Kansas City RoyalsRoyals35-50
5FinalJun 28, 2026
Chicago White SoxWhite Sox43-39
4TVCHSNStreamMLB.TVRoyals.TV
Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
KC+114
CHW−137
Run line
KC +1.5−189
CHW −1.5+155
Total O/U
Over 8.5−114
Under 8.5−105
- Run line: Royals +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 8.5 (9 runs).
Recap
The Kansas City Royals edged the Chicago White Sox 5-4 at Rate Field in Chicago on Jun 28, 2026 to move to 35-50.
The lead changed hands 4 times.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| CHW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
W: Cruz (2-2) · L: Kay (6-3) · S: Lange (0-4)
Scoring plays
Top 1
- KCSingleJensen singled to left, Thomas scored.1-0
Bottom 1
- CHWHome runVargas homered to left center (407 feet), Antonacci scored.1-2
Top 2
- KCSingleThomas singled to left, Collins scored, Tolbert to second.2-2
- KCSacrifice flyWitt Jr. hit sacrifice fly to center, Tolbert scored, Thomas to third.3-2
Bottom 2
- CHWSingleTeel singled to left, Antonacci scored and Vargas scored, Teel to second.3-4
Top 3
- KCDoubleCollins doubled to right, Marte scored.4-4
Top 4
- KCDoubleJensen doubled to right, Witt Jr. scored.5-4
Team stats
KCCHW
- Hits
- 11
- 7
- Home Runs
- 0
- 1
- Runs Batted In
- 5
- 4
- Walks
- 2
- 5
- Strikeouts
- 8
- 6
- Runners Left On Base
- 18
- 9
- Errors
- 0
- 1
Player stats
Royals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Thomas CF | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .216 | .329 | .335 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | .288 | .363 | .456 |
| Carter Jensen C | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .251 | .317 | .438 |
| Starling Marte DH | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .266 | .330 | .340 |
| Salvador Perez 1B | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .203 | .244 | .332 |
| Michael Massey 2B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .264 | .293 | .446 |
| Isaac Collins LF | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .230 | .339 | .323 |
| Tyler Tolbert 3B | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .219 | .297 | .219 |
| Josh Rojas 3B | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .267 | .533 |
| Kameron Misner RF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .281 | .303 | .313 |
Royals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luinder Avila P | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 86-51 | 5.40 | 86 |
| Steven Cruz P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 5.68 | 11 |
| Beck Way P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21-14 | 3.95 | 21 |
| Lucas Erceg P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-12 | 5.40 | 18 |
| Matt Strahm P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-8 | 5.74 | 9 |
| Alex Lange P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 4.95 | 10 |
White Sox · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Antonacci LF | 1-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .292 | .391 | .411 |
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | .252 | .366 | .500 |
| Kyle Teel C | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .235 | .350 | .412 |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .238 | .292 | .433 |
| Colson Montgomery SS | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .221 | .314 | .478 |
| Chase Meidroth 2B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .276 | .341 | .382 |
| Braden Montgomery RF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .246 | .299 | .426 |
| Tristan Peters CF | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .284 | .345 | .442 |
| Jacob Gonzalez 1B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .219 | .315 | .328 |
White Sox · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Kay P | 3.2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 73-44 | 4.39 | 73 |
| Trevor Richards P | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-12 | 3.81 | 16 |
| Seranthony Dominguez P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-10 | 4.30 | 18 |
| Bryan Hudson P | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 2.13 | 15 |
| Jordan Hicks P | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-10 | 4.95 | 13 |
| Chris Murphy P | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 4.60 | 7 |
Game info
VenueRate Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance27,301
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: D.J. Reyburn · First Base Umpire: James Hoye · Second Base Umpire: Sean Barber · Third Base Umpire: John Libka
TVCHSN · local
Last and next games
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- Last game: W 2-1 vs KCSat Jun 27
- Next game: W 8-2 at BALMon Jun 29
- W 22-1 vs KCFri Jun 26
- L 3-4 vs CLEWed Jun 24
- W 2-1 vs CLETue Jun 23
Head to head
- KC 0, CHW 2Thu Apr 9
- KC 2, CHW 0Fri Apr 10
- KC 2, CHW 0Sat Apr 11
- KC 5, CHW 6Sun Apr 12
- KC 5, CHW 6Tue May 12
- KC 5, CHW 6Wed May 13
- KC 2, CHW 6Thu May 14
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