MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/07/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1123 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (16-21) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 0
Kansas City Royals (16-22) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Alvarez Slugs White Sox to 4-1 Win
Chicago and Kansas City duked it out and the White Sox came out victorious.

Good production from catcher Francisco Alvarez helped the Chicago White Sox topple the Kansas City Royals, 4-1. Alvarez belted 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the White Sox. Kevin Ginkel closed it out for his 2nd save.

Alvarez contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Chicago in the top of the fourth. With his team trailing 1-0, Alvarez took a cutter from Jonathan Cannon and stroked the home run to left. His 8th home run of the season allowed the White Sox to leap in front, 3-1.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Alvarez told the Chicago Chronicle.

The Chicago winning streak has reached 3 games.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Wade Jr. DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .258 7 16
A. Barger 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .306 1 6
O. Albies 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .259 10 23
N. Lowe 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .237 6 15
N. Gonzales SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .212 2 9
F. Alvarez C 4 2 2 4 0 0 1 .211 8 22
T. Friedl LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .183 0 4
A. García RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .277 12 28
L. Robert Jr. CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268 12 29
Totals 32 4 6 4 3 5 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: F. Alvarez 2 (8, 4th Inning off J. Cannon, 2 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off R. Helsley, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Wade Jr. , A. Barger 2 , N. Lowe , F. Alvarez 8
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lowe
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: A. García (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lowe-Gonzales-Romano)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hamilton 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .225 0 4
J. Merrill CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267 7 23
P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .310 10 31
R. Devers 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .254 5 22
P. Alonso DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .201 8 26
   a-C. Carroll DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 3 15
W. Adames SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .271 5 20
J. Kelenic RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .227 2 7
J. Realmuto C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .301 2 16
D. Varsho LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .207 4 14
Totals 33 1 7 1 3 9 14      
a - C. Carroll inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Merrill , P. Goldschmidt 3 , R. Devers 2 , J. Realmuto
2-out RBI: R. Devers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Goldschmidt , P. Alonso , J. Kelenic
GIDP: R. Devers
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Merrill (3) , P. Goldschmidt (3) , R. Devers (3)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Musgrove W (4-2) 5.2 6 1 1 1 7 0 94 4.39   
J. Romano H (2) 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 30 3.72   
A. Chapman H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 7.07   
K. Ginkel SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Musgrove 59
Batters Faced: J. Musgrove 24, J. Romano 8, A. Chapman 3, K. Ginkel 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Musgrove 4-6, J. Romano 1-3, A. Chapman 0-2, K. Ginkel 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Musgrove 94-65, J. Romano 30-20, A. Chapman 15-8, K. Ginkel 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Romano 1-0 , K. Ginkel 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cannon L (0-3) 6.0 5 3 3 3 4 1 93 6.54   
L. Hendriks 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.26   
R. Helsley 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16 6.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cannon 51
Batters Faced: J. Cannon 25, L. Hendriks 3, R. Helsley 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cannon 5-8, L. Hendriks 0-2, R. Helsley 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cannon 93-54, L. Hendriks 12-10, R. Helsley 16-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Alvarez
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 22069
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