Saturday, July 22nd, 2017 6:15PM CST
Fueled by a powerful offense that saw Mike Moustakas hit two home runs and Salvador Perez, Brandon Moss, and Jorge Bonifacio each add another, the Kansas City Royals defeated the White Sox by a final score of 7-2 on Saturday night. The loss extended Chicago's current losing streak to eight games, which marked their longest skid in two years.
Date: Saturday, July 22nd, 2017
Time: 6:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 34,088
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - |
CHW |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Home Runs: Pérez (19, 6th inning off Holmberg 1 on, 1 Out); Moustakas 2 (28, 6th inning off Holmberg 0 on, 1 Out; 8th inning off Goldberg 0 on, 0 Out); Moss (12, 6th inning off Holmberg 0 on, 2 Out); Bonifacio (12, 7th inning off Minaya 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Pérez 2 (61), Moustakas 2 (62), Moss (23), Merrifield (39), Bonifacio (29)
2-out Runs Batted In: Moss, Merrifield
Ground Into Double Play: Moustakas; Pérez
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-5 (Merrifield 1-1, Gordon 0-1, Pérez 0-1, Bonifacio 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bonifacio 2

Pitcher Notes: Vargas pitched to 2 batters in the 6th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Vargas 13/23; Alexander 3/3; Moylan 4/5; Soria 2/3; Alburquerque 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Vargas 16-4-10-20; Alexander 2-0-7-3; Moylan 5-1-4-4; Soria 4-2-1-2; Alburquerque 3-2-7-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Vargas 7-6; Alexander 3-0; Moylan 2-1; Soria 3-0; Alburquerque 1-1
Game Scores: J Vargas 46

Double Plays: 1 (Merrifield-Hosmer)

Stolen Bases: Moss (2, 2nd base off Pelfrey/Smith); Cain (16, 2nd base off Pelfrey/Smith); Gordon 2 (3, 2nd base off Minaya/Smith, 2nd base off Pelfrey/Smith)

Doubles: Cabrera (16, Vargas)
Home Runs: Cabrera (13, 3rd inning off Vargas 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Cabrera 2 (56)
2-out Runs Batted In: Cabrera 2
Ground Into Double Play: Sánchez
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Moncada 0-1, Abreu 0-1, Sánchez 0-1, Smith 0-1, A. García 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Abreu 1; Smith 2; A. García 1

Pitcher Notes: Pelfrey pitched to 1 batter in the 6th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Pelfrey 9/21; Holmberg 3/6; Minaya 2/5; Goldberg 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Pelfrey 18-9-19-9; Holmberg 2-0-3-6; Minaya 4-0-4-3; Goldberg 3-2-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Pelfrey 7-4; Holmberg 1-1; Minaya 1-1; Goldberg 2-0
Game Scores: M Pelfrey 57

Double Plays: 2 (Sánchez-Saladino-Abreu, Sánchez-Moncada)
Assists: Cabrera (Merrifield at 2nd base)
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