MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/15/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 846 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (12-6) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 13 0
Kansas City Royals (13-5) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 X 7 11 0
Royals Get Close Win Over White Sox
Chicago pitcher Lance Lynn gave the Royals all they could handle, but in the end, Kansas City left Kauffman Stadium with a win, 7-5. Lynn allowed 1 run on 5 hits over 6.2 innings. The loss drops the White Sox to 12-6.

Had Nicky Lopez not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 2nd and 3rd, Lopez hit a 2-run double. That made the score 7-5, in favor of the Royals.

"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Lopez told the Kansas City Today.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Escobar 3B 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 .282 2 14
T. Anderson SS 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .338 4 13
Y. Moncada 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .273 5 11
J. Abreu 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .347 8 15
Y. Grandal C 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .292 2 6
D. Santana LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .286 3 10
N. Mazara RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 .323 1 10
J. McCann DH 4 1 1 3 0 1 5 .292 4 13
L. Robert CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 7 .239 1 7
Totals 39 5 13 5 3 11 27      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Grandal (6, 2nd Inning off M. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Escobar (3, 8th Inning off R. Lovelady, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Moncada , J. Abreu , T. Anderson 3 , N. Mazara , J. McCann , Y. Grandal 4 , D. Santana 2 , E. Escobar 2
2-out RBI: E. Escobar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Robert 3 , J. Abreu , T. Anderson
GIDP: J. Abreu
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .342 1 9
   a-B. Starling RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
A. Mondesi SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .303 2 12
J. Soler DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .172 5 13
H. Dozier 3B 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 .311 6 15
R. O'Hearn 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .238 2 7
A. Gordon LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .255 0 1
S. Perez C 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .224 1 9
B. Phillips CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .183 0 5
N. Lopez 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .326 0 7
Totals 34 7 11 7 2 6 10      
a - B. Starling substituted for W. Merrifield in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Lopez (3, 8th Inning off E. Marshall, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Dozier (6, 4th Inning off L. Lynn, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Gordon , H. Dozier 5 , J. Soler , A. Mondesi 2 , S. Perez 2 , R. O'Hearn , N. Lopez 3
2-out RBI: N. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Merrifield , R. O'Hearn
Sac Bunt: B. Phillips
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Mondesi (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mondesi-Lopez-O'Hearn)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Lynn 6.2 5 1 1 1 5 1 91 60 6.62   
S. Cishek 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 14 9 1.59   
A. Bummer 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 0 16 9 8.44   
E. Marshall L (0-1), BS (2) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 13 12 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Lynn 64
Batters Faced: L. Lynn 26, S. Cishek 3, A. Bummer 3, E. Marshall 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Lynn 5-10, S. Cishek 1-0, A. Bummer 0-0, E. Marshall 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Lynn 91-60, S. Cishek 14-9, A. Bummer 16-9, E. Marshall 13-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Cishek 1-0 , A. Bummer 1-1 , E. Marshall 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Montgomery 5.0 9 1 1 0 6 0 81 55 3.27   
J. Staumont 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 8 3.97   
T. Rosenthal 1.0 0 1 1 1 2 0 17 8 5.87   
J. Hahn 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 9 6 4.70   
R. Lovelady W (1-0) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 18 12 4.50   
S. Barlow SV (3) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 10 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Montgomery 51
Batters Faced: M. Montgomery 23, J. Staumont 4, T. Rosenthal 4, J. Hahn 3, R. Lovelady 5, S. Barlow 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Montgomery 7-1, J. Staumont 0-1, T. Rosenthal 1-0, J. Hahn 1-0, R. Lovelady 0-2, S. Barlow 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Montgomery 81-55, J. Staumont 16-8, T. Rosenthal 17-8, J. Hahn 9-6, R. Lovelady 18-12, S. Barlow 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Staumont 1-0 , J. Hahn 1-0 , R. Lovelady 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lance Lynn
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 19525
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