Chicago White SoxWhite Sox81-76
14FinalSep 22, 2026
Kansas City RoyalsRoyals67-90
11TVCHSNStreamMLB.TVRoyals.TV
Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
CHW−125
KC+104
Run line
CHW −1.5+138
KC +1.5−167
Total O/U
Over 8−107
Under 8−112
- Run line: White Sox −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 8 (25 runs).
Recap
The Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 14-11 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Sep 22, 2026 to move to 81-76.
The White Sox have won 3 straight. They scored 5 runs in the seventh inning.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
W: Schultz (4-9) · L: Lynch (6-6)
Scoring plays
Top 1
- CHWSingleMeidroth singled to left, Grichuk scored and Pham scored, Murakami to second.2-0
Top 2
- CHWHome runDoyle homered to center (414 feet).3-0
Top 3
- CHWHome runMeidroth homered to left center (410 feet), Grichuk scored and Murakami scored.6-0
Bottom 3
- KCHome runLoftin homered to left (384 feet).6-1
Top 4
- CHWHome runGrichuk homered to center (415 feet), Vargas scored and Pham scored.9-1
Bottom 4
- KCSinglePerez singled to left, Garcia scored, Pasquantino to second.9-2
- KCGroundoutLoftin grounded out to second, Pasquantino scored, Perez to third.9-3
Bottom 5
- KCGroundoutGarcia grounded out to second, Jensen scored, Witt Jr. to second.9-4
Top 7
- CHWHome runMurakami homered to right (373 feet), Grichuk scored.11-4
- CHWWalkVargas walked, Meidroth scored, B. Montgomery to second, Doyle to third.12-4
- CHWSingleBenintendi singled to center, B. Montgomery scored and Doyle scored, Vargas to third.14-4
Bottom 8
- KCDoublePasquantino doubled to right, Caglianone scored, Garcia to third. Chicago White Sox challenged: call on the field was upheld.14-5
- KCSacrifice flyRojas hit sacrifice fly to left, Garcia scored.14-6
- KCDoubleMassey hit a ground rule double, Pasquantino scored.14-7
Bottom 9
- KCHome runPasquantino homered to right center (412 feet), Tolbert scored, Caglianone scored and Garcia scored.14-11
Team stats
CHWKC
- Hits
- 13
- 13
- Home Runs
- 4
- 2
- Runs Batted In
- 14
- 11
- Walks
- 6
- 3
- Strikeouts
- 12
- 6
- Runners Left On Base
- 11
- 13
- Errors
- 0
- 0
Player stats
White Sox · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .251 | .363 | .481 |
| Luisangel Acuna SS | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .225 | .259 | .260 |
| Tommy Pham DH | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .125 | .276 | .250 |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .243 | .302 | .414 |
| Randal Grichuk LF | 4-5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .292 | .318 | .573 |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .203 | .348 | .469 |
| Chase Meidroth 2B | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .271 | .347 | .409 |
| Kyle Teel C | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .178 | .302 | .318 |
| Brenton Doyle CF | 2-5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .233 | .276 | .337 |
| Colson Montgomery 3B | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .203 | .290 | .416 |
| Braden Montgomery RF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .212 | .305 | .340 |
| Tristan Peters RF | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .271 | .343 | .450 |
White Sox · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Kay P | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 65-43 | 4.53 | 65 |
| Noah Schultz P | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23-17 | 5.58 | 23 |
| Huascar Brazoban P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-10 | 3.06 | 14 |
| Trevor Richards P | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-12 | 3.78 | 23 |
| Luis Castillo P | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20-12 | 5.85 | 20 |
Royals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .233 | .320 | .452 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .283 | .362 | .444 |
| Tyler Tolbert SS | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .294 | .357 | .405 |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 2-5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .283 | .336 | .487 |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 0-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | .256 | .317 | .369 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 3-5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .249 | .333 | .418 |
| Salvador Perez DH | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .228 | .271 | .374 |
| Josh Rojas DH | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .238 | .278 | .337 |
| Michael Massey 2B | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .273 | .306 | .436 |
| Nick Loftin LF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .240 | .323 | .387 |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .215 | .260 | .317 |
Royals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lynch IV P | 4.0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 78-48 | 4.13 | 78 |
| Tony Gonsolin P | 2.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 63-35 | 16.88 | 63 |
| Nolan Hoffman P | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17-14 | 3.46 | 17 |
| Alex Lange P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-8 | 5.98 | 10 |
Game info
VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance15,785
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Adam Hamari · First Base Umpire: Clint Vondrak · Second Base Umpire: Todd Tichenor · Third Base Umpire: Cory Blaser
TVCHSN · local
Last and next games
Head to head
- L 4-5 vs KCSun Jun 28
- W 2-1 vs KCSat Jun 27
- W 22-1 vs KCFri Jun 26
- Next meeting: W 9-1 at KCThu Sep 24
- CHW 2, KC 0Thu Apr 9
- CHW 0, KC 2Fri Apr 10
- CHW 0, KC 2Sat Apr 11
- CHW 6, KC 5Sun Apr 12
- CHW 6, KC 5Tue May 12
- CHW 6, KC 5Wed May 13
- CHW 6, KC 2Thu May 14
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