Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Chi. White Sox 6,
Kansas City 0
When: 4:10 PM ET, Thursday, April 8, 2021
Where: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 58°
Umpires: Home - Tony Randazzo, 1B - Todd Tichenor, 2B - Chad Whitson, 3B - Jim Reynolds
Attendance: 8207
Where: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 58°
Umpires: Home - Tony Randazzo, 1B - Todd Tichenor, 2B - Chad Whitson, 3B - Jim Reynolds
Attendance: 8207
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Chi. White Sox | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 |
| Hanser Alberto | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .200 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .174 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 |
| Cam Gallagher | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jorge Soler | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .158 |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Kyle Isbel | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .391 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .368 |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield, Andrew Benintendi, Salvador Perez, Jorge Soler, Michael A. Taylor | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Andrew Benintendi (3), Michael A. Taylor (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Brad Keller (L 0-1) | 3.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19.29 |
| Kyle Zimmer | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Carlos Hernandez | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Wade Davis | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 |
| WP - Carlos Hernandez | ||||||||
| HBP - Nick Williams (by Staumont) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Brad Keller 69-37, Kyle Zimmer 20-13, Carlos Hernandez 27-14, Josh Staumont 27-15, Wade Davis 10-6 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brad Keller 4-1, Kyle Zimmer 3-1, Carlos Hernandez 0-0, Josh Staumont 1-2, Wade Davis 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Brad Keller 18, Kyle Zimmer 5, Carlos Hernandez 5, Josh Staumont 7, Wade Davis 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Kyle Zimmer 1-0, Josh Staumont 2-0 | ||||||||
Chi. White Sox
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Adam Eaton | RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .241 |
| Luis Robert | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .258 |
| Jose Abreu | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .212 |
| Yoan Moncada | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .192 |
| Yermin Mercedes | DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .556 |
| Yasmani Grandal | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .211 |
| Nick Williams | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| Nick Madrigal | 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Danny Mendick | SS | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Jose Abreu (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Yoan Moncada (1), Yermin Mercedes (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Adam Eaton 2, Jose Abreu 2, Yoan Moncada 4, Yermin Mercedes 5, Nick Madrigal, Danny Mendick 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Adam Eaton 2 (5), Luis Robert (4), Yoan Moncada 2 (2), Yermin Mercedes (7) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Yoan Moncada 2 (2), Yermin Mercedes (4) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jose Abreu (2), Yoan Moncada 2 (3) | |||||||||
| SF - Luis Robert (1) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Nick Williams (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Lance Lynn (W 1-0) | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Lance Lynn 111-79 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Lance Lynn 5-9 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Lance Lynn 32 | ||||||||