Tuesday, September 5th, 2023 6:40PM CST
On Tuesday night, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox by a score of 7-6, completing a comeback from a six-run deficit in a game decided when Gregory Santos was called for a bases-loaded balk.
Date: Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
Time: 6:40PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 10,395
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
CHW |
0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Olivares (19, Cease); Witt Jr. (25, Santos)
Triples: Garcia (4, Cease)
Home Runs: Melendez (14, 5th inning off Cease 0 on, 2 Out); Velázquez (11, 4th inning off Cease 0 on, 0 Out); Massey (11, 4th inning off Cease 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Melendez 2 (48), Velázquez (21), Witt Jr. (85), Massey 2 (46)
2-out Runs Batted In: Melendez 2, Massey
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-11 (Perez 0-2, Melendez 1-1, Velázquez 0-1, Waters 0-1, Witt Jr. 1-2, Massey 0-2, Garcia 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Perez 3; Waters 2; Massey 2

Wild Pitches: Zerpa
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Singer 14/24; Kowar 2/3; Zerpa 7/13
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Singer-9-5-7-21; Kowar-4-0-1-2; Zerpa-9-5-7-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Singer 6-6; Kowar 1-1; Zerpa 4-2
Game Scores: B Singer 26

Assists: Melendez (Lee at 2nd base)

Home Runs: Moncada (6, 2nd inning off Singer 1 on, 0 Out); Vaughn (18, 3rd inning off Singer 0 on, 1 Out); Lee (1, 2nd inning off Singer 2 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Moncada 2 (30), Vaughn (70), Lee 3 (3)
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-5 (Anderson 0-1, Benintendi 0-1, Sheets 0-1, Lee 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Lee 1

Pitcher Notes: Santos pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.
Balks: Santos
Intentional Walks: Melendez (by Santos).
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Shaw 3/4; Cease 13/26; Bummer 2/4; Santos 3/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Shaw-3-3-4-2; Cease-14-15-13-17; Bummer-2-2-2-3; Santos-2-1-1-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Shaw 1-1; Cease 5-4; Bummer 3-0; Santos 2-1
Game Scores: D Cease 39

Errors: Shaw (1, throw); Anderson (11, throw)

Stolen Bases: Anderson (13, 2nd base off Zerpa/Perez)
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