Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
June 28, 2026 • 2:10 PM • Rate Field
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Final
Chicago White Sox
CWS
4
Kansas City Royals
KC
5
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Standings Snapshot
Full standingsChicago White Sox
43-39 (.524)
Div
#1
WC
—
GB
-
Kansas City Royals
35-50 (.412)
Div
#5
WC
#12
GB
9.5
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Chicago White Sox | Kansas City Royals |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .727 | .709 |
| HR | 137 | 109 |
| Runs | 508 | 452 |
| ERA | 4.14 | 4.83 |
| WHIP | 1.31 | 1.44 |
| Strikeouts | 901 | 808 |
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Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Lane Thomas (CF) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. (SS) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Carter Jensen (C) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Starling Marte (DH) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez (1B) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Massey (2B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Collins (LF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Tolbert (3B) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Rojas (3B) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kameron Misner (RF) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luinder Avila (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Cruz (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beck Way (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Erceg (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Strahm (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Lange (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Sam Antonacci (LF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel Vargas (3B) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Teel (C) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Benintendi (DH) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colson Montgomery (SS) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chase Meidroth (2B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Braden Montgomery (RF) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tristan Peters (CF) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Gonzalez (1B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Kay (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trevor Richards (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seranthony Domínguez (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Hudson (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Hicks (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Murphy (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Luinder Avila | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Beck Way | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Strahm | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Anthony Kay | 3.2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Trevor Richards | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Seranthony Domínguez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bryan Hudson | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Hicks | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Murphy | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
top 1 • Single • 0-1
Carter Jensen singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Lane Thomas scores.
bottom 1 • Home Run • 2-1
Miguel Vargas homers (19) on a fly ball to left center field. Sam Antonacci scores.
top 2 • Single • 2-2
Lane Thomas singles on a ground ball to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Isaac Collins scores. Tyler Tolbert to 2nd.
top 2 • Sac Fly • 2-3
Bobby Witt Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Tristan Peters. Tyler Tolbert scores. Lane Thomas to 3rd.
bottom 2 • Single • 4-3
Kyle Teel singles on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Sam Antonacci scores. Miguel Vargas scores. Kyle Teel to 2nd.
top 3 • Double • 4-4
Isaac Collins doubles (13) on a fly ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Starling Marte scores.
top 4 • Double • 4-5
Carter Jensen doubles (17) on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 9 • Groundout • 4-5
Sam Antonacci grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez.
bottom 9 • Groundout • 4-5
Jacob Gonzalez grounds out sharply, pitcher Alex Lange to first baseman Salvador Perez.
bottom 9 • Groundout • 4-5
Tristan Peters grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez.
top 9 • Flyout • 4-5
Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery.
top 9 • Flyout • 4-5
Starling Marte flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci.
top 9 • Single • 4-5
Carter Jensen singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters.
top 9 • Strikeout • 4-5
Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 4-5
Braden Montgomery grounds out softly, third baseman Josh Rojas to first baseman Salvador Perez.
bottom 8 • Flyout • 4-5
Chase Meidroth flies out to right fielder Kameron Misner.
bottom 8 • Flyout • 4-5
Colson Montgomery flies out to right fielder Kameron Misner.
top 8 • Groundout • 4-5
Lane Thomas grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.
top 8 • Strikeout • 4-5
Kameron Misner strikes out on a foul tip.
top 8 • Groundout • 4-5
Josh Rojas grounds out to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez.
bottom 7 • Grounded Into DP • 4-5
Andrew Benintendi grounds into a double play, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez. Miguel Vargas out at 2nd. Andrew Benintendi out at 1st.
bottom 7 • Flyout • 4-5
Kyle Teel flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas.
bottom 7 • Walk • 4-5
Miguel Vargas walks.
top 7 • Forceout • 4-5
Isaac Collins grounds into a force out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to second baseman Chase Meidroth. Michael Massey out at 2nd.
top 7 • Walk • 4-5
Michael Massey walks. Salvador Perez to 2nd.
top 7 • Single • 4-5
Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci.
top 7 • Single • 4-5
Starling Marte singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Starling Marte out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Braden Montgomery to shortstop Colson Montgomery.
top 7 • Strikeout • 4-5
Carter Jensen challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Carter Jensen called out on strikes.
bottom 6 • Strikeout • 4-5
Sam Antonacci strikes out swinging.
bottom 6 • Walk • 4-5
Jacob Gonzalez walks.
bottom 6 • Single • 4-5
Tristan Peters singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.
bottom 6 • Groundout • 4-5
Braden Montgomery grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez.
bottom 6 • Groundout • 4-5
Chase Meidroth grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez.
top 6 • Strikeout • 4-5
Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.
top 6 • Strikeout • 4-5
Lane Thomas called out on strikes.
top 6 • Single • 4-5
Kameron Misner singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery.
top 6 • Lineout • 4-5
Tyler Tolbert lines out sharply to center fielder Tristan Peters.