Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 11, Chi. White Sox 0
When: 8:11 PM ET, Friday, September 18, 2009
Where: U.S Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 63°
Umpires: Home - Jim Wolf, 1B - Dan Bellino, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth
Attendance: 29179
Where: U.S Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 63°
Umpires: Home - Jim Wolf, 1B - Dan Bellino, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth
Attendance: 29179
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
| Chi. White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Kansas City | 60-87 | 30-44 | 30-43 | W2 |
| Chi. White Sox | 72-76 | 40-33 | 32-43 | L3 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Chicago White Sox have a 40-33 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 30-43 record on the road.
- Chi. White Sox has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The White Sox have won 4 of their last 10 games.
- Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Royals have won 8 of their last 10 games.
- Luke Hochevar pitched 9.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 5.79. Mark Buehrle took the loss for Chi. White Sox.
- Miguel Olivo (2), John Buck hit homeruns for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Kansas City | Chi. White Sox | |
| Luke Hochevar | Player | Mark Buehrle |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 9.0 | IP | 6.0 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 4 |
| 3 | Hits | 7 |
| 0.00 | ERA | 7.50 |
Hitting
| Kansas City | Chi. White Sox | |
| Billy Butler | Player | Chris Getz |
| 2 | Hits | 1 |
| 2 | RBI | 0 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 3 | TB | 1 |
| 1.000 | Avg | .333 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Kansas City | 13 | 3 | 26 | .342 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Chi. White Sox | 3 | 0 | 3 | .107 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |