Saturday, September 23rd, 2017 6:10PM CST
On Saturday night, September 23rd, 2017, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox by a score of 8 to 2. Alex Gordon connected for a home run, while Whit Merrifield contributed three runs batted in to the Royals offense. Danny Duffy pitched effectively, going into the seventh inning to secure the victory for Kansas City, which helped keep their slim playoff aspirations alive.
Date: Saturday, September 23rd, 2017
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Rate Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 20,306
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHW |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |

Doubles: Davidson (16, Duffy)
Runs Batted In: Abreu 2 (100)
Ground Into Double Play: Abreu
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-8 (Moncada 0-1, Abreu 1-2, Sánchez 0-1, Smith 0-2, W. García 0-1, A. García 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Sánchez 1; Smith 1; W. García 1; A. García 2

Wild Pitches: Holmberg
Intentional Walks: Escobar (By Holmberg)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Covey 10/23; Fry 4/4; Alburquerque 1/3; Holmberg 4/6; Beck 3/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Covey 11-6-13-19; Fry 3-3-2-2; Alburquerque 0-3-0-3; Holmberg 4-4-5-3; Beck 4-5-6-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Covey 10-5; Fry 0-0; Alburquerque 2-0; Holmberg 0-0; Beck 1-1
Game Scores: D Covey 52

Double Plays: 1 (Anderson-Moncada-Davidson)

Doubles: Pérez 2 (24, Holmberg, Covey); Escobar (33, Fry); Merrifield (31, Alburquerque); Moss (14, Holmberg); Bonifacio (15, Beck)
Home Runs: Gordon (9, 5th inning off Covey 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Pérez 2 (78), Moustakas (84), Gordon (45), Merrifield 3 (76), Moss (50)
2-out Runs Batted In: Pérez, Moustakas
Ground Into Double Play: Pérez
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-10 (Moustakas 1-1, Merrifield 1-2, Cabrera 0-1, Cuthbert 0-1, Gordon 0-1, Pérez 1-1, Moss 1-1, Cain 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Cabrera 1; Cuthbert 1; Cain 2

Pitcher Notes: Duffy pitched to 2 batters in the 7th;Moylan pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
Balks: Duffy
Hit By Pitch: Anderson (By Moylan)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Duffy 18/27; Moylan 0/1; Alexander 2/3; Herrera 2/3; Maurer 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Duffy 12-13-18-22; Moylan 0-0-0-0; Alexander 0-5-1-1; Herrera 3-1-3-2; Maurer 1-2-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Duffy 9-7; Moylan 0-0; Alexander 1-0; Herrera 1-1; Maurer 2-0
Game Scores: D Duffy 48

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Merrifield-Hosmer)
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