The Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 on May 18, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium.
Final · Kauffman Stadium
Top performers
- Tim Anderson went 3-for-5 with 1 RBI for the White Sox.
- Lucas Giolito pitched 5.0 innings for the White Sox, allowing 2 earned runs with 7 strikeouts.
- MJ Melendez went 2-for-4 with 1 home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.
- Zack Greinke pitched 5.2 innings for the Royals, allowing 2 earned runs with 4 strikeouts.
Chicago White Sox box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoan Moncada | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Anderson | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yasmani Grandal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Pollock | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Abreu | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leury Garcia | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Robert Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andrew Vaughn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 34 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Giolito | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Reynaldo Lopez | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Benintendi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MJ Melendez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Santana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Isbel | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 27 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke | 5.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Clarke | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 8.2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Before and after
- White Sox · 2022 season · Previous May 17, 2022: CHW 1, KC 2 · Next May 19, 2022: CHW 7, KC 4
- Royals · 2022 season · Previous May 17, 2022: CHW 1, KC 2 · Next May 19, 2022: CHW 7, KC 4