A daily glance inside the numbers from the world of sports:
The White Sox defeated the Royals on Wednesday in two hours and four minutes, which is only slightly below the average of a Mark Buehrle start.
The average time of game in which Buehrle has started this season is 2:23, second-quickest in the major leagues, behind only Roy Halladay (2:19). (Considering only nine-inning games for the average.)