Erstad hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Uribe vs. Bale
  
  Uribe hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Pena vs. Vazquez
  
  Pena hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Gathright vs. Logan
  
  Boone Logan now pitching.
  
  Gathright strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Grudzielanek vs. Logan
  
  Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  DeJesus vs. Logan
  
  DeJesus hits a fly ball into center field. Owens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Richar vs. Bale
  
  Richar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Owens vs. Bale
  
  Owens hits a fly ball into left field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Fields vs. Bale
  
  Fields hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Wassermann
  
  Ehren Wassermann now pitching.
  
  Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gload vs. Myers
  
  Mike Myers now pitching.
  
  Gload hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Bukvich
  
  Ryan Bukvich now pitching.
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gload moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Gordon vs. Thornton
  
  Matt Thornton now pitching.
  
  Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Thome vs. Gobble
  
  Jimmy Gobble now pitching.
  
  Thome hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Konerko vs. Gobble
  
  Konerko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Pierzynski vs. Gobble
  
  Pierzynski strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Dye vs. Gobble
  
  Dye hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  German vs. Jenks
  
  Bobby Jenks now pitching. Esteban German pinch hits for John Buck.
  
  German strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Jenks
  
  Jason Smith pinch hits for Tony Pena.
  
  Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Gathright vs. Jenks
  
  Gathright strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/21/2007 -- Kansas City at Chicago (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Gathright J, lf       4  0  0  0   Owens J, cf           3  1  0  0   
Grudzielanek M, 2b    4  0  1  0   Fields J, 3b          4  1  1  0   
DeJesus D, cf         4  0  1  0   Thome J, dh           4  1  2  3   
Butler B, dh          3  2  0  0   Konerko P, 1b         3  1  2  1   
Gload R, 1b           4  0  2  0   Pierzynski A, c       4  0  0  0   
Brown E, rf           3  0  2  2   Dye J, rf             4  0  1  0   
Gordon A, 3b          3  0  0  0   Podsednik S, lf       2  0  1  0   
Buck J, c             2  0  0  0   Erstad D, lf          1  0  0  0   
German E, ph          1  0  0  0   Uribe J, ss           3  0  0  0   
Pena T, ss            3  0  1  0   Richar D, 2b          3  1  1  1   
Smith J, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  2  7  2                        31  5  8  5

Kansas City      000 101 000 --  2
Chicago          102 100 01x --  5

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Nunez L (L)           4.0  6  4  4  2  4
Bale J                3.0  1  0  0  0  2
Gobble J              1.0  1  1  1  0  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Vazquez J (W)*        6.0  5  2  1  2  3
Logan B               1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Wassermann E          0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Myers M+              0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Bukvich R#            0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Thornton M            0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Jenks B (S)           1.0  0  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
  # Pitched to 1 batter in 8th

E -- Uribe J
DP -- Kansas City 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Chicago 4
2B -- Thome J, Podsednik S, Fields J
HR -- Thome J, Richar D, Konerko P
SF -- Brown E
HBP -- by Vazquez J (Gathright J), by Vazquez J (Buck J)
T -- 3:01
A -- 35309

    

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