Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
July 8, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 2008 at Kauffman Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 8, Kansas City Royals 7

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Cabrera ss 6 0 2 1
Pierzynski c 6 0 1 2
Quentin lf 7 0 1 0
Dye rf 6 0 0 0
Thome dh 5 3 4 0
  Wise pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Konerko 1b 3 0 1 1
  Anderson pr,cf 2 1 0 0
Swisher cf,1b 6 0 1 2
Crede 3b 5 2 2 2
Ramirez 2b 6 2 4 0
Contreras p 0 0 0 0
  Logan p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Thornton p 0 0 0 0
  Linebrink p 0 0 0 0
  Masset p 0 0 0 0
Totals 52 8 16 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf,lf,cf 7 0 1 2
Aviles ss,2b 7 1 4 2
Gordon 3b 5 0 1 1
Guillen lf 4 0 2 0
  Gathright cf 1 0 0 0
  Buck ph 1 0 0 0
  Pena ss 0 0 0 0
  Grudzielanek ph 1 0 0 0
Teahen rf 5 1 1 0
Butler dh 6 0 1 0
Gload 1b 6 1 2 0
Olivo c 5 1 1 1
German 2b,lf 6 3 4 1
Davies p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez R. p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez H. p 0 0 0 0
  Tejeda p 0 0 0 0
Totals 54 7 17 7
Chicago 010 002 020 020 18160
Kansas City 031 001 000 020 07172
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Contreras   5.2 10 5 5 1 1
  Logan   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Dotel   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Thornton   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Linebrink   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Masset  W(1-0) 2.0 3 0 0 2 1
Totals
13.0
3
0
0
2
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Davies   5.2 9 3 3 2 2
  Ramirez R.   1.2 1 2 2 1 2
  Mahay   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Soria   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez H.   2.0 2 2 0 0 0
  Tejeda  L(0-1) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
13.0
3
1
1
0
1

  E–Olivo (3), German (4).  DP–Chicago 2. Masset-Cabrera-Swisher, Cabrera-Swisher, Kansas City 2. Gload-Aviles-Gload, Gordon-German-Gload.  PB–Pierzynski (3).  2B–Chicago Thome 2 (17,off Davies 2); Cabrera (18,off Tejeda), Kansas City Teahen (14,off Contreras); German (3,off Contreras); DeJesus (13,off Contreras); Gordon (22,off Linebrink).  3B–Kansas City Guillen (1,off Contreras).  HR–Chicago Crede (16,6th inning off Davies 0 on 2 out).  SF–Crede (3,off Mahay); Pierzynski (2,off H. Ramirez).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Gordon (6,by Contreras).  Team–12.  SB–Wise (5,2nd base off Tejeda/Olivo); German (3,2nd base off Linebrink/Pierzynski).  U-HP–Ron Kulpa, 1B–Dan Iassogna, 2B–Bill Hohn, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–4:20.  A–13,614.
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