Sox 15, Kansas City 4
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E White Sox « 0 1 5 1 1 1 5 1 0 15 19 1 Kansas City 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
W:J. Garland (8-7) L: R. Hernandez (5-4).
HR: SOX-P. Konerko (9), C. Lee (20), M. Ordonez (21), J. Valentin 3 (17) KC-None.
White Sox AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Roberto Alomar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299   Tony Graffanino 2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Carlos Lee LF 6 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 .269 Frank Thomas DH 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272   Brian Daubach PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Magglio Ordonez RF 3 4 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 .327   Aaron Rowand RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Carl Everett CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266   Willie Harris CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 Paul Konerko 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 6 0 0 .222 Jose Valentin SS 4 3 3 0 0 3 5 2 1 .239 Joe Crede 3B 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Miguel Olivo C 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Totals 45 15 19 2 0 6 15 6 4     Kansas City AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Aaron Guiel RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280   Dee Brown PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Joe Randa 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Carlos Beltran CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .293 Raul Ibanez DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294 Ken Harvey 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 Desi Relaford 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Angel Berroa SS 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Michael Tucker LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 Mike DiFelice C 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .257 Totals 45 4 10 2 0 0 4 1 2  
E–J.Valentin. LOB–White Sox 11, Kansas City 7. 2B–C.Lee, M.Ordonez, C.Beltran, M.DiFelice. HR–C.Lee (20) off R.Hernandez, J.Valentin (15) off R.Hernandez, J.Valentin (16) off R.Hernandez, M.Ordonez (21) off J.Affeldt, J.Valentin (17) off J.Affeldt, P.Konerko (9) off S.Lowe. SF–P.Konerko.
SB–M.Olivo (3)M.Tucker (8). CS–A.Guiel. GIDP–R.Alomar, M.Tucker. DP–White Sox
12 (Olivo and Crede), (Graffanino, Valentin and Konerko); Kansas City 1
(Berroa, Relaford and Harvey).White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA Jon Garland (W 8-7) 6.0 8 4 4 1 2 0 98-63 4.48 Scott Schoeneweis 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16-12 3.86 Matt Ginter 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13-6 0.00 Billy Koch 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-4 5.40   Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA Runelvys Hernandez (L 5-4) 2.2 7 6 6 2 1 3 73-41 3.42 Jeremy Affeldt 2.1 5 2 2 0 0 2 35-23 4.42 Sean Lowe 1.2 5 6 6 4 1 1 65-32 6.25 Graeme Lloyd 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 0.00 Jason Grimsley 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 18-13 4.47 Mike MacDougal 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9-7 4.14
HBP–by J.Garland (J.Randa), by R.Hernandez (F.Thomas).
WP–M.MacDougal.
T–3:10. A–20722.
Umpires–Home,Ed Montague; First, Brian Gorman; Second, Bruce Dreckman; Third, Brian Runge.
How the runs scored
Royals first: Guiel grounded out, first baseman Konerko to pitcher Garland. Randa singled to center. Beltran doubled to left, Randa to third. Ibanez infield single to first, Randa scored, Beltran to third. Harvey grounded out, second baseman Alomar to first baseman Konerko, Beltran scored, Ibanez to second. Relaford grounded out, first baseman Konerko unassisted. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Royals 2, White Sox 0.
White Sox second: Konerko grounded out, shortstop Berroa to first baseman Harvey. Valentin homered to center on a 1-0 count. Crede singled to center. Olivo struck out. Alomar lined out to left fielder Tucker. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Royals 2, White Sox 1.
Royals second: Berroa grounded out, third baseman Crede to first baseman Konerko. Tucker walked. Tucker stole second. DiFelice doubled to center, Tucker scored. Guiel singled to center, DiFelice scored. Randa was hit by a pitch, Guiel to second. Beltran struck out. Guiel was caught stealing, catcher Olivo to third baseman Crede, Guiel out. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Royals 4, White Sox 1.
White Sox third: Lee homered to left on a 0-2 count. Thomas was hit by a pitch. Ordonez walked on a full count, Thomas to second. Everett singled to right, Thomas to third, Ordonez to second. Konerko hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Guiel, Thomas scored, Ordonez to third. Valentin homered to right on a 1-2 count, Ordonez scored, Everett scored. Crede lined out to center fielder Beltran. Olivo singled to center. Affeldt pitching. Alomar grounded out, second baseman Relaford to first baseman Harvey. 5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. White Sox 6, Royals 4.
White Sox fourth: Lee grounded out, third baseman Randa to first baseman Harvey. Thomas fouled out to first baseman Harvey. Ordonez homered to center on a 1-0 count. Everett singled to left. Konerko flied out to right fielder Guiel. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. White Sox 7, Royals 4.
White Sox fifth: Valentin homered to left on a 1-1 count. Crede singled to center. Olivo singled to left, Crede to second. Alomar grounded into a double play, shortstop Berroa to second baseman Relaford to first baseman Harvey, Crede to third, Olivo out. Lee grounded out, third baseman Randa to first baseman Harvey. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. White Sox 8, Royals 4.
White Sox sixth: Lowe pitching. Thomas grounded out, pitcher Lowe to first baseman Harvey. Ordonez doubled to center. Everett flied out to left fielder Tucker. Konerko singled to right, Ordonez scored. Valentin walked on four pitches, Konerko to second. Crede struck out. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. White Sox 9, Royals 4.
White Sox seventh: Olivo singled to left. Olivo stole second. Alomar lined out to right fielder Guiel, Olivo to third. Lee singled to right, Olivo scored. Thomas flied out to right fielder Guiel. Ordonez walked on a full count, Lee to second. Everett walked on a full count, Lee to third, Ordonez to second. Konerko homered to center on the first pitch, Lee scored, Ordonez scored, Everett scored. Valentin walked on a full count. Lloyd pitching. Crede flied out to center fielder Beltran. 5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. White Sox 14, Royals 4.
White Sox eighth: Grimsley pitching. Olivo singled to left. Graffanino grounded into fielder’s choice, shortstop Berroa to second baseman Relaford, Olivo out. Lee doubled to left, Graffanino scored. Daubach pinch-hitting for Thomas. Daubach struck out. Rowand grounded out, pitcher Grimsley to first baseman Harvey. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. White Sox 15, Royals 4.
