Saturday, August 12th, 2017 6:10PM CST
On Saturday night, August 12, 2017, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox by a score of 5-4, ending a five-game losing streak thanks to Melky Cabrera's go-ahead two-run homer hit in the eighth inning against his former club.
Date: Saturday, August 12th, 2017
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Rate Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 20,413
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHW |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
KC |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

Doubles: A. García (20, Kennedy); Anderson (17, Kennedy); Narváez (6, Alexander)
Home Runs: Abreu 2 (21, 4th inning off Kennedy 0 on, 1 Out; 6th inning off Kennedy 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Abreu 2 (70), L. García 2 (29)
2-out Runs Batted In: L. García 2
Ground Into Double Play: Sánchez
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-6 (Narváez 0-1, L. García 1-2, Engel 0-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: L. García 1; Engel 1

Pitcher Notes: Beck pitched to 1 batter in the 8th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Shields 17/25; Beck 1/4; Bummer 2/4; Petricka 1/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Shields 15-16-25-15; Beck 1-1-1-3; Bummer 3-1-3-4; Petricka 3-2-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Shields 8-2; Beck 2-1; Bummer 2-1; Petricka 1-1
Game Scores: J Shields 53

Double Plays: 2 (Moncada-Anderson-Abreu, Sánchez-Moncada-Abreu)

Caught Stealing: Moncada (2, 2nd base by Kennedy/Butera)
Stolen Bases: Saladino (4, 2nd base off Herrera/Butera)

Doubles: Moustakas (17, Shields); Escobar (23, Petricka)
Triples: Escobar (3, Shields)
Home Runs: Hosmer (19, 1st inning off Shields 0 on, 2 Out); Cabrera (16, 8th inning off Bummer 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Hosmer (62), Escobar (38), Merrifield (51), Cabrera 2 (69)
2-out Runs Batted In: Hosmer, Merrifield
Ground Into Double Play: Cabrera; Merrifield
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (Merrifield 1-3, Butera 0-1, Cabrera 1-1, Escobar 1-1, Gordon 0-2, Moss 0-1, Cain 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Merrifield 2; Cain 1

Hit By Pitch: A. García (By Kennedy)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kennedy 14/25; Alexander 4/4; Soria 2/3; Herrera 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kennedy 18-13-20-17; Alexander 1-4-7-3; Soria 3-1-3-2; Herrera 2-1-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kennedy 6-4; Alexander 1-0; Soria 2-0; Herrera 2-1
Game Scores: I Kennedy 53

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Merrifield-Hosmer)
Assists: Gordon (Abreu at Home)
Passed Balls: Butera
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