Thursday, March 29th, 2018 3:15PM CST
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.
Date: Thursday, March 29th, 2018
Time: 3:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 36,517
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
CHW |
0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |

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

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

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Merrifield-Duda)
Passed Balls: Butera

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

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

Errors: Moncada (1, throw)
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