Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox, May 9, 2023
May 9, 2023, 7:40 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Chicago White Sox
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Chicago White SoxKansas City Royals
.675
OPS.701
171
HR163
641
Runs676
4.87
ERA5.17
1.42
WHIP1.41
1470
Strikeouts by pitchers1270
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
6 players led Chicago White Sox with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Vaughn1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Luis Robert Jr.CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gavin SheetsRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam HaseleyRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yasmani GrandalDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hanser Alberto3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis AndrusSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Seby ZavalaC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lenyn Sosa2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Vinnie Pasquantino led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits and 1 home run and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick PrattoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddy FerminC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr.CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nate EatonLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
Pitching
Lucas Giolito went 6.0 innings for Chicago White Sox (9 SO, 2 ER); Jordan Lyles went 9.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Lucas Giolito | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Joe Kelly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reynaldo López | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kendall Graveman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Jordan Lyles | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
- 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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