CWS 14, KC 7 | Mar 29, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, March 29, 2018•Kauffman Stadium•45°F, Overcast

CWS

White Sox

Royals

Final

WIN

James Shields

LOSS

Danny Duffy

The White Sox cruised past the Royals 14-7 in a dominant performance.

★Matt Davidson3 HR, 5 RBI

★Yolmer Sánchez3 RBI

★Tim Anderson2 HR, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Matt Davidson homers (3) on a line drive to left field. Avisail Garcia scores. Jose Abreu scores.

Weather: 45°F, OvercastWind: 10 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 8:15 PM UTCT: 3:26Att: 36,517Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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92.5%B

15 missed calls

+8.8% KC

+1.45 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinCWS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CWS	0	0	0	5	3	0	3	3	0	14	14	1
KC	4	0	0	0	0	0	0

Game 529408 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Yoán Moncada2B	6	0	1	1	0	2	.167/.167/.333	107.3	.581	.939
Avisaíl GarcíaRF	6	2	2	0	0	0	.333/.333/.500	108.3	.353	.454
José Abreu1B	5	2	2	2	0	0	.400/.400/1.000	111.7	.462	.650
Matt DavidsonDH	4	4	3	5	1	0	.750/.800/3.000	115.1	.744	.1410
Leury GarcíaLF	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000/1.000/1.000	106.5	.713	.670
Welington CastilloC	5	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	100.8	.282	.275
Tim AndersonSS	4	3	2	3	1	1	.500/.600/2.000	112.5	.596	.1209
Yolmer Sánchez3B	4	1	1	3	1	2	.250/.400/.250	86.4	.353	.334
Adam EngelCF	3	0	2	0	2	1	.667/.800/1.000	98.3	.794	.746
Bench
Nicky DelmonicoLF	1	1	0	0	2	0	.000/.667/.000	96.4	.620	.627
James ShieldsP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	39	14	14	14	7	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Abreu (4th off Duffy, 1 on, 0 out); Davidson (4th off Duffy, 0 on, 0 out); Anderson (4th off Duffy, 0 on, 2 out); Davidson (5th off Boyer, 0 on, 1 out); Anderson (5th off Boyer, 1 on, 2 out); Davidson (8th off Flynn, 2 on, 0 out)

2B:Moncada; García; Engel

TB:35

RBI:Davidson 5; Moncada; Sánchez 3; Abreu 2; Anderson 3

GIDP:Castillo

Team LOB:6

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jon JayLF	5	1	1	0	0	1	.200/.200/.200	100.4	.340

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
James ShieldsW	6.0	5	4	4	1	0	1	97-59	84.4	6.00
Gregory Infante	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18-12	88.7	0.00
Luis Avilán	1.0	2	1	0	0	1	0	27-17	82.6	0.00
Juan Minaya	0.2	1	2	2	1	1	0	24-11	91.6	27.00
Aaron Bummer	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-1	91.6	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	7	6	2	2	1	168-100	-	-

WP:Minaya 2

HBP:Cuthbert (by Shields)

Pitches-strikes:Shields 97-59; Infante 18-12; Avilán 27-17; Minaya 24-11; Bummer 2-1

Groundouts-flyouts:Shields 9-9; Infante 2-1; Avilán 1-1; Minaya 1-0; Bummer 0-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Danny DuffyL	4.0	7	5	5	2	5	3	78-46	87.1	11.25

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Mike Moustakas singles on a line drive to center fielder Adam Engel. Jon Jay scores. Whit Merrifield to 3rd.

EV: 103.7 mph107 ftLA: 5°

0-4

Lucas Duda homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Whit Merrifield scores. Mike Moustakas scores.

EV: 108.0 mph💣 410 ftLA: 24°

Top 4 • CWS

5-4

Yoan Moncada doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Jon Jay. Yolmer Sanchez scores. Adam Engel to 3rd.

EV: 92.2 mph18 ftLA: -8°

4-4

Tim Anderson homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 112.5 mph💣 404 ftLA: 27°

3-4

Matt Davidson homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 115.1 mph💣 435 ftLA: 22°

2-4

Jose Abreu homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Avisail Garcia scores.

EV: 109.1 mph💣 410 ftLA: 32°

Top 5 • CWS

8-4

Tim Anderson homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Nicky Delmonico scores.

EV: 106.0 mph💣 392 ftLA: 35°

6-4

Matt Davidson homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 114.0 mph💣 426 ftLA: 21°

Top 7 • CWS

11-4

Yolmer Sanchez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Alex Gordon. Matt Davidson scores. Leury Garcia scores. Tim Anderson scores.

EV: 83.6 mph95 ftLA: 7°

Top 8 • CWS

14-4

Matt Davidson homers (3) on a line drive to left field. Avisail Garcia scores. Jose Abreu scores.

EV: 113.9 mph💣 376 ftLA: 20°

Bot 8 • KC

14-5

Cheslor Cuthbert singles on a line drive to center fielder Adam Engel. Mike Moustakas scores.

EV: 72.7 mph203 ftLA: 18°

Bot 9 • KC

14-6

Jon Jay strikes out swinging.

14-7

Whit Merrifield grounds out, third baseman Yolmer Sanchez to first baseman Jose Abreu. Drew Butera scores.

EV: 101.4 mph27 ftLA: -2°

HBP:García (by Hill)

Inherited runners-scored:Hill 1-0; Smith 2-2; Flynn 2-0; Herrera 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Duffy 78-46; Boyer 30-18; Keller 13-7; Grimm 11-6; Hill 4-3; Smith 15-4; Flynn 17-10; Maurer 13-7; Herrera 2-2

Groundouts-flyouts:Duffy 1-5; Boyer 2-1; Keller 1-1; Grimm 1-0; Hill 1-0; Smith 0-0; Flynn 1-2; Maurer 0-1; Herrera 0-1

Bench
Alex GordonCF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250/.250/.500	106.4	.432	.414
Danny DuffyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Blaine BoyerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brad KellerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Justin GrimmP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim HillP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Burch SmithP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brian FlynnP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brandon MaurerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kelvin HerreraP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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