MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/15/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2407 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
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Chicago White Sox (60-62) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 7 9 0
Kansas City Royals (57-65) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 0
Kansas City Dispatched, 7-3, by Chicago
Behind the hitting of Francisco Alvarez, the Chicago White Sox stopped the Kansas City Royals, 7-3. Alvarez went 1-3 with a home run and 2 walks. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the White Sox. The winning pitcher was 32-year old right-handed pitcher Joe Musgrove. He tossed 90 pitches over 6.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits. The setback makes Kansas City 57-65.

Chicago took a 4-2 lead on Alvarez's 24th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which he hit off Jake Wong in the top of the sixth, propelled Chicago to the win.

"I was just going up there trying to see good pitches, that was about it," said Alvarez.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .246 20 56
A. Barger 3B 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .256 15 46
S. Suzuki DH 3 1 1 3 1 0 4 .370 5 12
N. Lowe 1B 5 1 4 1 0 1 2 .277 20 59
F. Alvarez C 3 1 1 3 2 1 5 .237 24 69
A. García RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222 24 65
L. Robert Jr. CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .243 28 72
T. Friedl LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 5 18
G. Perdomo SS 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 .221 0 4
Totals 33 7 9 7 7 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Lowe (10, 4th Inning off L. Medina, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Alvarez (24, 6th Inning off J. Wong, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Suzuki (5, 9th Inning off C. Poteet, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Albies , A. Barger , S. Suzuki 4 , N. Lowe 5 , F. Alvarez 4 , G. Perdomo
2-out RBI: S. Suzuki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Alvarez 2 , A. García
GIDP: O. Albies , A. García
Sac Fly: S. Suzuki
Hit by Pitch: O. Albies
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Perdomo (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 17 51
J. Merrill CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 26 79
J. Realmuto C 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .263 10 38
D. Varsho LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .205 14 48
K. Manzardo 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .204 10 23
O. Cabrera 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .220 9 33
J. Kelenic DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 7 21
J. Berti 2B 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .213 2 18
D. Hamilton SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .219 4 22
Totals 31 3 6 3 1 8 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Realmuto (10, 4th Inning off J. Musgrove, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Varsho (14, 7th Inning off J. Musgrove, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Realmuto 4 , D. Varsho 6 , K. Manzardo 2
Sac Fly: O. Cabrera
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Manzardo (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hamilton-Manzardo, Hamilton-Berti-Manzardo)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Musgrove W (11-7) 6.2 5 3 3 0 4 2 90 4.52   
R. Lovelady H (16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.35   
J. Romano H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 20 3.35   
C. Sands 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Musgrove 56
Batters Faced: J. Musgrove 24, R. Lovelady 1, J. Romano 4, C. Sands 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Musgrove 6-9, R. Lovelady 0-1, J. Romano 0-0, C. Sands 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Musgrove 90-61, R. Lovelady 4-3, J. Romano 20-12, C. Sands 14-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Medina 5.0 2 1 1 4 4 0 88 3.54   
J. Wong L (2-2), BS (1) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 7 2.93   
R. Rodriguez 1.0 0 1 1 1 2 0 21 5.12   
D. Sharpe 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 6.75   
C. Poteet 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 33 4.24   
P. Murfee 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Medina 59
Batters Faced: L. Medina 19, J. Wong 4, R. Rodriguez 5, D. Sharpe 4, C. Poteet 8, P. Murfee 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Medina 5-4, J. Wong 0-1, R. Rodriguez 0-1, D. Sharpe 0-1, C. Poteet 3-1, P. Murfee 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Medina 88-50, J. Wong 7-6, R. Rodriguez 21-10, D. Sharpe 21-11, C. Poteet 33-22, P. Murfee 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wong 1-1 , D. Sharpe 2-1 , P. Murfee 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Rodriguez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Alvarez
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 21973
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