The Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals didn’t want to stop playing last night it seemed. After going into extra innings, the White Sox scored two runs in the 11th inning by the Royals answered back with two runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning. Finally the White Sox scored a run in the 13th inning and the Royals had no answer as the White Sox won 8-7.
Orlando Cabrera and a rbi double that scored Alexei Ramirez for the game winning run in the 13th inning. In the 11th inning it was A.J Pierzynski who had a two run sac fly. Yeah both runners scored on a sac fly! Joe Crede, Nick Swisher, and Pierzynski all finished the game with two rbi each. Paul Konerko and Cabrera both chipped in with one rbi each.
White Sox starting pitcher Jose Contreras pitched 5 2/3 innings as he gave up ten hits and five runs. Contreras had some problems in the second and third innings which really hurt his performance. The Royals scored three times in the second inning, and then another run in the third inning. The Royals weren’t done with Contreras however as he was charged with another run in the sixth inning.
Scott Linebrink was the only White Sox relief pitcher that was charged with a run. Linebrink gave up both runs in the bottom of the 11th inning when they Sox were trying to win the game. Nick Masset ended up being the winner in the game is now 1-0. Masset threw two scoreless innings of relief to get the win.
