Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
April 7, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 2009 at U.S. Cellular Field. 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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Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Crisp cf 5 0 1 0
DeJesus lf 5 0 1 0
Teahen 2b 3 0 1 0
Guillen rf 4 1 1 0
Jacobs 1b 3 0 0 0
Butler dh 4 0 0 0
Gordon 3b 4 1 1 2
Olivo c 4 0 2 0
Aviles ss 3 0 0 0
Meche p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 7 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Wise cf 4 0 0 0
Getz 2b 4 1 2 0
Quentin lf 4 0 0 0
Thome dh 4 2 3 3
Dye rf 4 0 2 0
Konerko 1b 3 0 1 0
Pierzynski c 3 0 1 0
Ramirez ss 3 0 0 0
Fields 3b 3 1 2 1
Buehrle p 0 0 0 0
  Richard p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Jenks p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 11 4
Kansas City 010 010 000270
Chicago 010 000 03x4110
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Meche   7.0 7 1 1 0 6
  Farnsworth  L(0-1) 1.0 4 3 3 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
4
4
0
7
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Buehrle   5.0 6 2 2 3 3
  Richard   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Dotel  W(1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Jenks  SV(1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
8

  E–None.  2B–Kansas City Olivo (1,off Buehrle); Teahen (1,off Buehrle), Chicago Getz (1,off Meche).  HR–Kansas City Gordon (1,2nd inning off Buehrle 0 on 1 out), Chicago Thome (1,8th inning off Farnsworth 2 on 2 out).  HBP–Teahen (1,by Buehrle); Jacobs (1,by Buehrle).  Team LOB–11.  Team–4.  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Bruce Dreckman, 3B–Paul Emmel.  T–2:32.  A–37,449.
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