Bottom 2nd
Hunter Dozier out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Brian Goodwin. Andrew Benintendi to second. Jorge Soler scores.
98.3 mph
383 ft
33 deg
Michael A. Taylor reaches on error. Andrew Benintendi scores. Fielding error by Andrew Vaughn.
93.1 mph
310 ft
20 deg
Top 4th
Gavin Sheets homers to right field.
108.9 mph
429 ft
25 deg
Bottom 4th
Ryan O'Hearn singles to right field. Andrew Benintendi scores.
94.1 mph
19 ft
-5 deg

Top 8th
Yoán Moncada grounds out to second base, Whit Merrifield to Carlos Santana. Adam Engel to third. Leury García scores.
104.9 mph
78 ft
2 deg
Eloy Jiménez homers to center field. José Abreu scores. Adam Engel scores.
109.3 mph
459 ft
33 deg
2
HR
0
5
R
3
6
H
6
0
SB
1
3
LOB
3
.194
AVG
.200
.286
OBP
.242
.419
SLG
.233
2.00
ERA
5.00
11
K
6
2
BB
3
Current Series
White Sox
3
Royals
4
Game 1
Final
White Sox
5
Royals
3
Game 2
Final
White Sox
2
Royals
3
Game 3
Final
White Sox
0
Royals
5
Game 4
Final
2021 AL Central
Game Summary
The Kansas City Royals fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5 to 3, on July 27, 2021.
Game Info
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
87°
6 mph E
Home Plate: CB Bucknor
First Base: Roberto Ortiz
Second Base: Chad Fairchild
Third Base: Kerwin Danley
2
HR
0
5
R
3
6
H
6
0
SB
1
3
LOB
3
.194
AVG
.200
.286
OBP
.242
.419
SLG
.233
2.00
ERA
5.00
11
K
6
2
BB
3
Current Series
White Sox
3
Royals
4
Game 1
Final
White Sox
5
Royals
3
Game 2
Final
White Sox
2
Royals
3
Game 3
Final
White Sox
0
Royals
5
Game 4
Final
2021 AL Central
Game Summary
The Kansas City Royals fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5 to 3, on July 27, 2021.
Game Info
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
87°
6 mph E
Home Plate: CB Bucknor
First Base: Roberto Ortiz
Second Base: Chad Fairchild
Third Base: Kerwin Danley
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Anderson SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Y. Moncada 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Abreu 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
E. Jiménez LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Zavala C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Sheets DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
A. Vaughn RF-LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Goodwin CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
L. Garcia 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Z. Collins C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Engel PH-CF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Merrifield 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
C. Santana 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
S. Perez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
J. Soler DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
A. Benintendi LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
R. O'Hearn RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
J. Dyson RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Dozier 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
M. A. Taylor CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
N. Lopez SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Batting
2B: L. Garcia
HR: E. Jiménez, G. Sheets
TB: T. Anderson, L. Garcia 2, E. Jiménez 5, G. Sheets 4, A. Vaughn
RBI: E. Jiménez 3, G. Sheets, Y. Moncada
2-out RBI: E. Jiménez 3, G. Sheets
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: L. Garcia
IBB: J. Abreu
HBP: A. Engel
GIDP: E. Jiménez, Y. Moncada
Team RISP: 1-for-6
Team LOB: 3
Batting
2B: A. Benintendi
TB: A. Benintendi 3, H. Dozier, W. Merrifield, R. O'Hearn, N. Lopez
RBI: H. Dozier, R. O'Hearn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: N. Lopez
SF: H. Dozier
Team RISP: 2-for-6
Team LOB: 3
Baserunning
SB: M. A. Taylor
CS: H. Dozier
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cease | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 |
R. López (W) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
M. Kopech (H) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
L. Hendriks (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Keller | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1.29 |
J. Brentz (H) | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 |
K. Zimmer (L, BS) | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54.00 |
J. Staumont | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Pitches-strikes: D. Cease 89-57, L. Hendriks 14-10, M. Kopech 14-11, R. López 10-5
Groundouts-flyouts: D. Cease 5-3, L. Hendriks 0-1
Batters faced: D. Cease 24, L. Hendriks 3, M. Kopech 3, R. López 3
WP: J. Brentz
Pitches-strikes: J. Brentz 18-12, B. Keller 90-58, K. Zimmer 9-6, J. Staumont 12-7
Groundouts-flyouts: J. Brentz 2-0, B. Keller 9-3, J. Staumont 1-1
Batters faced: J. Brentz 4, B. Keller 25, K. Zimmer 3, J. Staumont 3
Inherited runners-scored: K. Zimmer 1-1
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Anderson SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Y. Moncada 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Abreu 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
E. Jiménez LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Zavala C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Sheets DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
A. Vaughn RF-LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Goodwin CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
L. Garcia 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Z. Collins C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Engel PH-CF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Batting
2B: L. Garcia
HR: E. Jiménez, G. Sheets
TB: T. Anderson, L. Garcia 2, E. Jiménez 5, G. Sheets 4, A. Vaughn
RBI: E. Jiménez 3, G. Sheets, Y. Moncada
2-out RBI: E. Jiménez 3, G. Sheets
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: L. Garcia
IBB: J. Abreu
HBP: A. Engel
GIDP: E. Jiménez, Y. Moncada
Team RISP: 1-for-6
Team LOB: 3
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cease | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 |
R. López (W) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
M. Kopech (H) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
L. Hendriks (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
Pitches-strikes: D. Cease 89-57, L. Hendriks 14-10, M. Kopech 14-11, R. López 10-5
Groundouts-flyouts: D. Cease 5-3, L. Hendriks 0-1
Batters faced: D. Cease 24, L. Hendriks 3, M. Kopech 3, R. López 3
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Merrifield 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
C. Santana 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
S. Perez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
J. Soler DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
A. Benintendi LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
R. O'Hearn RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
J. Dyson RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Dozier 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
M. A. Taylor CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
N. Lopez SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Batting
2B: A. Benintendi
TB: A. Benintendi 3, H. Dozier, W. Merrifield, R. O'Hearn, N. Lopez
RBI: H. Dozier, R. O'Hearn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: N. Lopez
SF: H. Dozier
Team RISP: 2-for-6
Team LOB: 3
Baserunning
SB: M. A. Taylor
CS: H. Dozier
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Keller | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1.29 |
J. Brentz (H) | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 |
K. Zimmer (L, BS) | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54.00 |
J. Staumont | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
WP: J. Brentz
Pitches-strikes: J. Brentz 18-12, B. Keller 90-58, K. Zimmer 9-6, J. Staumont 12-7
Groundouts-flyouts: J. Brentz 2-0, B. Keller 9-3, J. Staumont 1-1
Batters faced: J. Brentz 4, B. Keller 25, K. Zimmer 3, J. Staumont 3
Inherited runners-scored: K. Zimmer 1-1
Top 1st
Tim Anderson strikes out swinging.

Yoán Moncada lines out to center field to Michael A. Taylor.
94.6 mph
336 ft
20 deg
José Abreu grounds out to shallow left field, Hunter Dozier to Carlos Santana.
93.9 mph
7 ft
-21 deg

Bottom 1st
Whit Merrifield pops out to José Abreu.
79.5 mph
180 ft
62 deg
Carlos Santana flies out to deep left field to Eloy Jiménez.
91.7 mph
326 ft
26 deg

Salvador Perez grounds out to shortstop, Tim Anderson to José Abreu.
78.4 mph
7 ft
-25 deg

Top 2nd
Eloy Jiménez singles to shallow right field.
62.3 mph
190 ft
29 deg
Gavin Sheets walks. Eloy Jiménez to second.
Andrew Vaughn flies out to Carlos Santana. Eloy Jiménez to third.
93.8 mph
202 ft
60 deg
Brian Goodwin strikes out swinging.
Leury García strikes out swinging.
Bottom 2nd
Jorge Soler walks.

Andrew Benintendi singles to right field. Jorge Soler to third.
94.7 mph
23 ft
-5 deg

Ryan O'Hearn strikes out swinging.

Hunter Dozier out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Brian Goodwin. Andrew Benintendi to second. Jorge Soler scores.
98.3 mph
383 ft
33 deg
Michael A. Taylor reaches on error. Andrew Benintendi scores. Fielding error by Andrew Vaughn.
93.1 mph
310 ft
20 deg
Michael A. Taylor steals second.
Stolen Base
Nicky Lopez singles to shallow left field. Michael A. Taylor out at home.
85.6 mph
193 ft
15 deg
Top 3rd
Zack Collins pops out to shallow infield to Salvador Perez.
78.8 mph
36 ft
86 deg
Tim Anderson singles to shallow left field.
91.9 mph
5 ft
-24 deg

Yoán Moncada grounds out to shortstop. Tim Anderson out at second.
108.7 mph
12 ft
-10 deg
Bottom 3rd
Whit Merrifield grounds out to shortstop, Tim Anderson to José Abreu.
95.5 mph
3 ft
-30 deg
Carlos Santana strikes out swinging.

Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.

Top 4th
José Abreu walks.

Eloy Jiménez grounds out to shortstop. José Abreu out at second.
76.2 mph
5 ft
-42 deg
Gavin Sheets homers to right field.
108.9 mph
429 ft
25 deg
Andrew Vaughn flies out to deep right field to Ryan O'Hearn.
97.9 mph
340 ft
26 deg
Bottom 4th
Jorge Soler called out on strikes.

Andrew Benintendi doubles to deep right center field.
101.5 mph
400 ft
28 deg

Ryan O'Hearn singles to right field. Andrew Benintendi scores.
94.1 mph
19 ft
-5 deg

Hunter Dozier singles to center field. Ryan O'Hearn to second.
74.8 mph
257 ft
38 deg
Michael A. Taylor lines out to left center field to Eloy Jiménez.
83.6 mph
283 ft
19 deg
Nicky Lopez flies out to deep left field to Eloy Jiménez.
91 mph
327 ft
40 deg
Top 5th
Brian Goodwin grounds out to shallow infield to Brad Keller.
74.9 mph
2 ft
-64 deg
Leury García grounds out to second base, Whit Merrifield to Carlos Santana.
104.5 mph
59 ft
2 deg
Zack Collins strikes out swinging.
Bottom 5th
Whit Merrifield singles to center field, tagged out at second, Brian Goodwin to Leury García.
100.7 mph
195 ft
9 deg
Carlos Santana grounds out to shallow right field, Leury García to José Abreu.
106.9 mph
20 ft
-7 deg

Salvador Perez grounds out to third base, Yoán Moncada to José Abreu.
88 mph
40 ft
1 deg

Top 6th
Tim Anderson lines out to deep center field to Michael A. Taylor.
104.1 mph
362 ft
21 deg

Yoán Moncada grounds out to shallow right field to Carlos Santana.
91.8 mph
7 ft
-21 deg
José Abreu flies out to deep right field to Ryan O'Hearn.
99.5 mph
363 ft
26 deg

Bottom 6th
Jorge Soler grounds out to second base to José Abreu.
92.7 mph
18 ft
-6 deg

Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging.

Ryan O'Hearn strikes out swinging.

Top 7th
Jarrod Dyson (RF) replaces Ryan O'Hearn (RF), batting 6th.
Eloy Jiménez grounds out to third base, Hunter Dozier to Carlos Santana.
62.9 mph
5 ft
-31 deg
Gavin Sheets grounds out to second base to Carlos Santana.
89 mph
6 ft
-18 deg
Andrew Vaughn singles to shallow center field.
96.6 mph
13 ft
-13 deg
Brian Goodwin grounds out to first base to Carlos Santana.
64.3 mph
11 ft
-17 deg
Bottom 7th
Reynaldo López (P) replaces Dylan Cease (P).
Hunter Dozier walks.
Hunter Dozier caught stealing second.
Caught Stealing
Michael A. Taylor strikes out swinging.
Nicky Lopez lines out to center field to Brian Goodwin.
94.1 mph
326 ft
20 deg
Top 8th
Jake Brentz (P) replaces Brad Keller (P).
Leury García doubles.
98 mph
14 ft
-11 deg
Adam Engel pinch-hitting for Zack Collins.
Adam Engel hit by pitch.
Adam Engel to second. Leury García to third.
Wild Pitch
Tim Anderson grounds out to third base, Hunter Dozier to Carlos Santana.
95.4 mph
26 ft
-5 deg

Yoán Moncada grounds out to second base, Whit Merrifield to Carlos Santana. Adam Engel to third. Leury García scores.
104.9 mph
78 ft
2 deg
Kyle Zimmer (P) replaces Jake Brentz (P).
José Abreu is intentionally walked.

Eloy Jiménez homers to center field. José Abreu scores. Adam Engel scores.
109.3 mph
459 ft
33 deg
Gavin Sheets strikes out swinging.
Bottom 8th
Michael Kopech (P) replaces Reynaldo López (P).
Adam Engel remains in the game as CF.
Brian Goodwin switches from CF to RF.
Andrew Vaughn switches from RF to LF.
Seby Zavala (C) replaces Eloy Jiménez (LF), batting 4th.
Whit Merrifield strikes out swinging.
Carlos Santana strikes out swinging.

Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.

Top 9th
Josh Staumont (P) replaces Kyle Zimmer (P).
Andrew Vaughn flies out to right field to Jarrod Dyson.
82 mph
239 ft
48 deg
Brian Goodwin grounds out to shallow infield, Nicky Lopez to Carlos Santana.
88.6 mph
44 ft
Leury García strikes out swinging.
Bottom 9th
Liam Hendriks (P) replaces Michael Kopech (P).
Jorge Soler strikes out swinging.

Andrew Benintendi flies out to deep right field to Brian Goodwin.
96.9 mph
376 ft
30 deg

Jarrod Dyson pops out to shallow infield to José Abreu.
63.2 mph
52 ft
78 deg
CWS
KCR