CWS 11, KC 5 | Aug 1, 2020 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, August 1, 2020•Kauffman Stadium•81°F, Clear

CWS

White Sox

Royals

Final

WIN

Matt Foster

LOSS

Ronald Bolaños

SAVE

Codi Heuer

The White Sox cruised past the Royals 11-5 in a dominant performance.

★Leury García4-for-5, 1 RBI

★Yoán Moncada3-for-5, 0 RBI

★Eloy Jiménez4-for-6, 4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Yasmani Grandal doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Erick Mejia. Yoan Moncada scores. Jose Abreu scores.

Weather: 81°F, ClearWind: 8 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:05 PM UTCT: 3:440Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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88.0%D

23 missed calls

+8.2% CWS

No run favor

Win Probability

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CWS	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	11	21	0
KC	0	0	0	0	0	3	1

Game 631413 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Luis Robert Jr.CF	6	2	4	2	0	0	.364/.382/.636	106.6	.575	.730
Yoán Moncada3B	5	2	3	0	1	0	.345/.424/.517	99	.246	.235
José Abreu1B	6	1	2	0	0	0	.265/.306/.412	110.2	.241	.260
Yasmani GrandalC	5	2	2	2	1	1	.182/.296/.227	104.3	.379	.448
Ryan GoinsDH	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Eloy JiménezLF	6	1	4	4	0	1	.381/.391/.762	106.3	.578	.717
Leury GarcíaSS	5	1	4	1	1	0	.321/.387/.536	100.6	.539	.506
Adam EngelRF	6	0	1	0	0	1	.333/.364/.619	106.7	.370	.333
Nick Madrigal2B	5	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	97.7	.099	.098
Bench
Edwin EncarnaciónDH	5	1	1	0	1	2	.125/.192/.250	80.8	.239	.225
Gio GonzalezP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	49	11	21	9	4	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Jiménez (1st off Bolaños, 2 on, 2 out); Jr. (2nd off Bolaños, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Grandal; Jiménez; Jr. 2

TB:31

RBI:García; Grandal 2; Jiménez 4; Jr. 2

GIDP:Madrigal 2

Team LOB:15

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	1	3	2	0	1	.324/.375/.649	101	.522

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Gio Gonzalez	3.2	5	0	0	3	6	0	77-41	85.6	7.36
Jimmy Cordero	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-3	94.9	5.40
Matt FosterW	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16-11	88.7	0.00
Jace Fry	0.2	3	3	3	0	0	1	12-8	84.9	8.10
Steve Cishek	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	17-11	84.4	6.00
Aaron Bummer	1.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	20-14	94.6	2.45
Codi HeuerS	1.1	3	1	1	0	2	0	26-16	96.9	2.70
Totals	9.0	15	5	5	3	13	1	173-104	-	-

WP:Fry

Inherited runners-scored:Cordero 3-0; Bummer 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Gonzalez 77-41; Cordero 5-3; Foster 16-11; Fry 12-8; Cishek 17-11; Bummer 20-14; Heuer 26-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Gonzalez 2-2; Cordero 0-1; Foster 0-2; Fry 1-1; Cishek 0-1; Bummer 1-0; Heuer 1-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Ronald BolañosL	1.2	5	5	5	2	1	2	41-20	89.6	12.27

Top 1 • CWS

4-0

Eloy Jimenez homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Yasmani Grandal scores. Edwin Encarnacion scores.

EV: 100.4 mph💣 410 ftLA: 28°

1-0

Edwin Encarnacion walks. Yoan Moncada scores. Yasmani Grandal to 2nd. Wild pitch by pitcher Ronald Bolanos.

Top 2 • CWS

5-0

Luis Robert homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 106.6 mph💣 415 ftLA: 27°

Top 5 • CWS

7-0

Yoan Moncada singles on a ground ball to pitcher Jake Newberry. Luis Robert scores. Throwing error by pitcher Jake Newberry.

EV: 81.9 mph1 ftLA: -79°

6-0

Luis Robert doubles (2) on a line drive to center fielder Bubba Starling. Leury Garcia scores.

EV: 95.6 mph349 ftLA: 22°

Bot 6 • KC

7-1

Ryan O'Hearn doubles (2) on a line drive to right fielder Adam Engel. Adalberto Mondesi scores.

EV: 96.2 mph265 ftLA: 18°

7-3

Whit Merrifield homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Ryan O'Hearn scores.

EV: 99.8 mph💣 389 ftLA: 33°

Bot 7 • KC

7-4

Ryan O'Hearn singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Luis Robert. Ryan McBroom scores.

EV: 103.5 mph10 ftLA: -11°

Top 9 • CWS

11-4

Leury Garcia singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Bubba Starling. Ryan Goins scores. Eloy Jimenez to 2nd.

EV: 100.6 mph124 ftLA: 8°

10-4

Eloy Jimenez singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jorge Soler. Yasmani Grandal scores. Ryan Goins to 3rd.

EV: 106.3 mph38 ftLA: -3°

9-4

Yasmani Grandal doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Erick Mejia. Yoan Moncada scores. Jose Abreu scores.

EV: 104.3 mph389 ftLA: 21°

Bot 9 • KC

11-5

Franchy Cordero doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Luis Robert. Brett Phillips scores. Oscar Hernandez to 3rd.

EV: 111.8 mph416 ftLA: 17°

WP:Bolaños

Inherited runners-scored:McCarthy 1-0; Newberry 2-0; Speier 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Bolaños 41-20; McCarthy 24-14; Newberry 32-21; Zimmer 47-34; Sparkman 19-11; Speier 6-4

Groundouts-flyouts:Bolaños 2-2; McCarthy 3-2; Newberry 2-0; Zimmer 5-2; Sparkman 1-2; Speier 0-1

Bench
Ryan McBroomDH	3	1	1	0	1	2	.250/.286/.500	94.1	.887	.859
Maikel Franco3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250/.243/.500	112.5	.409	.438
Adalberto MondesiSS	4	1	2	0	0	2	.237/.237/.342	104.7	.333	.333
Ryan O'Hearn1B	4	1	3	2	0	1	.333/.368/.444	103.5	.565	.537
Nicky Lopez2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.125/.222/.125	99.3	.274	.252
Ronald BolañosP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kevin McCarthyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake NewberryP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kyle ZimmerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Glenn SparkmanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Gabe SpeierP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Chicago White Sox

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Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Kansas City Royals

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