Tuesday, September 18th, 2012 7:10PM CST
The Chicago White Sox extended their winning streak to five games Tuesday night by defeating the Kansas City Royals 3-2. The decisive run came on a tiebreaking home run hit by Alex Rios during the seventh inning, while Gavin Floyd contributed seven strong innings from the pitcher's mound.
Date: Tuesday, September 18th, 2012
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 14,420
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHW |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: A Gordon (48, G Floyd); J Francoeur (23, G Floyd)
Runs Batted In: B Butler 2 (97)
Ground Into Double Play: B Butler
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-2 (E Hosmer 0-1, B Butler 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: E Hosmer 1

Pitcher Notes: L Coleman pitched to 2 batters in the 8th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: L Hochevar 19-27; T Collins 2-3; L Coleman 0-2; F Bueno 1-1; V Mazzaro 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: L Hochevar 22-7-11-23; T Collins 2-2-3-1; L Coleman 1-0-1-0; F Bueno 1-0-1-1; V Mazzaro 1-2-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hochevar 10-6; T Collins 1-0; L Coleman 0-0; F Bueno 1-0; V Mazzaro 1-1
Game Scores: L Hochevar 55

Double Plays: 1 (M Moustakas-T Abreu-E Hosmer)
Errors: T Abreu (1, ground ball)
Assists: A Gordon (A Pierzynski at 2nd base)

Home Runs: A De Aza (8, 1st inning off L Hochevar 0 on, 0 Out); G Beckham (16, 6th inning off L Hochevar 0 on, 0 Out); A Rios (24, 7th inning off L Hochevar 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: A De Aza (49), G Beckham (59), A Rios (87)
Ground Into Double Play: K Youkilis
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (A Rios 0-1, D Wise 0-1, G Beckham 0-1, P Konerko 0-1, A Pierzynski 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Rios 1; G Beckham 1; A Pierzynski 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: G Floyd 15-26; M Thornton 1-4; A Reed 1-2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: G Floyd 15-7-10-20; M Thornton 2-1-2-3; A Reed 2-0-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Floyd 9-9; M Thornton 1-2; A Reed 1-1
Game Scores: G Floyd 61

Double Plays: 1 (A Ramirez-P Konerko)
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