MLB Game Recap
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Chicago Sox at Kansas CitySun Sep 6, 2020 2:05 PM EDT
Chicago Sox 8, Kansas City 2
September 6, 2020 2:05 PM
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CHW - HR: Encarnacion (8)
KC - HR: Olivares (2)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Edwin Encarnacion hit a three-run homer, Dallas Keuchel threw five scoreless innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 8-2 on Sunday to complete a four-game sweep.
Keuchel (6-2) left the game with lower back stiffness after throwing a few warmup pitches before the sixth inning. He threw 49 pitches, allowed two hits and struck out two.
"He irritated it a little bit," White Sox manager Rick Renteria said. "It didn't make sense to keep him going. So we had to make the move there. Right now he's day to day. He's been managing it the whole season."
The AL Central-leading White Sox went ahead 5-0 in the seventh inning against reliever Josh Staumont. Encarnacion hit a 448-foot blast into the second deck of the fountains beyond the wall in left-center to score Yasmani Grandal and Jose Abreu, who had singled to extend his hitting streak to 20 games.
"He continues to chip away and that's what he does," Renteria said of Encarnacion. "He got a pitch he could handle and put it in the water. He's a professional. I don't have to worry about Edwin. He's going to continue to do what he does."
Royals starter Matt Harvey (0-3) was yanked after throwing 40 pitches. He went 2 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and one run.
"I thought Matt did what we needed him to do," Royals manager Mike Matheny said.
Tim Anderson had three hits for the White Sox.
Yolmer Sanchez, making his second start of the season, led off the third inning with a double to left-center and scored on a single by Grandal.
"It feels really good. When you have the opportunity when the guys need a day off, you have to do your best," Sanchez said. "I don't try to do too much. I think I had a really good plan today in the box."
With two outs in the sixth, Luis Robert walked and stole second, and Nomar Mazara doubled to the gap in left-center to put the White Sox ahead 2-0.
Edward Olivares hit his first home run as a Royal, a two-run blast into the left-field bullpen off Steve Cishek that got Kansas City within 5-2 in the seventh.
"Go out there and compete and that's my mindset," Olivares said.
Grandal, Encarnacion and Abreu drove in runs in the eighth for Chicago.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Royals: RHP Carlos Hernandez left the game with a stomach contusion after he was struck by Danny Mendick's line drive.
UP NEXT
White Sox: After a day off Monday, Chicago begins a two-game series at Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
Royals: Begin a four-game series at Cleveland on Monday. RHP Brad Keller (3-1, 1.93 ERA) will face RHP Zach Plesac (2-1, 1.33), who allowed one run in six innings against the Royals in his last start.
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Pitchers of Record
Chicago Sox | K | IP | BB | WHIP | ERA | ER | H |
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D. Keuchel (W, 6-2) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.400 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 |
Kansas City | K | IP | BB | WHIP | ERA | ER | H |
M. Harvey (L, 0-3) | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 1.714 | 3.86 | 1 | 4 |
Batting Leaders
Chicago Sox | HR | RBI | R | BB | AB | TB | H | SB | RC |
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Y. Sanchez | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.7 |
E. Encarnacion | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
Kansas City | HR | RBI | R | BB | AB | TB | H | SB | RC |
B. Starling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 |
A. Mondesi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
Team Comparison
CHW | KC | |
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At Bats | 39 | 34 |
Hits | 13 | 8 |
Batting Average | .333 | .235 |
On Base Percentage | .435 | .235 |
Slugging Percentage | 0.538 | 0.353 |
Doubles | 5 | 1 |
Triples | 0 | 0 |
Home Runs | 1 | 1 |
Total Bases | 21 | 12 |
Walks | 6 | 0 |
Strikeouts | 8 | 10 |
Stolen Bases | 3 | 0 |
Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
Runners Left On Base | 11 | 6 |
Hits / At Bats with Runners In Scoring Position | 6/17 | 0/7 |
Double Plays Fielded | 3 | 3 |
Errors | 2 | 0 |
2020 Reg Season - CHW Leads Series 9-1
Date | Result | Winner | Loser |
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Fri Jul 31 | CHW 3 @ KC 2 | D. Keuchel | K. Bubic |
Sat Aug 1 | CHW 11 @ KC 5 | M. Foster | R. Bolanos |
Sun Aug 2 | CHW 9 @ KC 2 | D. Cease | S. Barlow |
Fri Aug 28 | KC 5 @ CHW 6 | A. Colome | I. Kennedy |
Sat Aug 29 | KC 9 @ CHW 6 | J. Newberry | Z. Burdi |
Sun Aug 30 | KC 2 @ CHW 5 | M. Foster | T. Zuber |
Thu Sep 3 | CHW 11 @ KC 6 | D. Cease | D. Duffy |
Fri Sep 4 | CHW 7 @ KC 4 | C. Heuer | B. Singer |
Sat Sep 5 | CHW 5 @ KC 3 | L. Giolito | K. Bubic |
Sun Sep 6 | CHW 8 @ KC 2 | D. Keuchel | M. Harvey |
Game Information
Stadium: Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri |
Attendance: 0 |
Game Time: 3:34 |
Weather: 90F, Clear |
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Umpires: Home Plate - ?, First Base - ?, Second Base - ?, Third Base - ? |