CWS 5, KC 12 | May 8, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Monday, May 8, 2023•Kauffman Stadium•82°F, Clear

CWS

White Sox

Royals

Final

WIN

Jose Cuas

LOSS

Dylan Cease

The Royals cruised past the White Sox 12-5 in a dominant performance.

★MJ Melendez4 RBI

★Nick Pratto3 RBI

★Jackie Bradley Jr.3-for-4, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Hanser Alberto singles on a line drive to right fielder MJ Melendez. Luis Robert Jr. scores. Yasmani Grandal to 3rd.

Weather: 82°F, ClearWind: 9 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:55Att: 9,814Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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87.5%D

19 missed calls

+30.7% CWS

+0.75 runs CWS

Win Probability

KC WinCWS Win

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

Game 718253 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Tim AndersonSS	5	1	1	0	0	1	.263/.309/.329	95.7	.230	.218
Lenyn Sosa3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.133/.148/.217	86.9	.590	.567
Andrew VaughnDH	5	0	1	2	0	0	.246/.342/.418	107.6	.292	.298
Luis Robert Jr.CF	3	2	1	0	0	1	.262/.333/.492	91.8	.439	.394
Gavin SheetsLF	3	1	1	1	1	0	.261/.325/.435	106.1	.394	.514
Yasmani GrandalC	3	0	0	0	1	0	.267/.353/.429	96.9	.190	.213
Hanser Alberto1B	3	0	1	2	0	0	.275/.302/.575	96.8	.414	.388
Elvis Andrus2B	3	0	1	0	1	1	.208/.291/.264	107.9	.344	.315
Adam HaseleyRF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.381/.458/.476	105.8	.269	.255
Bench
Andrew BenintendiLF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.270/.324/.325	94.6	.115	.185
Dylan CeaseP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	34	5	8	5	3	4	-	-	-	-

HR:Sheets (6th off Greinke, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Vaughn

TB:12

RBI:Vaughn 2; Sheets; Alberto 2

SF:Alberto

GIDP:Grandal

Team LOB:7

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	1	2	0	0	1	.240/.279/.438	107.2	.459

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Dylan CeaseL	5.0	9	7	7	1	6	1	97-64	90.8	5.58
Aaron Bummer	0.2	3	4	4	1	0	0	19-12	91.1	10.80
Jimmy Lambert	0.1	1	1	1	1	1	0	14-6	91.9	6.06
Gregory Santos	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	13-10	95.1	1.93
Kendall Graveman	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	19-11	94.2	4.40
Totals	8.0	14	12	12	4	9	1	162-103	-	-

HBP:Pratto (by Cease)

IBB:Bummer

Inherited runners-scored:Bummer 3-3; Lambert 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Cease 97-64; Bummer 19-12; Lambert 14-6; Santos 13-10; Graveman 19-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Cease 5-3; Bummer 1-1; Lambert 0-0; Santos 2-0; Graveman 1-2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Zack Greinke	5.2	6	4	3	1	2	1	81-56	85.5	5.18

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 97.9 mph355 ftLA: 35°

Top 2 • CWS

1-1

Hanser Alberto out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder MJ Melendez. Luis Robert Jr. scores.

EV: 81.5 mph215 ftLA: 51°

Top 3 • CWS

3-1

Andrew Vaughn doubles (12) on a line drive to left fielder Edward Olivares. Tim Anderson scores. Andrew Benintendi scores.

EV: 107.6 mph343 ftLA: 15°

Bot 4 • KC

3-3

MJ Melendez homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Salvador Perez scores.

EV: 105.0 mph💣 431 ftLA: 28°

Bot 5 • KC

3-4

Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Adam Haseley. Jackie Bradley Jr. scores.

EV: 109.5 mph311 ftLA: 16°

Top 6 • CWS

4-4

Gavin Sheets homers (4) on a line drive to center field.

EV: 106.1 mph💣 423 ftLA: 20°

Bot 6 • KC

4-5

Michael Massey singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Edward Olivares scores. Nick Pratto to 3rd. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.

EV: 104.2 mph186 ftLA: 8°

4-7

Jackie Bradley Jr. doubles (5) on a ground ball to right fielder Adam Haseley. Nick Pratto scores. Maikel Garcia scores. Michael Massey to 3rd.

EV: 67.0 mph9 ftLA: -26°

4-9

MJ Melendez singles on a line drive to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Michael Massey scores. Jackie Bradley Jr. scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd.

EV: 90.2 mph231 ftLA: 14°

4-12

Nick Pratto doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Salvador Perez scores. MJ Melendez scores. Edward Olivares scores.

EV: 101.1 mph291 ftLA: 18°

Top 8 • CWS

5-12

Hanser Alberto singles on a line drive to right fielder MJ Melendez. Luis Robert Jr. scores. Yasmani Grandal to 3rd.

EV: 95.6 mph298 ftLA: 16°

Bench
Salvador PerezC	3	2	1	1	1	1	.291/.343/.512	97.9	.105	.256
Zack GreinkeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jose CuasP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Amir GarrettP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Max CastilloP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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