Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox

Royals Batting

Doubles: W Betemit (12, T Pena)

Triples: M Maier (6, J Putz)

Home Runs: G Blanco (1, 8th inning off S Linebrink 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: W Betemit (24), B Butler 2 (61), M Maier (34), G Blanco (3), Y Betancourt (61)

2-out Runs Batted In: Y Betancourt

Sacrifice Flies: M Maier

Sacrifice Hit: B Pena

Team Left On Base: 3

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-4 (Y Betancourt 1-2, W Betemit 1-1, B Butler 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Y Betancourt 1

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: B Bullington pitched to 3 batters in the 6th

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: B Bullington 17-27; K Texeira 6-11; G Holland 5-9

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: B Bullington 22-4-21-21; K Texeira 6-2-12-9; G Holland 5-1-5-8

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bullington 3-7; K Texeira 5-4; G Holland 1-4

Game Scores: B Bullington 23

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (C Getz-Y Betancourt-B Butler)

Errors: B Bullington (2, throw); B Pena (2, throw)

White Sox Batting

Doubles: A Ramirez (24, B Bullington); B Lillibridge (5, B Bullington); J Pierre (13, G Holland)

Home Runs: R Castro (7, 6th inning off B Bullington 1 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: A Rios 2 (70), M Kotsay (29), A Ramirez (53), R Castro 2 (18), J Pierre (33)

2-out Runs Batted In: A Rios, J Pierre

Sacrifice Flies: A Ramirez

Sacrifice Hit: R Castro

Ground Into Double Play: G Beckham

Team Left On Base: 10

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-17 (A Rios 2-3, M Kotsay 0-1, A Jones 0-1, R Castro 1-1, B Lillibridge 0-1, M Teahen 0-1, A Ramirez 0-3, O Vizquel 0-1, J Pierre 2-4, P Konerko 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Rios 1; A Jones 1; A Ramirez 2; M Teahen 1

White Sox Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: T Pena 15-26; S Linebrink 1-5; J Putz 4-8

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: T Pena 16-6-16-22; S Linebrink 4-2-3-4; J Putz 4-5-3-5

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Pena 11-7; S Linebrink 1-1; J Putz 2-1

Game Scores: T Pena 54

White Sox Baserunning

Caught Stealing: A Ramirez (7, 2nd base by B Bullington/B Pena)

Stolen Bases: A Rios (25, 2nd base off B Bullington/B Pena); B Lillibridge (3, 2nd base off K Texeira/B Pena)