Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox
34-49, 15-27 Away
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34-49, 15-27 Away
Final
42-38, 27-13 Home
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42-38, 27-13 Home
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BCollins (12, Eisert)
- 3BCaglianone (2, Sandlin)
- GIDPCollins; Massey
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP0-7 (Perez 0-1, Thomas 0-2, Witt Jr. 0-1, Massey 0-1, Jensen 0-1, Caglianone 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Massey-Rojas-Perez , Tolbert-Rojas-Perez)
- EPerez (4, throw)
White Sox Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
S. AntonacciLF-2B |
L. AcunaSS |
C. Meidroth2B-3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .294 | .393 | .417 |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .357 | .484 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .500 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .293 | .438 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .545 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .221 | .316 | .484 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .262 | .259 |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .276 | .340 | .384 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .226 | .288 | .434 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .289 | .351 | .453 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .228 | .323 | .351 |
| 46 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
a-singled to left for Benintendi in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BBenintendi (11, Spence); Vargas (13, Spence); Gonzalez (1, Schreiber)
- HRBenintendi (10, 4th inning off Way 0 on, 0 Out); Vargas (18, 3rd inning off Spence 2 on, 1 Out); Gonzalez (2, 3rd inning off Spence 2 on, 2 Out); Teel (1, 5th inning off Erceg 1 on, 2 Out); Peters (4, 6th inning off Schreiber 3 on, 0 Out)
- RBIBenintendi (39), Vargas 5 (50), Gonzalez 5 (10), Teel 3 (3), Peters 6 (30), Meidroth 2 (27)
- 2Out RBIGonzalez, J 3; Teel 3; Peters 2; Meidroth; Vargas, M.
- GIDPTeel; B. Montgomery
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP9-20 (Vargas 1-3, Perez 0-1, Gonzalez 2-2, Teel 1-3, C. Montgomery 0-1, B. Montgomery 0-3, Peters 2-4, Meidroth 2-2, Antonacci 1-1)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Meidroth-C. Montgomery-Gonzalez , C. Montgomery-Gonzalez)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Spence(L, 0-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28-16 | 5.92 |
| 1.1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 53-31 | 21.21 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23-17 | 4.26 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15-9 | 5.58 |
| 1.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26-20 | 3.31 |
| 0.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26-14 | 5.09 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 2.41 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-4 | 17.18 |
| 8.0 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 190-117 |
- Pitching
- WPWay
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedErceg 2/5; Schreiber 6/8; Lange 3/7; Lynch IV 2/3; Tolbert 2/4; Way 3/6; Spence 10/15; Cruz 2/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesErceg-4-0-0-5; Schreiber-4-2-7-7; Lange-3-2-5-4; Lynch IV-2-1-0-3; Tolbert-1-0-0-3; Way-7-3-3-4; Spence-6-6-9-10; Cruz-2-7-6-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsErceg 2-1; Schreiber 2-0; Lynch IV 1-1; Tolbert 1-1; Way 1-1; Spence 0-2; Cruz 0-1
White Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Sandlin(W, 2-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 91-56 | 6.05 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-10 | 5.30 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-8 | 5.23 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9-7 | 4.00 |
| 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 128-81 |
- Pitching
- WPSandlin
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedHicks 1/3; Richards 1/3; Eisert 4/4; Sandlin 13/22
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesHicks-1-2-5-2; Richards-3-2-1-1; Eisert-2-2-1-3; Sandlin-15-9-19-13
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsHicks 1-1; Richards 1-0; Eisert 1-1; Sandlin 6-4
- Game ScoresD Sandlin 65
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CHW | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Vargas homered to left (372 feet), Gonzalez scored and Antonacci scored. | 0 | 3 | |
| 3rd | Meidroth reached on infield single to shortstop, Teel scored, Benintendi to third. | 0 | 4 | |
| 3rd | Peters singled to center, Benintendi scored and Meidroth scored, B. Montgomery to third. | 0 | 6 | |
| 3rd | Gonzalez homered to right (349 feet), B. Montgomery scored and Peters scored. | 0 | 9 | |
| 3rd | Vargas doubled to center, Antonacci scored. | 0 | 10 | |
| 4th | Massey grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Witt Jr. scored, Thomas out at second, Caglianone to third. | 1 | 10 | |
| 4th | Benintendi homered to right (376 feet). | 1 | 11 | |
| 5th | Teel homered to right center (399 feet), Vargas scored. | 1 | 13 | |
| 6th | Peters homered to right center (364 feet), C. Montgomery scored, Meidroth scored and B. Montgomery scored. | 1 | 17 | |
| 7th | Meidroth singled to center, Perez scored, Acuña to second. | 1 | 18 | |
| 7th | Gonzalez reached on infield single to third, Acuña scored and Meidroth scored, Peters to third. | 1 | 20 | |
| 7th | Vargas grounded into fielder's choice to third, Peters scored, Antonacci out at second, Gonzalez to third. Chicago White Sox challenged: call on the field was overturned. | 1 | 21 | |
| 7th | Teel singled to right, Gonzalez scored, Vargas to second. | 1 | 22 | |
KC @ CHW Videos
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Game Information
Rate Field
7:40 AM, 27 June 2026
Chicago, Illinois
Game Time:2:54
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Sean Barber
- First Base Umpire - John Libka
- Second Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
- Third Base Umpire - James Hoye
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 42 | 38 | .525 | - | W1 |
| Cleveland | 42 | 40 | .512 | 1 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 39 | 44 | .470 | 4.5 | W1 |
| Detroit | 35 | 47 | .427 | 8 | W1 |
| Kansas City | 34 | 49 | .410 | 9.5 | L3 |
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