White Sox 8, Royals 7
Kyle Davies exited in the sixth inning with a 4-3 lead. (Orlin Wagner/AP)
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Alex Gordon doubled in the tying run in the 11th inning, but the Royals couldn't pull it out in the series opener against the White Sox. Mike Aviles and Esteban German each tallied four hits as part of a 17-hit night for the Royals' offense.
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Chi White Sox 8, Kansas City 7
Today's Boxes 7/8/08
DET 9, CLE 2
PIT 4, HOU 3
BOS 6, MIN 5
NYY 5, TB 0
TOR 7, BAL 6
ARI 2, WSH 0
NYM 7, SF 0
STL 2, PHI 0
TEX 3, LAA 2
CHC 7, CIN 3
MIL 7, COL 3
SD 10, FLA 1
OAK 2, SEA 0
ATL 9, LAD 3
Standings thru 7/8/08 | Recap: CWS | KC | Gameday | White Sox stats | Royals stats
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera , SS6 0 2 1 1 0 1 .267
Pierzynski , C6 0 1 2 0 1 4 .293
Quentin , LF7 0 1 0 0 1 6 .270
Dye , RF6 0 0 0 0 2 3 .302
Thome , DH5 3 4 0 1 0 0 .240
2-Wise , PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350
Konerko , 1B3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .216
1-Anderson, B , PR-CF 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229
Swisher , CF-1B6 0 1 2 0 0 3 .235
Crede , 3B5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .263
Ramirez , 2B6 2 4 0 0 0 1 .310
Totals 52 8 16 8 3 5 22
BATTING 2B : Thome 2 (17, Davies, Davies), Cabrera (18, Tejeda).HR : Crede (16, 6th inning off Davies, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Cabrera 3; Pierzynski; Quentin; Thome 6; Konerko; Swisher; Crede 5; Ramirez 4.RBI : Swisher 2 (41), Konerko (31), Crede 2 (49), Pierzynski 2 (35), Cabrera (36).2-out RBI : Crede.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Crede; Dye; Quentin 2; Swisher.SF : Crede; Pierzynski.GIDP : Pierzynski; Quentin.Team LOB : 10.BASERUNNING SB : Wise (5, 2nd base off Tejeda/Olivo).FIELDING PB : Pierzynski (3).DP : 2 (Masset-Cabrera-Swisher, Cabrera-Swisher).
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , CF-LF-CF7 0 1 2 0 1 3 .311
Aviles, M , SS-2B7 1 4 2 0 1 1 .303
Gordon , 3B5 0 1 1 1 1 2 .252
Guillen , LF4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .274
Gathright , CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
a-Buck , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
Pena , SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155
b-Grudzielanek , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .312
Teahen , RF5 1 1 0 1 1 3 .252
Butler , DH6 0 1 0 0 0 3 .260
Gload , 1B6 1 2 0 0 0 3 .269
Olivo , C5 1 1 1 1 0 1 .260
German , 2B-LF6 3 4 1 0 0 1 .212
Totals 54 7 17 7 3 4 23
BATTING 2B : Teahen (14, Contreras), German (3, Contreras), DeJesus (13, Contreras), Gordon (22, Linebrink).3B : Guillen (1, Contreras).TB : DeJesus 2; Aviles, M 4; Gordon 2; Guillen 4; Teahen 2; Butler; Gload 2; Olivo; German 5.RBI : German (9), DeJesus 2 (47), Aviles, M 2 (18), Olivo (29), Gordon (43).2-out RBI : Aviles, M 2; Olivo; Gordon.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Teahen; Guillen; Gload; Gordon; Buck.GIDP : Butler; Grudzielanek.Team LOB : 12.BASERUNNING SB : German (3, 2nd base off Linebrink/Pierzynski).FIELDING E : Olivo (3, fielding), German (4, fielding).DP : 2 (Gload-Aviles, M-Gload, Gordon-German-Gload).
WP : Contreras 2, Davies.HBP : Gordon (by Contreras).Pitches-strikes : Contreras 99-65, Logan 17-9, Dotel 15-12, Thornton 18-14, Linebrink 28-18, Masset 28-16, Davies 102-58, Ramirez, R 26-16, Mahay 9-6, Soria 13-9, Ramirez, H 30-21, Tejeda 24-17.Ground outs-fly outs : Contreras 7-9, Logan 3-1, Dotel 2-1, Thornton 4-0, Linebrink 0-3, Masset 5-0, Davies 10-5, Ramirez, R 2-1, Mahay 0-2, Soria 0-3, Ramirez, H 2-4, Tejeda 3-2.Batters faced : Contreras 29, Logan 5, Dotel 4, Thornton 5, Linebrink 6, Masset 9, Davies 26, Ramirez, R 7, Mahay 3, Soria 3, Ramirez, H 9, Tejeda 9.Inherited runners-scored : Logan 1-0, Mahay 2-2.Umpires : HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B: Dan Iassogna. 2B: Bill Hohn. 3B: Dale Scott.Weather : 72 degrees, overcast.Wind : 5 mph, L to R.T : 4:20.Att : 13,614.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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