MLB PRO
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
09/13/2023
 
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 2758 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (75-72) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 0
Chicago White Sox (55-90) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Royals Clip White Sox, 3-2
Kansas City Royals starter Brian Ames pitched a strong game against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field, leading the Royals to victory, 3-2. Henry Lockwood got credit for the win, improving to 2-2. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 1.2 innings. The second-place Royals have won 5 in a row.

Kansas City used the clutch hitting of Mark Baker to capture the win. The pinch hitter drilled a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Royals ahead, 3-2. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a big one.

"We'll keep playing hard and let the chips fall where they may," said Kansas City manager David Eckstein.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. López 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .306 6 64
D. Bryant CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .405 1 5
   a-M. Baker PH, RF 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .290 30 101
G. Conine RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .208 8 31
   b-B. Blanchard PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 8 35
   c-D. Cameron CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 6 37
K. Clemens 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .224 16 55
B. Cooper LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 1 2
T. Donaldson SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .263 9 44
A. Rizzo DH 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .204 7 40
A. Flores 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .210 2 9
   d-N. De Sedas PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 5 70
M. Wieters C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .252 4 22
Totals 37 3 11 3 3 4 21      
a - M. Baker pinch hit for D. Bryant in the 8th
b - B. Blanchard pinch ran for G. Conine in the 8th
c - D. Cameron substituted for B. Blanchard in the 8th
d - N. De Sedas pinch hit for A. Flores in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rizzo (15, 2nd Inning off M. Garner, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Donaldson (22, 4th Inning off M. Garner, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Baker (30, 8th Inning off M. Garner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. López , D. Bryant , M. Baker 4 , G. Conine , D. Cameron , T. Donaldson 3 , A. Rizzo 3 , A. Flores , M. Wieters
2-out RBI: A. Rizzo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. López , K. Clemens 2 , A. Rizzo , A. Flores
GIDP: M. Wieters
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: G. López (31)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
X. Edwards 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .130 0 0
S. Walker CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .253 18 45
F. Reyes DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .228 25 75
B. Baty 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .238 2 11
J. Sanchez RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .238 9 22
K. Ruiz C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .229 4 32
M. Conforto LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .184 19 52
M. Jacobson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .229 9 40
N. Allen SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245 3 18
Totals 32 2 6 2 3 9 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Baty (2, 2nd Inning off B. Ames, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Walker (18, 3rd Inning off B. Ames, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Walker 5 , F. Reyes , B. Baty 4 , J. Sanchez , K. Ruiz
2-out RBI: S. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Jacobson , N. Allen
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Garner-Allen-Jacobson)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
B. Ames 6.1 4 2 2 3 6 2 85 55 5.62
H. Lockwood W (2-2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 12 4.23
A. Reed SV (23) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 11 3.54
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ames 60
Batters Faced: B. Ames 25, H. Lockwood 6, A. Reed 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ames 3-9, H. Lockwood 4-0, A. Reed 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ames 85-55, H. Lockwood 19-12, A. Reed 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Lockwood 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Garner L (3-5) 7.2 9 3 3 2 4 1 104 70 3.59
S. Alcantara 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 29 17 3.29
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Garner 51
Batters Faced: M. Garner 33, S. Alcantara 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Garner 7-11, S. Alcantara 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Garner 104-70, S. Alcantara 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Alcantara 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Ames
Ballpark: Guaranteed Rate Field
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 18322
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