Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox

Thursday, March 29th, 2018 3:15PM CST

Kansas City Royals

Royals

KC

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7
vs.
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White Sox

CHW

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14
Chicago White Sox

Game Recap

On Thursday, March 29th, 2018, the Chicago White Sox routed the Kansas City Royals by a score of 14-7, a game that spoiled the Royals' 50th anniversary celebration. In the contest, Matt Davidson made history by becoming only the fourth player in major league history to hit three home runs on Opening Day. The White Sox offense collectively hit six home runs in total during their decisive victory.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, March 29th, 2018

Time: 3:15PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 36,517

Line Score

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Kansas City RoyalsKC 400000012
Chicago White SoxCHW 000530330

Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Gordon (1, Shields); Butera (1, Infante); Moustakas (1, Avilán)

Home Runs: Duda (1, 1st inning off Shields 2 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Moustakas (1), Duda 3 (3), Cuthbert (1), Merrifield (1)

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-9 (Merrifield 0-2, Moustakas 1-1, Jay 0-2, Cuthbert 1-1, Escobar 0-1, Duda 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Merrifield 1; Escobar 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Smith pitched to 3 batters in the 7th

Hit By Pitch: L. García (By Hill)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Duffy 8/20; Boyer 2/6; Keller 0/3; Grimm 1/2; Hill 2/2; Smith 0/3; Flynn 2/7; Maurer 2/3; Herrera 1/1

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Duffy 14-7-12-13; Boyer 5-3-5-5; Keller 2-2-1-2; Grimm 4-0-1-1; Hill 1-0-1-1; Smith 2-1-0-1; Flynn 0-1-2-7; Maurer 2-3-1-1; Herrera 1-0-0-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Duffy 1-5; Boyer 2-1; Keller 1-1; Grimm 1-0; Hill 1-0; Smith 0-0; Flynn 2-2; Maurer 0-1; Herrera 0-1

Game Scores: D Duffy 31


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Merrifield-Duda)

Passed Balls: Butera



Chicago White Sox Batting

White Sox Batting

Doubles: Engel (1, Duffy); A. García (1, Duffy); Moncada (1, Duffy)

Home Runs: Abreu (1, 4th inning off Duffy 1 on, 0 Out); Davidson 3 (3, 4th inning off Duffy 0 on, 0 Out; 5th inning off Boyer 0 on, 1 Out; 8th inning off Flynn 2 on, 0 Out); Anderson 2 (2, 4th inning off Duffy 0 on, 2 Out; 5th inning off Boyer 1 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Abreu 2 (2), Davidson 5 (5), Anderson 3 (3), Moncada (1), Sánchez 3 (3)

2-out Runs Batted In: Anderson 3, Moncada, Sánchez 3

Ground Into Double Play: Castillo

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-10 (Moncada 1-3, Sánchez 1-1, Abreu 1-1, Castillo 0-2, Davidson 1-1, A. García 0-1, Anderson 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Moncada 2; A. García 2


Chicago White Sox Pitching

White Sox Pitching

Wild Pitches: Minaya 2

Hit By Pitch: Cuthbert (By Shields)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Shields 13/25; Infante 2/4; Avilán 3/5; Minaya 2/4; Bummer 0/1

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Shields 13-4-19-23; Infante 4-0-4-4; Avilán 4-3-6-4; Minaya 3-2-4-2; Bummer 0-0-0-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Shields 9-9; Infante 2-1; Avilán 1-1; Minaya 1-0; Bummer 0-1

Game Scores: J Shields 45


Chicago White Sox Fielding

White Sox Fielding

Errors: Moncada (1, throw)


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