Game Wrapup


	Peavy wins debut

White Sox 13, Royals 3

Jake Peavy delivers in the first inning on Saturday night. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)

By Scott Merkin / MLB.com

Jake Peavy looked strong -- if a bit rusty -- in his first start with the White Sox, firing five frames of three-run ball while limiting the Royals to three hits. It was good for his first AL victory, thanks in large part to Carlos Quentin, who's fifth-inning grand slam put Chicago in front to stay.

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Series at a glance:

Fri. 09/18: KC 11, CWS 0
Sat. 09/19: CWS 13, KC 3
Sun. 09/20: KC 2, CWS 1

Kansas City (60-88)
Lost 1

Chi White Sox 13, Kansas City 3

Chi White Sox (73-76)
Won 1

September 19, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	1
Chi White Sox	1	0	1	1	4	0	0	6	X	13	14	0

Kansas City	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
DeJesus, LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.281
Bloomquist, RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.269
Maier, RF-LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247
Butler, 1B	4	1	1	1	0	2	0	.300
Jacobs, DH	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	.231
Callaspo, 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.300
Olivo, C	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.251
Buck, J, C	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	.233
Gordon, 3B	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	.218
Betancourt, Y, SS	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.239
Anderson, J, CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.238
Totals	30	3	5	3	2	9	5
BATTING HR: Butler (18, 3rd inning off Peavy, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Butler 4; Callaspo 2; Buck, J; Gordon. RBI: Gordon (14), Betancourt, Y (41), Butler (83). 2-out RBI: Butler. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Anderson, J. SAC: Betancourt, Y. GIDP: Gordon. Team RISP: 1-for-2. Team LOB: 3. FIELDING E: Gordon (8, fielding). DP: 3 (Gordon-Callaspo-Butler, Callaspo-Betancourt, Y-Butler, Betancourt, Y-Callaspo-Butler).

Chi White Sox	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Nix, J, 2B	4	2	1	1	1	1	4	.236
Beckham, 3B	5	0	1	0	0	1	4	.269
Pierzynski, C	4	1	1	1	1	2	0	.308
Konerko, 1B	3	3	2	2	2	0	2	.285
Ramirez, Al, SS	4	2	2	2	1	0	2	.280
Dye, RF	3	2	2	2	2	0	2	.251
Quentin, LF	4	1	2	4	1	1	2	.235
Rios, CF	5	1	2	1	0	0	3	.243
Flowers, DH	3	1	1	0	1	2	2	.143
Totals	35	13	14	13	9	7	21
BATTING 2B: Ramirez, Al (13, Rosa). HR: Konerko (27, 3rd inning off Hughes, D, 0 on, 2 out), Quentin (17, 5th inning off Yabuta, 3 on, 1 out). TB: Nix, J; Beckham; Pierzynski; Konerko 5; Ramirez, Al 3; Dye 2; Quentin 5; Rios 2; Flowers. RBI: Pierzynski (47), Konerko 2 (85), Rios (66), Quentin 4 (45), Nix, J (31), Ramirez, Al 2 (67), Dye 2 (74). 2-out RBI: Konerko. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Nix, J; Beckham; Quentin. GIDP: Ramirez, Al; Dye; Rios. Team RISP: 7-for-17. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING CS: Nix, J (2, 2nd base by Marte, V/Buck, J). FIELDING DP: (Nix, J-Ramirez, Al-Konerko).

Kansas City	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Hughes, D (L, 0-1)	4.1	5	4	3	4	5	1	4.38
Yabuta	0.2	2	3	3	1	1	1	14.73
Marte, V	2.1	4	5	5	4	1	0	10.50
Rosa	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	3.38

Chi White Sox	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Peavy (W, 7-6)	5.0	3	3	3	2	5	1	4.05
Williams	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5.65
Carrasco	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.58
Linebrink	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4.22

WP: Marte, V.
Pitches-strikes: Hughes, D 87-53, Yabuta 24-12, Marte, V 41-21, Rosa 12-7, Peavy 73-47, Williams 15-11, Carrasco 20-14, Linebrink 12-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hughes, D 4-2, Yabuta 1-0, Marte, V 2-2, Rosa 1-0, Peavy 5-2, Williams 0-0, Carrasco 3-0, Linebrink 1-0.
Batters faced: Hughes, D 22, Yabuta 5, Marte, V 13, Rosa 4, Peavy 19, Williams 3, Carrasco 7, Linebrink 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Rosa 3-3.
Umpires: HP: Dan Bellino. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Jim Wolf.
Weather: 67 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:44.
Att: 28,329.
September 19, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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