Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals, May 14, 2021 (Game 1)
May 14, 2021, 3:10 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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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Salvador Perez led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits and 1 home run and 3 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge SolerRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hanser Alberto3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Cam GallagherC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
5 players led Chicago White Sox with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim AndersonSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam EatonRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yoán Moncada3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| José Abreu1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack CollinsC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yermín MercedesDH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yasmani GrandalC/1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Andrew VaughnLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Leury GarcíaCF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Madrigal2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
Pitching
Brad Keller went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (7 SO, 2 ER); Lucas Giolito went 6.0 innings for Chicago White Sox (7 SO, 5 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Brad Keller | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Lucas Giolito | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Alex McRae | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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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