Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals, April 8, 2021
April 8, 2021, 4:10 PM ET | Guaranteed Rate Field
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Chicago White Sox
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Kansas City RoyalsChicago White Sox
.702
OPS.758
163
HR190
686
Runs796
4.64
ERA3.73
1.39
WHIP1.20
1344
Strikeouts by pitchers1588
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Box Score
Batting
5 players led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hanser Alberto2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam GallagherC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge SolerDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Danny Mendick led Chicago White Sox with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam EatonRF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Robert Jr.CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| José Abreu1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yoán Moncada3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yermín MercedesDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yasmani GrandalC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick WilliamsLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Madrigal2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny MendickSS | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Pitching
Brad Keller went 3.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 4 ER); Lance Lynn went 9.0 innings for Chicago White Sox (11 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Brad Keller | 3.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Kyle Zimmer | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Hernández | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wade Davis | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Lance Lynn | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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