Friday, September 7th, 2012 7:10PM CST
The Kansas City Royals claimed a 7-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. Lorenzo Cain was a central figure, contributing two home runs, highlighted by a go-ahead, two-run blast in the ninth inning.
Date: Friday, September 7th, 2012
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Rate Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 26,660
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHW |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KC |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

Doubles: A De Aza (26, L Mendoza); A Ramirez (22, L Mendoza)
Triples: D Wise (2, L Mendoza)
Home Runs: A Pierzynski (25, 4th inning off L Mendoza 0 on, 0 Out); D Wise (7, 5th inning off L Mendoza 0 on, 0 Out); A Ramirez (9, 6th inning off L Mendoza 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: P Konerko (65), A Pierzynski (72), D Wise (22), A Ramirez 2 (65)
Sacrifice Hit: A Ramirez
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-12 (A Rios 1-2, J Lopez 0-3, D Viciedo 0-1, G Beckham 0-2, P Konerko 1-2, D Johnson 0-1, A Pierzynski 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Lopez 4; D Viciedo 2; D Johnson 1

Pitcher Notes: F Liriano pitched to 2 batters in the 6th;N Jones pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
Intentional Walks: A De Aza (By K Herrera)
Hit By Pitch: A De Aza (By L Mendoza); D Viciedo (By A Crow)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: F Liriano 12-24; N Jones 2-5; D Veal 1-1; J Crain 1-2; M Thornton 3-3; A Reed 3-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: F Liriano 17-9-10-16; N Jones 2-0-1-5; D Veal 1-0-0-1; J Crain 1-0-1-2; M Thornton 4-3-1-1; A Reed 3-1-2-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Liriano 9-2; N Jones 2-1; D Veal 0-1; J Crain 0-2; M Thornton 1-0; A Reed 2-0
Game Scores: F Liriano 35

Double Plays: 2 (J Lopez-G Beckham-P Konerko, A Ramirez-G Beckham-P Konerko)

Doubles: A Gordon (46, F Liriano); J Francoeur (20, N Jones)
Home Runs: S Perez (9, 2nd inning off F Liriano 1 on, 0 Out); L Cain 2 (7, 5th inning off F Liriano 0 on, 2 Out; 9th inning off A Reed 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: S Perez 2 (30), L Cain 3 (28), J Francoeur (36), E Hosmer (57)
2-out Runs Batted In: L Cain
Sacrifice Flies: E Hosmer
Ground Into Double Play: J Francoeur; B Butler
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-5 (J Giavotella 0-1, B Butler 0-2, J Francoeur 1-1, L Cain 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: B Butler 2; L Cain 1

Pitcher Notes: A Crow pitched to 2 batters in the 8th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: L Mendoza 17-27; T Collins 3-3; A Crow 2-4; K Herrera 3-4; G Holland 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: L Mendoza 18-6-17-22; T Collins 3-4-2-1; A Crow 2-1-1-2; K Herrera 2-1-2-2; G Holland 4-3-4-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Mendoza 7-5; T Collins 1-0; A Crow 1-0; K Herrera 1-1; G Holland 0-0
Game Scores: L Mendoza 30

Double Plays: 1 (J Giavotella-S Perez)
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