Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox
0-1, 0-1 Away
2
0-1, 0-1 Away
Final
1-0, 1-0 Home
4
1-0, 1-0 Home
| pitchers | IP | H | ER | BB | K | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 91-61 | 1.29 | |
| 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24-17 | 27.00 |
Game Information
Rate Field
4:05 AM, 8 April 2009
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 37,449
Game Time:2:32
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Gary Darling
- First Base Umpire - Bill Hohn
- Second Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
- Third Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CWS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | A Gordon homered to center. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Fields singled to left, J Thome scored, J Dye thrown out at home, P Konerko to second. | 1 | 1 | |
| 5th | A Gordon grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Guillen scored, B Butler out at second, M Jacobs to third. | 2 | 1 | |
| 8th | J Thome homered to center, J Fields and C Getz scored. | 2 | 4 | |
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KC wins 2-1
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 31 | 23 | .574 | - | L1 |
| Chicago | 26 | 25 | .510 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 25 | 27 | .481 | 5 | W3 |
| Kansas City | 21 | 31 | .404 | 9 | W1 |
| Detroit | 20 | 32 | .385 | 10 | L7 |
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