Thursday, July 18th, 2019 12:15PM CST
On Thursday, the Kansas City Royals secured a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox, completing a four-game sweep. The Royals' offense was sparked by a pivotal five-run outburst in the third inning, which included home runs hit by both Cheslor Cuthbert and Jorge Soler, helping the team maintain its recent strong play.
Date: Thursday, July 18th, 2019
Time: 12:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 13,157
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
CHW |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Hamilton (10, Detwiler); Cuthbert (7, Detwiler); Starling (1, Covey)
Home Runs: Cuthbert (6, 3rd inning off Detwiler 0 on, 0 Out); Soler (26, 3rd inning off Detwiler 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Hamilton 2 (12), Cuthbert (23), Soler 2 (69), Gallagher (9)
Sacrifice Hit: N. Lopez ( 2)
Ground Into Double Play: Dozier; Arteaga
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-11 (Hamilton 1-2, Cuthbert 0-2, Starling 0-1, Merrifield 0-3, Soler 0-1, Dozier 1-1, Gallagher 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Cuthbert 3; Starling 2; Merrifield 2

Pitcher Notes: Kennedy pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. ; Keller pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; Hill pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kennedy 3/6; Keller 18/30; Hill 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kennedy-3-2-9-4; Keller-19-14-19-21; Hill-4-2-7-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kennedy 1-1; Keller 9-3; Hill 3-0
Game Scores: B Keller 48

Double Plays: 3 (Dozier-Cuthbert , Cuthbert-Arteaga-Cuthbert 2)
Errors: Cuthbert (6, ground ball)
Passed Balls: Gallagher ( 2,)

Stolen Bases: Hamilton (17, 2nd base off Covey/Castillo); Starling (1, 3rd base off Ruiz/Castillo)

Home Runs: Moncada (17, 3rd inning off Keller 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Abreu 2 (68), Moncada (50), Cordell (18)
2-out Runs Batted In: Abreu, Cordell
Sacrifice Hit: García
Ground Into Double Play: Castillo; Goins; Reed
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-10 (Castillo 0-1, Jay 0-1, García 0-1, Abreu 1-3, Reed 0-2, Moncada 0-1, Cordell 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Jay 1; García 1; Reed 2

Pitcher Notes: Detwiler pitched to 6 batters in the 3rd. ; Marshall pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. ; Covey pitched to 2 batters in the 5th. ; Ruiz pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. ; Bummer pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Wild Pitches: Ruiz
Hit By Pitch: Gallagher (by Covey)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Detwiler 6/16; Marshall 3/3; Covey 8/13; Ruiz 3/6; Bummer 2/2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Detwiler-8-0-8-14; Marshall-0-4-1-2; Covey-4-3-4-12; Ruiz-3-5-3-2; Bummer-1-2-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Detwiler 4-2; Marshall 1-0; Covey 6-3; Ruiz 1-0; Bummer 1-0
Game Scores: R Detwiler 21

Double Plays: 2 (Goins-Sánchez-Reed 2)
Errors: Goins (1, ground ball)
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