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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX 07/16/2046 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX |  
					| GAME ID: 1987 - MONDAY, JULY 16TH , 2046 - GAME LOG |  
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								|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |  
								| Kansas City Royals (40-53) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |  
								| Chicago White Sox (61-34) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| White Sox Edge Royals, 5-4 |  
					| Chicago White Sox starter Xenophon Valvis was in fine form against the Kansas City Royals at U.S. Cellular Field, leading his team to a win, 5-4. Zach Ault notched his 21st save in 22 chances. With the victory, the White Sox upped their record to 61-34. 
 Sidney Pedder hit a bases-clearing  triple off Elijah Lewis in the bottom of the fourth, which put the White Sox in front, 5-2. Pedder had 1 walk, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 1 for 3.
 
 "I found a nice groove out there," said Valvis.
 
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					| KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - Z. Davidson pinch ran for B. Baconneck in the 6th b - J. Rupert substituted for Z. Davidson in the 6th
 c - M. Estrada pinch hit for M. Markus in the 9th
 d - S. Britt pinch hit for A. Matthews in the 9th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
I. Faber
 (8, 1st Inning off X. Valvis, 0 on, 1 out) 
, 
T. Prado
 (19, 5th Inning off X. Valvis, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Triples: 
M. Meyerhoff
 (5, 1st Inning off X. Valvis, 1 on, 1 out)
 Home Runs: 
B. Najar
 (5, 6th Inning off X. Valvis, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
T. Prado
 2
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I. Faber
 3
, 
M. Meyerhoff
 3
, 
B. Najar
 5
, 
B. Baconneck
, 
A. Matthews
, 
S. Britt
 2-out RBI: 
I. Faber
, 
B. Najar
 Hit by Pitch: 
M. Jaquez
, 
G. Switzer
 Team LOB: 
6
 
 BASERUNNING
 CS: 
M. Jaquez
 (5)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Faber-Matthews-Baconneck)
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					| KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE |  | CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| E. Lewis L (2-9) | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 104 | 4.85 |  
	| C. Eaker | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4.44 |  
	| J. Moncada | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5.12 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| X. Valvis W (15-1) | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 107 | 2.62 |  
	| S. Wolf | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.20 |  
	| J. Taylor H (1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4.84 |  
	| Z. Ault SV (21) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2.29 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Xenophon Valvis Ballpark: 
U.S. Cellular Field
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
 Start Time: 
7:10 PM CT
 Time: 
3:24
 Attendance: 
51983
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