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White Sox

Hamilton fouled out to third baseman Moncada.

Maldonado grounded out, third baseman Moncada to first baseman Abreu.

Grounded out, third baseman Moncada to first baseman Abreu.

Royals

Gordon hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Palka, Mondesi scored.

Hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Palka, Mondesi scored.

Soler singled to left, Merrifield scored, Gordon to second.

Singled to left, Merrifield scored, Gordon to second.

Schwindel safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Sánchez, Gordon scored, Soler to third.

Safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Sánchez, Gordon scored, Soler to third.

Mondesi tripled to right, Merrifield scored.

El.Jiménez was hit by a pitch, García scored, Moncada to third, Alonso to second.

Was hit by a pitch, García scored, Moncada to third, Alonso to second.

Palka grounded into fielder's choice, third baseman Dozier unassisted, Moncada scored, Alonso out, El.Jiménez to second.

Grounded into fielder's choice, third baseman Dozier unassisted, Moncada scored, Alonso out, El.Jiménez to second.

Ti.Anderson singled to left, El.Jiménez scored, Engel to third.

Singled to left, El.Jiménez scored, Engel to third.

Royals fourth.  Mondesi tripled to right.  Gordon hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Palka, Mondesi scored.  Soler struck out.  Schwindel fouled out to third baseman Moncada.

Royals sixth.  Merrifield singled to center.  Mondesi struck out.  Merrifield stole second.  Merrifield stole third.  Gordon was hit by a pitch.  Soler singled to left, Merrifield scored, Gordon to second.  Schwindel safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Sánchez, Gordon scored, Soler to third.  Jones pitching.  Owings walked on a full count, Schwindel to second.  Dozier struck out.  Maldonado grounded out, second baseman Sánchez to first baseman Abreu.

Royals seventh.  Burr pitching.  Hamilton grounded out, pitcher Burr to second baseman Sánchez to first baseman Abreu.  Merrifield walked on a full count.  Mondesi tripled to right, Merrifield scored.  Gordon grounded into fielder's choice, third baseman Moncada to catcher McCann, Mondesi out.  Covey pitching.  Soler doubled to left, Gordon scored.  Schwindel safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Covey, Soler to third.  Owings grounded out, first baseman Abreu unassisted.

White Sox ninth.  Peralta pitching.  García singled to center.  Moncada walked, García to second.  Abreu popped out to first baseman Schwindel.  Diekman pitching.  Alonso walked on a full count, García to third, Moncada to second.  Jiménez was hit by a pitch, García scored, Moncada to third, Alonso to second.  Palka grounded into fielder's choice, third baseman Dozier unassisted, Moncada scored, Alonso out, Jiménez to second.  McCarthy pitching.  Engel pinch-running for Palka.  Anderson singled to left, Jiménez scored, Engel to third.  Castillo pinch-hitting for McCann.  Castillo walked on a full count, Anderson to second.  Boxberger pitching.  Sánchez flied out to right fielder Merrifield.

The White Sox and Royals will face off on Opening Day for the second straight year, after the White Sox won last year's opener, 14-7. The Sox won the season series, 11-8, after winning each of the first five road games against the Royals.

Chicago finished 2018 with a 62-100 record, third worst in MLB just ahead of Kansas City at 58-104 and Baltimore at 47-115. It was the White Sox's fifth-worst record in franchise history and worst since a 56-106 campaign in 1970.

The Royals' 58-104 record in 2018 was tied for their second worst in franchise history, just ahead of the 2005 season (56-106). They finished the year on a positive note, going 20-14 over the last 34 games of the season, holding opponents to just 4.2 runs per game.

Jose Abreu played a career-low 128 games in 2018 but hit 22 home runs, his fifth consecutive season with 20+ homers. He is one of just six active players to hit at least 20 home runs in each of his first five MLB seasons.

Brad Keller started 20 games as a rookie last season after entering the starting rotation in late May. He allowed just seven home runs in 140.1 innings for a 0.45 HR/9 rate, second best in MLB behind Jacob deGrom (minimum 125.0 innings pitched).

Whit Merrifield led MLB in stolen bases last season with 45, the most in a single season by a Royal since Johnny Damon in 2000 (46). He also lead MLB in hits with 192, becoming the seventh player in history to lead the league in both hits and stolen bases and the first AL player to do so since Ichiro Suzuki in 2001.

HP - Meals, 1B - Kulpa, 2B - Foster, 3B - Morales

Hoping to turn disappointing projections into promising reality, the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals open the 2019 season with plenty to prove.
The two clubs will open with a three-game series in Kansas City, Mo., beginning on Thursday. They finished the 2018 season with two of the three worst records in Major League Baseball. They spent the offseason taking two different approaches to rebuilding, and they'll get to measure progress against one another.

Royals, White Sox eager for positive start to 2019

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)  On the first day of the season, Brad Keller gave the Kansas City Royals plenty of reason for optimism.
Keller pitched two-hit ball over seven shutout innings, Adalberto Mondesi tripled twice and the Royals held off the Chicago White Sox 5-3 Thursday after the start of their 2019 opener was delayed nearly two hours by rain.

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Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals on March 28, 2019

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