September 22, 2026 • 7:40 PM • Kauffman Stadium
Status
Final
Kansas City Royals
KC
11
Chicago White Sox
CWS
14
Kansas City Royals
Starter
Chicago White Sox
Starter
Kansas City Royals
67-90 (.427)
Div
#5
WC
#10
GB
15.0
Chicago White Sox
81-76 (.516)
Div
#2
WC
#3
GB
1.0
| Stat | Kansas City Royals | Chicago White Sox |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .718 | .726 |
| HR | 170 | 211 |
| Runs | 690 | 776 |
| ERA | 4.77 | 4.12 |
| WHIP | 1.41 | 1.31 |
| Strikeouts | 1173 | 1337 |
Kansas City Royals
Hitters
Pitchers
Chicago White Sox
Hitters
Pitchers
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Miguel Vargas (3B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luisangel Acuña (SS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Pham (DH) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Benintendi (DH) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Randal Grichuk (LF) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Munetaka Murakami (1B) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chase Meidroth (2B) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Teel (C) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brenton Doyle (CF) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Colson Montgomery (3B) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Braden Montgomery (RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tristan Peters (RF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Kay (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Schultz (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Huascar Brazobán (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trevor Richards (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Castillo (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Carter Jensen (C) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. (SS) | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Tolbert (SS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jac Caglianone (RF) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia (3B) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino (1B) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Salvador Perez (DH) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Rojas (DH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey (2B) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin (LF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Isbel (CF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Daniel Lynch IV (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Gonsolin (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolan Hoffman (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Lange (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Anthony Kay | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Noah Schultz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Huascar Brazobán | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Richards | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Castillo | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Daniel Lynch IV | 4.0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Tony Gonsolin | 2.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Nolan Hoffman | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
top 1 • Single • 0-2
Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to left fielder Nick Loftin. Tommy Pham scores. Randal Grichuk scores. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd.
top 2 • Home Run • 0-3
Brenton Doyle homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.
top 3 • Home Run • 0-6
Chase Meidroth homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. Randal Grichuk scores. Munetaka Murakami scores.
bottom 3 • Home Run • 1-6
Nick Loftin homers (8) on a fly ball to left field.
top 4 • Home Run • 1-9
Randal Grichuk homers (14) on a fly ball to center field. Miguel Vargas scores. Tommy Pham scores.
bottom 4 • Single • 2-9
Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Maikel Garcia scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd.
bottom 4 • Groundout • 3-9
Nick Loftin grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd.
bottom 5 • Groundout • 4-9
Maikel Garcia grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.
top 7 • Home Run • 4-11
Munetaka Murakami homers (33) on a fly ball to right field. Randal Grichuk scores.
top 7 • Walk • 4-12
Miguel Vargas walks. Chase Meidroth scores. Brenton Doyle to 3rd. Braden Montgomery to 2nd.
top 7 • Single • 4-14
Andrew Benintendi singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Brenton Doyle scores. Braden Montgomery scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd.
bottom 8 • Double • 5-14
White Sox challenged (fair or foul in outfield), call on the field was upheld: Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (19) on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Jac Caglianone scores. Maikel Garcia to 3rd.
bottom 8 • Sac Fly • 6-14
Josh Rojas out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Maikel Garcia scores.
bottom 8 • Double • 7-14
Michael Massey hits a ground-rule double (25) on a fly ball to left field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.
bottom 9 • Home Run • 11-14
Vinnie Pasquantino hits a grand slam (15) to right center field. Tyler Tolbert scores. Jac Caglianone scores. Maikel Garcia scores.
Recap
KANSAS CITY – Are you in the market for a slogan to encompass this amazing, bordering on astonishing, 2026 White Sox season, moving closer by the day to the postseason? Well, third baseman Miguel Vargas might have come up with one prior to a 14-11 victory over the Royals on
Read recapHighlights
White Sox power four homers in 14-11 win over Royals
Watch highlightCondensed Game: CWS@KC - 9/22/26
Watch highlightMunetaka Murakami's two-run homer (33)
Watch highlightRandal Grichuck goes 4-for-5 in White Sox win
Watch highlightVinnie Pasquantino's first career grand slam (15)
Watch highlightChase Meidroth goes 3-for-4 with 5 RBIs
Watch highlightWhite Sox rally five runs in 7th inning
Watch highlightChase Meidroth's three-run homer (16)
Watch highlightRandal Grichuk's three-run homer (14)
Watch highlightAndrew Benintendi's two-run single
Watch highlightBrenton Doyle's solo home run (4)
Watch highlightNick Loftin's solo home run (8)
Watch highlightMichael Massey's RBI ground-rule double
Watch highlightSalvador Perez's RBI single
Watch highlightVinnie Pasquantino's RBI double
Watch highlightMichael Massey's impressive leaping catch
Watch highlightRandal Grichuk's nice running catch
Watch highlightChase Meidroth's two-run single
Watch highlightLuis Castillo seals 14-11 win
Watch highlightBraden Montgomery nabs Carter Jensen at third
Watch highlightJosh Rojas' sacrifice fly
Watch highlightMaikel Garcia's RBI groundout
Watch highlightBobby Witt Jr. singles in the 5th
Watch highlightNick Loftin's RBI groundout
Watch highlightMiguel Vargas' RBI walk
Watch highlightRandall Grichuck on his offense and the win
Watch highlightAnthony Kay strikes out Jac Caglianone in 1st
Watch highlightTony Gonsolin strikes out Brenton Doyle swinging in 5
Watch highlightBobby Witt Jr. doubles off the wall in 3rd
Watch highlightVinnie Pasquantino's ball stays fair in the 8th
Watch highlightMatt Quatraro on pitching, Vinnie Pasquantino, more
Watch highlightWalk overturned after ABS challenge
Watch highlightStrike 3 overturned to walk after ABS
Watch highlightBall 1 overturned after ABS
Watch highlightBall 1 overturned after ABS
Watch highlightBall 2 confirmed after ABS challenge
Watch highlightBall 1 confirmed after ABS
Watch highlightBall 2 confirmed after ABS challenge
Watch highlightStrike 1 overturned after ABS challenge
Watch highlightBroadcast discuss passing of former coach Don Cooper
Watch highlightbottom 9 • Flyout • 11-14
Michael Massey flies out to right fielder Tristan Peters.
bottom 9 • Flyout • 11-14
Josh Rojas flies out to center fielder Brenton Doyle.
bottom 9 • Home Run • 11-14
Vinnie Pasquantino hits a grand slam (15) to right center field. Tyler Tolbert scores. Jac Caglianone scores. Maikel Garcia scores.
bottom 9 • Walk • 7-14
Maikel Garcia walks. Jac Caglianone to 2nd.
bottom 9 • Single • 7-14
Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brenton Doyle. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd.
bottom 9 • Single • 7-14
Tyler Tolbert singles on a line drive to center fielder Brenton Doyle.
bottom 9 • Flyout • 7-14
Carter Jensen flies out to left fielder Randal Grichuk.
top 9 • Strikeout • 7-14
Luisangel Acuña strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Strikeout • 7-14
Tristan Peters called out on strikes.
top 9 • Flyout • 7-14
Colson Montgomery flies out to left fielder Nick Loftin.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 7-14
Kyle Isbel strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Flyout • 7-14
Nick Loftin flies out to left fielder Randal Grichuk.
bottom 8 • Double • 7-14
Michael Massey hits a ground-rule double (25) on a fly ball to left field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.
bottom 8 • Sac Fly • 6-14
Josh Rojas out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Maikel Garcia scores.
bottom 8 • Double • 5-14
White Sox challenged (fair or foul in outfield), call on the field was upheld: Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (19) on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Jac Caglianone scores. Maikel Garcia to 3rd.
bottom 8 • Walk • 4-14
Maikel Garcia walks.
bottom 8 • Double • 4-14
Jac Caglianone doubles (28) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Brenton Doyle.
top 8 • Groundout • 4-14
Brenton Doyle grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Nolan Hoffman.
top 8 • Strikeout • 4-14
Kyle Teel strikes out swinging.
top 8 • Single • 4-14
Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to second baseman Michael Massey.
top 8 • Strikeout • 4-14
Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Lineout • 4-14
Bobby Witt Jr. lines out sharply to center fielder Brenton Doyle.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 4-14
Carter Jensen grounds out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 4-14
Kyle Isbel grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
top 7 • Strikeout • 4-14
Randal Grichuk strikes out swinging.
top 7 • Single • 4-14
Andrew Benintendi singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Brenton Doyle scores. Braden Montgomery scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd.
top 7 • Walk • 4-12
Miguel Vargas walks. Chase Meidroth scores. Brenton Doyle to 3rd. Braden Montgomery to 2nd.
top 7 • Single • 4-11
Braden Montgomery singles on a ground ball to third baseman Maikel Garcia. Chase Meidroth to 3rd. Brenton Doyle to 2nd.
top 7 • Strikeout • 4-11
Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging.
top 7 • Single • 4-11
Brenton Doyle singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Maikel Garcia. Chase Meidroth to 2nd.
