Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Kansas City 9,
Chi. White Sox 1
When: 8:10 PM ET, Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Where: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Adam Beck, 2B - Quinn Wolcott, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt
Attendance: 22793
Where: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Adam Beck, 2B - Quinn Wolcott, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt
Attendance: 22793
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| Chi. White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .276 |
| Cam Gallagher | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .161 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| Hanser Alberto | PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .253 |
| Hunter Dozier | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .194 |
| Emmanuel Rivera | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Edward Olivares | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 |
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Michael A. Taylor (8) | |||||||||
| HR - Salvador Perez (27), Ryan O'Hearn (9), Michael A. Taylor (10), Edward Olivares (3) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield 3, Carlos Santana, Salvador Perez 5, Ryan O'Hearn 4, Michael A. Taylor 6, Edward Olivares 4, Nicky Lopez 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Whit Merrifield (54), Salvador Perez 2 (68), Ryan O'Hearn 3 (23), Michael A. Taylor (38), Edward Olivares (4), Nicky Lopez (24) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Whit Merrifield (17), Ryan O'Hearn 2 (6), Edward Olivares (4), Nicky Lopez (8) | |||||||||
| SF - Ryan O'Hearn (2) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Salvador Perez (10) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Whit Merrifield (28, 3rd off Giolito/Collins) | |||||||||
| PO - Whit Merrifield (1st by Giolito) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Carlos Hernandez (W 3-1) | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4.58 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.46 |
| Jake Brentz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.28 |
| Domingo Tapia | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Ervin Santana | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.62 |
| WP - Carlos Hernandez, Josh Staumont | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Carlos Hernandez 93-56, Josh Staumont 18-12, Jake Brentz 8-6, Domingo Tapia 19-12, Ervin Santana 9-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Carlos Hernandez 4-0, Josh Staumont 0-0, Jake Brentz 1-2, Domingo Tapia 1-2, Ervin Santana 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Carlos Hernandez 18, Josh Staumont 4, Jake Brentz 3, Domingo Tapia 4, Ervin Santana 3 | ||||||||
Chi. White Sox
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Tim Anderson | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .300 |
| Cesar Hernandez | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .234 |
| Jose Abreu | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .243 |
| Eloy Jimenez | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .105 |
| Gavin Sheets | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .218 |
| Yoan Moncada | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 |
| Brian Goodwin | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| Andrew Vaughn | LF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Zack Collins | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .204 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| HR - Jose Abreu (19) | |||||||||
| TB - Tim Anderson, Jose Abreu 4, Andrew Vaughn 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Jose Abreu (81) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Eloy Jimenez 2 (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Jose Abreu (5) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Lucas Giolito (L 8-8) | 4.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3.98 |
| Matt Foster | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.64 |
| Jose Ruiz | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.53 |
| Aaron Bummer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.42 |
| WP - Lucas Giolito | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Lucas Giolito 81-54, Matt Foster 35-24, Jose Ruiz 34-19, Aaron Bummer 18-12 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Lucas Giolito 4-3, Matt Foster 6-1, Jose Ruiz 5-0, Aaron Bummer 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Lucas Giolito 19, Matt Foster 8, Jose Ruiz 10, Aaron Bummer 3 | ||||||||