Royals' bullpen dominates
Royals 9, White Sox 5
Brian Bannister allowed five runs in two-thirds of an inning on Tuesday. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
After falling behind, 5-1, in the first inning, the Royals could have given up. Instead the team fought back, scoring on a Tony Pena solo shot in the fifth and stringing together six hits as part of a four-run seventh inning to complete the comeback. The bullpen threw 8 1/3 innings of shutout baseball in the win.
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Kansas City 9, Chi White Sox 5
Today's Boxes 9/25/07
PIT 6, ARI 5
ATL 10, PHI 6
FLA 4, CHC 2
DET 8, MIN 0
BOS 7, OAK 3
TOR 11, BAL 4
HOU 8, CIN 5
TB 7, NYY 6
WSH 10, NYM 9
TEX 3, LAA 1
MIL 9, STL 1
CLE 4, SEA 3
COL 9, LAD 7
SD 6, SF 4
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Standings thru 9/25/07 | Recap: KC |CWS | Gameday | Royals Stats | White Sox Stats
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gathright , CF5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .309
Grudzielanek , 2B5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .299
Teahen , RF5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .286
Sweeney , DH4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .263
Gload , 1B2 0 0 2 0 0 1 .285
Gordon , 3B5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .249
Brown , LF4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .259
LaRue , C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148
a-Costa , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228
Buck , C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228
Pena , SS4 3 4 3 0 0 0 .264
Totals 38 9 12 7 1 7 13
BATTING 2B : Gathright (8, Contreras), Pena 2 (25, Contreras, MacDougal).HR : Pena (2, 5th inning off Contreras, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Gathright 3; Grudzielanek; Teahen 2; Sweeney; Brown 2; Pena 9.RBI : Pena 3 (46), Gathright (17), Teahen (59), Gload 2 (51).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gordon 2.SF : Gload 2.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Teahen 2 (13, 2nd base off Logan/Pierzynski, 3rd base off Logan/Pierzynski), Brown (12, 2nd base off MacDougal/Pierzynski).FIELDING E : LaRue (5, throw).Outfield assists : Teahen (Pierzynski at 2nd base).DP : (Grudzielanek-Pena-Gload).
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Owens , CF5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .265
Fields , 3B1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .249
Thome , DH3 1 0 0 0 2 3 .273
Konerko , 1B4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .259
Dye , RF4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250
Pierzynski , C4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .263
Podsednik , LF4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .244
Uribe , SS4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .230
Richar , 2B3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .228
Totals 32 5 8 5 4 7 9
BATTING 2B : Konerko (34, Bannister), Pierzynski (24, Bannister).3B : Podsednik (3, Bannister).TB : Owens; Konerko 3; Dye; Pierzynski 3; Podsednik 3; Uribe.RBI : Konerko 2 (84), Pierzynski (48), Podsednik (11), Uribe (66).2-out RBI : Pierzynski; Podsednik; Uribe.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Thome; Podsednik.GIDP : Owens.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING SB : Owens (30, 2nd base off Braun/LaRue).CS : Uribe (8, 2nd base by Braun/LaRue).FIELDING E : Contreras (6, throw).
WP : Bannister, Contreras, MacDougal.HBP : Thome (by Bannister), Gload (by Contreras).Pitches-strikes : Bannister 44-26, Braun 60-37, Duckworth 23-16, Gobble 15-9, Peralta 6-4, Bale 12-6, Soria 12-7, Contreras 86-55, Wassermann 2-1, Myers 14-10, MacDougal 24-15, Logan 14-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Bannister 0-1, Braun 4-3, Duckworth 3-2, Gobble 0-1, Peralta 0-1, Bale 0-0, Soria 2-1, Contreras 11-5, Wassermann 0-0, Myers 0-1, MacDougal 2-0, Logan 0-1.Batters faced : Bannister 8, Braun 13, Duckworth 6, Gobble 3, Peralta 2, Bale 2, Soria 3, Contreras 28, Wassermann 1, Myers 4, MacDougal 5, Logan 4.Inherited runners-scored : Braun 1-0, Bale 1-0, Wassermann 1-0, Myers 2-2.Umpires : HP: Mark Carlson. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Derryl Cousins. 3B: Ted Barrett.Weather : 73 degrees, overcast.Wind : 5 mph, L to R.T : 3:20.Att : 31,607.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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