Sep 23, 2026
7:40 PM (Eastern Time)
MLB
Final
Chicago White Sox
4
VS
Kansas City Royals
5

Box Score

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals
4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 12 0
Hits CWS 9 · KC 12
Errors CWS 1 · KC 0

Away Batting

Chicago White Sox
BatterABRHRBIBBKLOBAVG
LFSam Antonacci 41 10 00 1 .269
CKyle Teel 31 12 12 0 .182
3BMiguel Vargas 40 11 00 3 .251
1BMunetaka Murakami 2B 40 11 01 0 .204
DHAndrew Benintendi 20 00 00 2 .242
DHRandal Grichuk 20 00 00 0 .290
CFTristan Peters 30 00 00 0 .270
2BChase Meidroth 41 20 01 3 .273
SSColson Montgomery 40 00 03 1 .202
RFBraden Montgomery 41 30 00 0 .219
PRLuisangel Acuña 00 00 00 0 .225
Totals 34 4 9 4 1 7 10 —

Away Pitching

Chicago White Sox
PitcherIPHRERBBKHRP‑SERA
Bryan Hudson 0.1 44 30 00 16-10 3.43
Erick Fedde 2.2 40 02 20 64-37 3.83
Sean Newcomb 2.0 10 00 20 25-21 3.17
Hagen Smith (L, 3-3) 2.0 21 10 20 33-23 1.32
Jordan Hicks 1.0 10 00 10 20-12 4.02
Totals 8.0 12 5 4 2 7 0 ——

Home Batting

Kansas City Royals
BatterABRHRBIBBKLOBAVG
CCarter Jensen 41 30 01 1 .237
SSBobby Witt Jr. 42 10 01 3 .282
RFJac Caglianone 40 10 01 3 .283
3BMaikel Garcia 2B 31 33 10 0 .263
1BVinnie Pasquantino 2B 41 11 00 5 .249
DHSalvador Perez 40 10 01 2 .228
2BMichael Massey 40 20 00 1 .276
CFJohn Rave 40 00 01 3 .221
CFKyle Isbel 00 00 00 0 .215
LFIsaac Collins 30 00 12 1 .215
Totals 34 5 12 4 2 7 19 —

Home Pitching

Kansas City Royals
PitcherIPHRERBBKHRP‑SERA
Seth Lugo 3.1 74 40 30 72-41 5.17
Anthony Gose 1.2 00 01 00 17-10 0.00
Connor Thomas (W, 2-1) 2.0 10 00 10 22-15 8.06
Lucas Erceg (H, 5) 1.0 00 00 10 9-6 5.83
Steven Cruz (S, 8) 1.0 10 00 20 15-11 4.30
Totals 9.0 9 4 4 1 7 0 ——

Scoring Plays

InnScore (A-H)Play
B1 0–2 Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.
B1 0–3 Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Maikel Garcia scores.
B1 0–4 Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to shortstop Colson Montgomery. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Throwing error by shortstop Colson Montgomery.
T3 2–4 Kyle Teel singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Chase Meidroth scores. Braden Montgomery scores. Sam Antonacci to 2nd.
T3 3–4 Miguel Vargas singles on a fly ball to center fielder John Rave. Sam Antonacci scores. Kyle Teel to 3rd.
T3 4–4 Munetaka Murakami doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Kyle Teel scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd.
B7 4–5 Maikel Garcia doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

Game Details

Kauffman Stadium

Probable Starting Pitchers

Bryan Hudson
Chicago White Sox Away
ERA
2.79
WHIP
0.724
K/9
7.45
BB/9
0.93
IP
9.7
GS
8
Last 3 Starts ERA 2.86 WHIP —
Seth Lugo
Kansas City Royals Home
ERA
5.06
WHIP
1.462
K/9
6.98
BB/9
2.88
IP
169.0
GS
31
Last 3 Starts ERA 5.03 WHIP —

Betting Odds

TeamMoneylineRun LineTotal
Chicago White Sox -116 -1.5 (+143) O 8.5 (-108)
Kansas City Royals +107 +1.5 (-159) U 8.5 (-104)
Closing line · Sep 23

Weather & Conditions

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Gusts16 mph
Humidity65%
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