Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox

Monday, May 8th, 2023 6:40PM CST

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Game Recap

The Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox 12-5 on Monday night, powered by an eight-run sixth inning that included a three-run double from Nick Pratto. Also contributing significantly to the Royals' victory was MJ Melendez, who hit a home run and drove in four runs.

Game Details

Date: Monday, May 8th, 2023

Time: 6:40PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 9,814

Line Score

Innings:123456789
Kansas City RoyalsKC 10021800-
Chicago White SoxCHW 012001010

Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Bradley Jr. 2 (5, Cease, Bummer); Pratto (3, Lambert); Pasquantino (12, Cease)

Home Runs: Melendez (4, 4th inning off Cease 1 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Perez (20), Bradley Jr. 2 (4), Pratto 3 (9), Melendez 4 (16), Pasquantino (17), Massey (8)

2-out Runs Batted In: Pratto 3, Melendez 2

Sacrifice Flies: Perez

Ground Into Double Play: Melendez

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-14 (Perez 0-1, Bradley Jr. 1-1, Pratto 1-1, Melendez 1-2, Witt Jr. 0-2, Pasquantino 2-4, Massey 1-1, Garcia 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Melendez 1; Pasquantino 1; Garcia 2


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Hit By Pitch: Robert Jr. (by Castillo)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Greinke 14/24; Garrett 1/1; Cuas 0/1; Castillo 11/13

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Greinke-14-2-19-21; Garrett-2-1-2-0; Cuas-0-0-0-1; Castillo-10-5-6-8

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Greinke 10-5; Cuas 0-1; Castillo 3-4

Game Scores: Z Greinke 44


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Massey-Witt Jr.-Pratto)

Errors: Olivares (2, fielding)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Witt Jr. 2 (10, 2nd base off Cease/Grandal 2)



Chicago White Sox Batting

White Sox Batting

Doubles: Vaughn (12, Greinke)

Home Runs: Sheets (4, 6th inning off Greinke 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Alberto 2 (11), Sheets (12), Vaughn 2 (26)

2-out Runs Batted In: Alberto

Sacrifice Flies: Alberto

Ground Into Double Play: Grandal

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-7 (Grandal 0-2, Alberto 1-1, Robert Jr. 0-1, Haseley 0-2, Vaughn 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Grandal 1; Haseley 3


Chicago White Sox Pitching

White Sox Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Cease pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

Intentional Walks: Perez (by Bummer).

Hit By Pitch: Pratto (by Cease)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Graveman 4/5; Cease 14/25; Bummer 2/6; Santos 4/4; Lambert 1/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Graveman-3-2-3-3; Cease-14-12-21-17; Bummer-3-2-2-5; Santos-2-3-2-3; Lambert-3-1-1-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Graveman 1-2; Cease 5-3; Bummer 1-1; Santos 2-0

Game Scores: D Cease 26


Chicago White Sox Fielding

White Sox Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Andrus-Anderson-Sheets)

Errors: Robert Jr. (1, fielding)


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