Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox, September 23, 2026

White SoxCWS
4-5
Final
RoyalsKC

September 23, 2026, 7:40 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium

Last 5 Form

Chicago White Sox

3-2

Last 5
L 8-11
vs DET
W 3-1
vs DET
W 8-1
vs DET
W 14-11
@ KC
L 4-5
@ KC

Kansas City Royals

1-4

Last 5
L 5-8
@ PIT
L 5-6
@ PIT
L 3-4
@ PIT
L 11-14
vs CWS
W 5-4
vs CWS

Starting Pitchers

Chicago White Sox

Bryan Hudson headshot
Bryan Hudson
Recorded starter

Kansas City Royals

Seth Lugo headshot
Seth Lugo
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 23, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Chicago White Sox81-77.513#2#31.0
Kansas City Royals68-90.430#5#1014.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Chicago White SoxKansas City Royals
.726
OPS
.718
211
HR
170
776
Runs
690
4.12
ERA
4.77
1.31
WHIP
1.41
1337
Strikeouts by pitchers
1173

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.

Chicago White Sox

Hitters

Chase Meidroth headshot
Chase Meidroth

6 H, 2 HR, 7 RBI

Miguel Vargas headshot
Miguel Vargas

6 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Randal Grichuk headshot
Randal Grichuk

5 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Davis Martin headshot
Davis Martin

4.1 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Noah Schultz headshot
Noah Schultz

3.2 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Sean Burke headshot
Sean Burke

6.0 IP, 5 SO, 1.50 ERA

Kansas City Royals

Hitters

Vinnie Pasquantino headshot
Vinnie Pasquantino

9 H, 3 HR, 11 RBI

Maikel Garcia headshot
Maikel Garcia

4 H, 0 HR, 6 RBI

Nick Loftin headshot
Nick Loftin

7 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Anthony Gose headshot
Anthony Gose

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Connor Thomas headshot
Connor Thomas

4.0 IP, 4 SO, 2.25 ERA

Michael Wacha headshot
Michael Wacha

5.2 IP, 5 SO, 3.18 ERA

Top Performers

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

Maikel Garcia headshot
Maikel Garcia
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Erick Fedde headshot
Erick Fedde
Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick
Kyle Teel headshot
Kyle Teel
Chicago White Sox, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Kansas City Royals 5, Chicago White Sox 4: CWS 9 hits, KC 12 hits; CWS 1 error, KC 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Chicago White Sox004000000491
Kansas City Royals40000010x5120

Box Score

Batting

Braden Montgomery led Chicago White Sox with 3 hits.

Chicago White Sox batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Sam AntonacciLF4110000
Kyle TeelC3112120
Miguel Vargas3B4011000
Munetaka Murakami1B4011010
Andrew BenintendiDH2000000
Randal GrichukPH/DH2000000
Tristan PetersCF3000000
Chase Meidroth2B4120010
Colson MontgomerySS4000030
Braden MontgomeryRF4130000
Luisangel AcuñaPR0000000
Totals34494170

Carter Jensen and Maikel Garcia led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits each.

Kansas City Royals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Carter JensenC4130010
Bobby Witt Jr.SS4210010
Jac CaglianoneRF4010010
Maikel Garcia3B3133100
Vinnie Pasquantino1B4111000
Salvador PerezDH4010010
Michael Massey2B4020000
John RaveCF4000010
Kyle IsbelCF0000000
Isaac CollinsLF3000120
Totals345124270

Pitching

Erick Fedde went 2.2 innings for Chicago White Sox (2 SO, 0 ER); Seth Lugo went 3.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 4 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Chicago White Sox
Bryan Hudson0.1443000
Erick Fedde2.2400220
Sean Newcomb2.0100020
Hagen Smith2.0211020
Jordan Hicks1.0100010
Kansas City Royals
Seth Lugo3.1744030
Anthony Gose1.2000100
Connor Thomas2.0100010
Lucas Erceg1.0000010
Steven Cruz1.0100020
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

  • B1

    Single Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. CWS 0, KC 2

  • B1

    Double Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Maikel Garcia scores. CWS 0, KC 3

  • B1

    Single Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to shortstop Colson Montgomery. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Throwing error by shortstop Colson Montgomery. CWS 0, KC 4

  • T3

    Single Kyle Teel singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Chase Meidroth scores. Braden Montgomery scores. Sam Antonacci to 2nd. CWS 2, KC 4

  • T3

    Single Miguel Vargas singles on a fly ball to center fielder John Rave. Sam Antonacci scores. Kyle Teel to 3rd. CWS 3, KC 4

  • T3

    Double Munetaka Murakami doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Kyle Teel scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd. CWS 4, KC 4

  • B7

    Double Maikel Garcia doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. CWS 4, KC 5

Play-by-Play

All 73 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Flyout Sam Antonacci flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. CWS 4, KC 5

  • T9

    Single Braden Montgomery singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. CWS 4, KC 5

  • T9

    Strikeout Colson Montgomery strikes out on a foul tip. CWS 4, KC 5

  • T9

    Strikeout Chase Meidroth strikes out swinging. CWS 4, KC 5

  • B8

    Strikeout Isaac Collins strikes out swinging. CWS 4, KC 5

  • B8

    Pop Out John Rave pops out softly to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 4, KC 5

  • B8

    Single Michael Massey singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CWS 4, KC 5

  • B8

    Groundout Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 4, KC 5

  • T8

    Pop Out Tristan Peters pops out softly to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. CWS 4, KC 5

  • T8

    Groundout Randal Grichuk grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CWS 4, KC 5

  • T8

    Strikeout Munetaka Murakami called out on strikes. CWS 4, KC 5

  • B7

    Flyout Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters. CWS 4, KC 5

  • B7

    Double Maikel Garcia doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. CWS 4, KC 5

  • B7

    Groundout Jac Caglianone grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. CWS 4, KC 4

  • B7

    Forceout Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a force out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to second baseman Chase Meidroth. Carter Jensen out at 2nd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 1st. CWS 4, KC 4

  • B7

    Single Carter Jensen singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CWS 4, KC 4

  • T7

    Pop Out Miguel Vargas pops out to third baseman Maikel Garcia. CWS 4, KC 4

  • T7

    Strikeout Kyle Teel called out on strikes. CWS 4, KC 4

  • T7

    Groundout Sam Antonacci grounds out sharply, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CWS 4, KC 4

  • B6

    Strikeout Isaac Collins called out on strikes. CWS 4, KC 4

  • B6

    Strikeout John Rave called out on strikes. CWS 4, KC 4

  • B6

    Flyout Michael Massey flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters. CWS 4, KC 4

  • T6

    Groundout Braden Montgomery grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CWS 4, KC 4

  • T6

    Groundout Colson Montgomery grounds out softly, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Connor Thomas. CWS 4, KC 4

  • T6

    Single Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Chase Meidroth out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Isaac Collins to second baseman Michael Massey. CWS 4, KC 4

  • B5

    Flyout Salvador Perez flies out sharply to center fielder Tristan Peters. CWS 4, KC 4

  • B5

    Forceout Vinnie Pasquantino grounds into a force out, first baseman Munetaka Murakami to shortstop Colson Montgomery. Maikel Garcia out at 2nd. Vinnie Pasquantino to 1st. CWS 4, KC 4

  • B5

    Single Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CWS 4, KC 4

  • B5

    Strikeout Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. CWS 4, KC 4

  • T5

    Lineout Tristan Peters lines out sharply to right fielder Jac Caglianone. CWS 4, KC 4

  • T5

    Flyout Randal Grichuk flies out sharply to left fielder Isaac Collins. CWS 4, KC 4

  • T5

    Flyout Munetaka Murakami flies out sharply to center fielder John Rave. CWS 4, KC 4

  • B4

    Grounded Into DP Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a double play, shortstop Colson Montgomery to second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Isaac Collins out at 2nd. Bobby Witt Jr. out at 1st. CWS 4, KC 4

  • B4

    Strikeout Carter Jensen strikes out on a foul tip. CWS 4, KC 4

  • B4

    Walk Isaac Collins walks. CWS 4, KC 4

  • T4

    Grounded Into DP Miguel Vargas grounds into a double play, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Kyle Teel out at 2nd. Miguel Vargas out at 1st. CWS 4, KC 4

  • T4

    Walk Kyle Teel walks. Braden Montgomery to 3rd. Sam Antonacci to 2nd. CWS 4, KC 4

  • T4

    Single Sam Antonacci singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Braden Montgomery to 2nd. CWS 4, KC 4

  • T4

    Single Braden Montgomery singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. CWS 4, KC 4

  • T4

    Strikeout Colson Montgomery called out on strikes. CWS 4, KC 4

  • B3

    Grounded Into DP John Rave grounds into a double play, second baseman Chase Meidroth to shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Salvador Perez out at 2nd. John Rave out at 1st. CWS 4, KC 4

  • B3

    Lineout Michael Massey lines out to left fielder Sam Antonacci. CWS 4, KC 4

  • B3

    Single Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. CWS 4, KC 4

  • T3

    Pop Out Chase Meidroth pops out softly to catcher Carter Jensen in foul territory. CWS 4, KC 4

  • T3

    Hit By Pitch Tristan Peters hit by pitch. CWS 4, KC 4

  • T3

    Fielders Choice Out Andrew Benintendi reaches on a fielder's choice out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to catcher Carter Jensen to third baseman Maikel Garcia to pitcher Seth Lugo. Miguel Vargas out at home. Munetaka Murakami to 3rd. Andrew Benintendi to 2nd. CWS 4, KC 4

  • T3

    Double Munetaka Murakami doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Kyle Teel scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd. CWS 4, KC 4

  • T3

    Single Miguel Vargas singles on a fly ball to center fielder John Rave. Sam Antonacci scores. Kyle Teel to 3rd. CWS 3, KC 4

  • T3

    Single Kyle Teel singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Chase Meidroth scores. Braden Montgomery scores. Sam Antonacci to 2nd. CWS 2, KC 4

  • T3

    Hit By Pitch Sam Antonacci hit by pitch. Braden Montgomery to 2nd. CWS 0, KC 4

  • T3

    Single Braden Montgomery singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Chase Meidroth to 3rd. CWS 0, KC 4

  • T3

    Strikeout Colson Montgomery challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Colson Montgomery called out on strikes. CWS 0, KC 4

  • T3

    Single Chase Meidroth singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Maikel Garcia. CWS 0, KC 4

  • B2

    Flyout Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to left fielder Sam Antonacci. CWS 0, KC 4

  • B2

    Walk Maikel Garcia walks. Carter Jensen to 3rd. Jac Caglianone to 2nd. CWS 0, KC 4

  • B2

    Single Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. Carter Jensen to 2nd. CWS 0, KC 4

  • B2

    Strikeout Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out on a foul tip. CWS 0, KC 4

  • B2

    Single Carter Jensen singles on a sharp ground ball to pitcher Erick Fedde. CWS 0, KC 4

  • B2

    Groundout Isaac Collins grounds out, pitcher Erick Fedde to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. CWS 0, KC 4

  • T2

    Groundout Tristan Peters grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CWS 0, KC 4

  • T2

    Flyout Andrew Benintendi flies out to center fielder John Rave. CWS 0, KC 4

  • T2

    Flyout Munetaka Murakami flies out sharply to right fielder Jac Caglianone. CWS 0, KC 4

  • B1

    Flyout John Rave flies out sharply to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CWS 0, KC 4

  • B1

    Single Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to shortstop Colson Montgomery. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Throwing error by shortstop Colson Montgomery. CWS 0, KC 4

  • B1

    Strikeout Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. CWS 0, KC 3

  • B1

    Double Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Maikel Garcia scores. CWS 0, KC 3

  • B1

    Single Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. CWS 0, KC 2

  • B1

    Groundout Jac Caglianone grounds out sharply to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. CWS 0, KC 0

  • B1

    Single Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tristan Peters. Carter Jensen to 3rd. CWS 0, KC 0

  • B1

    Single Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. CWS 0, KC 0

  • T1

    Groundout Miguel Vargas grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. CWS 0, KC 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Kyle Teel strikes out swinging. CWS 0, KC 0

  • T1

    Lineout Sam Antonacci lines out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. CWS 0, KC 0