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White Sox

Gordon grounded out, shortstop Anderson to first baseman Abreu

Merrifield lined out to center fielder García.

Mondesi grounded out, first baseman Abreu unassisted.

Grounded out, first baseman Abreu unassisted.

Gordon grounded out, shortstop Ti.Anderson to first baseman Abreu.

Grounded out, shortstop Ti.Anderson to first baseman Abreu.

Royals

Mondesi doubled to right, Hamilton scored.

O'Hearn singled to center, Mondesi scored, Gordon scored, Soler to third.

Singled to center, Mondesi scored, Gordon scored, Soler to third.

Abreu homered to left on a 1-1 count, Sánchez scored, Moncada scored.

Homered to left on a 1-1 count, Sánchez scored, Moncada scored.

Merrifield singled to right, Maldonado scored, Hamilton scored.

Singled to right, Maldonado scored, Hamilton scored.

Soler doubled to left, Merrifield scored, Gordon scored.

Doubled to left, Merrifield scored, Gordon scored.

García doubled to right, Ti.Anderson scored.

Moncada homered to right on a full count, García scored.

Homered to right on a full count, García scored.

Royals third.  Hamilton singled to left.  Merrifield flied out to right fielder Palka, Hamilton to second.  Mondesi doubled to right, Hamilton scored.  Gordon was hit by a pitch.  Soler singled to left, Mondesi to third, Gordon to second.  O'Hearn singled to center, Mondesi scored, Gordon scored, Soler to third.  Owings popped out to shortstop Anderson.  Dozier walked on four pitches, O'Hearn to second.  Maldonado grounded out, second baseman Sánchez to first baseman Abreu.

Royals fifth.  Gordon walked on a full count.  Soler doubled to left, Gordon scored.  Bañuelos pitching.  O'Hearn grounded out, shortstop Anderson to first baseman Abreu, Soler to third.  Owings struck out.  Dozier grounded out, third baseman Moncada to first baseman Abreu.

White Sox sixth.  Sánchez singled to center.  García struck out.  Moncada singled to center, Sánchez to second.  Abreu homered to left on a 1-1 count, Sánchez scored, Moncada scored.  Alonso grounded out, pitcher Junis to first baseman O'Hearn.  E.Jiménez singled to center.  Hill pitching.  Palka popped out to shortstop Mondesi.

Royals sixth.  Maldonado singled to center.  Hamilton singled to left, Maldonado to second.  Jones pitching.  On Jones' wild pitch, Maldonado to third, Hamilton to second.  Merrifield singled to right, Maldonado scored, Hamilton scored.  Fry pitching.  Mondesi sacrificed, pitcher Fry to first baseman Abreu, Merrifield to second.  Gordon walked on a full count.  Soler doubled to left, Merrifield scored, Gordon scored.  On shortstop Anderson's throwing error, Soler to third.  O'Hearn grounded out, second baseman Sánchez to first baseman Abreu.  Owings struck out.

White Sox seventh.  Boxberger pitching.  Castillo walked on a full count.  Anderson grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Mondesi to second baseman Owings, Castillo out.  Sánchez struck out.  Anderson stole second.  García doubled to right, Anderson scored.  Moncada homered to right on a full count, García scored.  Abreu struck out.

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

Less pressure awaits White Sox, Royals for season's second game
There's so much attention on opening day in Major League Baseball, the game itself sometimes gets overshadowed. That makes a strong effort in that setting even more impressive. Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Brad Keller pitched seven shutout innings to lead the Royals to a 5-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.

Less pressure awaits White Sox, Royals for season's second game

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)  If the Kansas City Royals are going to have success in 2019, they'll need to rely on their speed. That was very evident Saturday in an 8-6 win over the Chicago White Sox on a wet, cold and windy afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.
Jorge Soler had three hits and three RBIs and Alex Gordon scored three runs despite not getting a hit. Billy Hamilton got three hits and scored twice for the Royals, 2-0 for the first time since their World Series-winning season in 2015.

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Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals on March 30, 2019

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