Saturday, August 1st, 2020 6:05PM CST
Gio Gonzalez took the mound for his initial start with the hot-hitting Chicago White Sox, a notable return more than sixteen years after they first drafted him. The veteran pitcher proved effective against the Kansas City Royals on the night of Saturday, August 1st, 2020, holding them scoreless until the fourth inning during Chicago's decisive 11-5 victory.
Date: Saturday, August 1st, 2020
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 0
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
CHW |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

Doubles: Mondesi (2, Gonzalez); Cordero (2, Heuer); O'Hearn (2, Fry); McBroom (2, Cishek)
Home Runs: Merrifield (3, 6th inning off Fry 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Merrifield 2 (9), Cordero (2), O'Hearn 2 (5)
2-out Runs Batted In: Merrifield (2), Cordero, O'Hearn
Team Left On Base: 12
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-14 (Starling 0-2, Lopez 0-2, McBroom 0-1, O'Hearn 2-3, Mejía 0-1, Cordero 1-1, Mondesi 0-1, Merrifield 1-2, Franco 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Starling 2; Merrifield 2; McBroom 1; Lopez 2

Wild Pitches: Bolanos
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Zimmer 9/14; McCarthy 4/9; Bolanos 4/12; Sparkman 3/7; Newberry 5/9; Speier 1/2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Zimmer-10-7-7-10; McCarthy-3-2-0-9; Bolanos-5-3-3-9; Sparkman-2-1-1-7; Newberry-8-5-2-6; Speier-0-1-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Zimmer 5-2; McCarthy 3-2; Bolanos 2-2; Sparkman 1-2; Newberry 2-0; Speier 0-1
Game Scores: R Bolanos 24

Double Plays: 2 (Mondesi-O'Hearn , Mondesi-Lopez-O'Hearn)
Errors: Merrifield (1, fielding); Mondesi (4, throw); O'Hearn (1, fielding); Newberry (1, throw)

Caught Stealing: Merrifield (1, 2nd base by Gonzalez/Grandal)

Doubles: Grandal (1, Sparkman); Jiménez (2, Zimmer); Robert 2 (3, Zimmer, Newberry)
Home Runs: Jiménez (2, 1st inning off Bolanos 2 on, 2 Out); Robert (2, 2nd inning off Bolanos 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: García (5), Grandal 2 (4), Jiménez 4 (6), Robert 2 (6)
2-out Runs Batted In: García, Grandal (2), Jiménez (4), Robert
Ground Into Double Play: Madrigal (2)
Team Left On Base: 15
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-19 (Encarnación 0-2, Madrigal 0-2, Robert 1-1, Engel 0-4, Moncada 1-2, Jiménez 2-3, Abreu 0-1, Grandal 1-2, García 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Grandal 1; Abreu 1; Jiménez 2; Engel 3; Madrigal 2

Wild Pitches: Fry
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gonzalez 10/18; Cishek 1/4; Fry 3/5; Cordero 1/1; Bummer 3/5; Foster 3/4; Heuer 2/7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gonzalez-14-10-8-9; Cishek-2-1-5-3; Fry-3-0-0-5; Cordero-1-0-1-0; Bummer-5-5-2-2; Foster-2-2-4-3; Heuer-3-6-2-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gonzalez 2-2; Cishek 0-1; Fry 1-1; Cordero 0-1; Bummer 1-0; Foster 0-2; Heuer 1-1
Game Scores: G Gonzalez 54
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