Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals, May 12, 2026 Box Score

RoyalsKansas City RoyalsKC

5-6

Final

White SoxChicago White SoxCWS

May 12, 2026, 7:40 PM ET | Rate Field

Last 5 Form

Kansas City Royals

2-3

Last 5

Chicago White Sox

3-2

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Kansas City Royals

Stephen Kolek

Recorded starter

Chicago White Sox

Erick Fedde

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 12, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Kansas City Royals	19-23	.452	#4	#6	3.0
Chicago White Sox	20-21	.488	#2	#3	1.5

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

Kansas City RoyalsChicago White Sox

.718

OPS

.726

170

211

690

Runs

776

4.77

ERA

4.12

1.41

WHIP

1.31

1173

Strikeouts by pitchers

1337

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Kansas City Royals

Hitters

Bobby Witt Jr.

10 H, 3 HR, 4 RBI

Maikel Garcia

8 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI

Michael Massey

3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Michael Wacha

7.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Kris Bubic

5.2 IP, 5 SO, 4.77 ERA

Noah Cameron

4.0 IP, 4 SO, 6.75 ERA

Chicago White Sox

Hitters

Miguel Vargas

6 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Colson Montgomery

3 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Chase Meidroth

6 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Grant Taylor

4.2 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Anthony Kay

5.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Seranthony Domínguez

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Chase Meidroth

Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick

Erick Fedde

Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick

Salvador Perez

Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 5: KC 11 hits, CWS 7 hits; KC 1 error, CWS 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City Royals	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	5	11	1
Chicago White Sox	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	x	6	7	0

Box Score

Batting

3 players led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.

Kansas City Royals batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Maikel Garcia3B	5	0	1	1	0	0	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	1	2	1	0	1	1
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	2	0	1	0	0
Salvador PerezC	5	1	2	1	0	0	1
Carter JensenDH	3	1	1	0	1	2	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Isaac CollinsLF	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
Michael Massey2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick LoftinPH/2B	2	1	1	2	0	0	0
Kyle IsbelCF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Totals	38	5	11	5	2	5	2

Sam Antonacci and Miguel Vargas led Chicago White Sox with 2 hits each.

Chicago White Sox batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Sam AntonacciLF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
Munetaka Murakami1B	3	0	0	0	1	3	0
Miguel Vargas3B	3	1	2	1	1	0	0
Colson MontgomerySS	3	1	0	0	1	1	0
Chase Meidroth2B	4	1	1	3	0	2	1
Andrew BenintendiDH	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Edgar QueroPH/DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jarred KelenicRF	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
Randal GrichukPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luisangel AcuñaCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tristan PetersCF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derek HillPH/RF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1
Drew RomoC	4	1	1	1	0	3	1
Totals	32	6	7	6	4	11	3

Pitching

Stephen Kolek went 4.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 5 ER); Erick Fedde went 5.0 innings for Chicago White Sox (2 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Kansas City Royals
Stephen Kolek	4.2	5	5	5	3	6	2
Luinder Avila	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0
Daniel Lynch IV	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Matt Strahm	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
Chicago White Sox
Erick Fedde	5.0	6	2	2	1	2	2
Tyler Schweitzer	0.1	2	3	3	1	0	0
Grant Taylor	1.2	3	0	0	0	3	0
Seranthony Domínguez	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bryan Hudson	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

AB: at-bats
R: runs
H: hits
RBI: runs batted in
BB: walks
SO: strikeouts
HR: home runs
IP: innings pitched
ER: earned runs

Scoring Summary

T1
Home Run Bobby Witt Jr. homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. KC 1, CWS 0
T1
Home Run Salvador Perez homers (6) on a line drive to right center field. KC 2, CWS 0
B5
Home Run Drew Romo homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. KC 2, CWS 1
B5
Single Miguel Vargas singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Sam Antonacci scores. KC 2, CWS 2
B5
Home Run Chase Meidroth homers (3) on a line drive to left field. Miguel Vargas scores. Colson Montgomery scores. KC 2, CWS 5
T6
Double Nick Loftin doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Carter Jensen scores. Isaac Collins scores. KC 4, CWS 5
T6
Single Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Jarred Kelenic. Nick Loftin scores. KC 5, CWS 5
B8
Home Run Derek Hill homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. KC 5, CWS 6

Play-by-Play

All 76 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

T9
Flyout Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Derek Hill in foul territory. KC 5, CWS 6
T9
Groundout Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. KC 5, CWS 6
T9
Lineout Bobby Witt Jr. lines out to right fielder Derek Hill. KC 5, CWS 6
B8
Strikeout Drew Romo strikes out swinging. KC 5, CWS 6
B8
Home Run Derek Hill homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. KC 5, CWS 6
B8
Groundout Randal Grichuk grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. KC 5, CWS 5
B8
Flyout Edgar Quero flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. KC 5, CWS 5
T8
Groundout Maikel Garcia grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. KC 5, CWS 5
T8
Groundout Kyle Isbel grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. KC 5, CWS 5
T8
Lineout Nick Loftin lines out to center fielder Tristan Peters. KC 5, CWS 5
B7
Strikeout Chase Meidroth strikes out swinging. KC 5, CWS 5
B7
Pop Out Colson Montgomery pops out to third baseman Maikel Garcia. KC 5, CWS 5
B7
Single Miguel Vargas singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. KC 5, CWS 5
B7
Strikeout Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging. KC 5, CWS 5
T7
Groundout Isaac Collins grounds out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. KC 5, CWS 5
T7
Strikeout Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. KC 5, CWS 5
T7
Strikeout Carter Jensen strikes out swinging. KC 5, CWS 5
T7
Single Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to right fielder Jarred Kelenic. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd. KC 5, CWS 5
T7
Single Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jarred Kelenic. KC 5, CWS 5
B6
Groundout Sam Antonacci grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. KC 5, CWS 5
B6
Strikeout Drew Romo strikes out swinging. KC 5, CWS 5
B6
Groundout Tristan Peters grounds out, pitcher Luinder Avila to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. KC 5, CWS 5
T6
Strikeout Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging, catcher Drew Romo to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. KC 5, CWS 5
T6
Single Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Jarred Kelenic. Nick Loftin scores. KC 5, CWS 5
T6
Flyout Kyle Isbel flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci. KC 4, CWS 5
T6
Double Nick Loftin doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Carter Jensen scores. Isaac Collins scores. KC 4, CWS 5
T6
Double Isaac Collins doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Carter Jensen to 3rd. KC 2, CWS 5
T6
Lineout Jac Caglianone lines out sharply to center fielder Tristan Peters. KC 2, CWS 5
T6
Walk Carter Jensen walks. KC 2, CWS 5
B5
Strikeout Jarred Kelenic strikes out swinging. KC 2, CWS 5
B5
Walk Andrew Benintendi walks. KC 2, CWS 5
B5
Home Run Chase Meidroth homers (3) on a line drive to left field. Miguel Vargas scores. Colson Montgomery scores. KC 2, CWS 5
B5
Walk Colson Montgomery walks. Miguel Vargas to 2nd. KC 2, CWS 2
B5
Single Miguel Vargas singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Sam Antonacci scores. KC 2, CWS 2
B5
Strikeout Munetaka Murakami called out on strikes. KC 2, CWS 1
B5
Double Sam Antonacci doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. KC 2, CWS 1
B5
Home Run Drew Romo homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. KC 2, CWS 1
B5
Pop Out Tristan Peters pops out to third baseman Maikel Garcia in foul territory. KC 2, CWS 0
T5
Forceout Salvador Perez grounds into a force out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to second baseman Chase Meidroth. Vinnie Pasquantino out at 2nd. KC 2, CWS 0
T5
Single Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jarred Kelenic. KC 2, CWS 0
T5
Flyout Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to second baseman Chase Meidroth. KC 2, CWS 0
T5
Lineout Maikel Garcia lines out to left fielder Sam Antonacci. KC 2, CWS 0
B4
Strikeout Jarred Kelenic called out on strikes. KC 2, CWS 0
B4
Groundout Andrew Benintendi grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Stephen Kolek. KC 2, CWS 0
B4
Strikeout Chase Meidroth strikes out swinging. KC 2, CWS 0
T4
Lineout Kyle Isbel lines out to center fielder Tristan Peters. KC 2, CWS 0
T4
Flyout Michael Massey flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters. KC 2, CWS 0
T4
Strikeout Isaac Collins called out on strikes. KC 2, CWS 0
B3
Strikeout Colson Montgomery strikes out swinging. KC 2, CWS 0
B3
Walk Miguel Vargas walks. Sam Antonacci to 3rd. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd. KC 2, CWS 0
B3
Walk Munetaka Murakami walks. Sam Antonacci to 2nd. KC 2, CWS 0
B3
Single Sam Antonacci singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. KC 2, CWS 0
B3
Strikeout Drew Romo called out on strikes. KC 2, CWS 0
B3
Pop Out Tristan Peters pops out softly to third baseman Maikel Garcia in foul territory. KC 2, CWS 0
T3
Lineout Jac Caglianone lines out to right fielder Jarred Kelenic. KC 2, CWS 0
T3
Strikeout Carter Jensen strikes out swinging. KC 2, CWS 0
T3
Flyout Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Jarred Kelenic. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. KC 2, CWS 0
T3
Walk Vinnie Pasquantino walks. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. KC 2, CWS 0
T3
Single Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to third baseman Miguel Vargas. KC 2, CWS 0
B2
Lineout Jarred Kelenic lines out sharply to right fielder Jac Caglianone. KC 2, CWS 0
B2
Flyout Andrew Benintendi flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. KC 2, CWS 0
B2
Groundout Chase Meidroth grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. KC 2, CWS 0
T2
Forceout Maikel Garcia grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Colson Montgomery. Kyle Isbel out at 2nd. KC 2, CWS 0
T2
Single Kyle Isbel singles on a fly ball to left fielder Sam Antonacci. KC 2, CWS 0
T2
Groundout Michael Massey grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. KC 2, CWS 0
T2
Groundout Isaac Collins grounds out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. KC 2, CWS 0
B1
Lineout Colson Montgomery lines out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. KC 2, CWS 0
B1
Flyout Miguel Vargas flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Sam Antonacci to 3rd. KC 2, CWS 0
B1
Strikeout Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging. Sam Antonacci steals (3) 2nd base. KC 2, CWS 0
B1
Field Error Sam Antonacci reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. KC 2, CWS 0
T1
Groundout Jac Caglianone grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. KC 2, CWS 0
T1
Single Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jarred Kelenic. KC 2, CWS 0
T1
Home Run Salvador Perez homers (6) on a line drive to right center field. KC 2, CWS 0
T1
Pop Out Vinnie Pasquantino pops out to pitcher Erick Fedde in foul territory. KC 1, CWS 0
T1
Home Run Bobby Witt Jr. homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. KC 1, CWS 0
T1
Pop Out Maikel Garcia pops out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami in foul territory. KC 0, CWS 0