Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals

44-78, 18-42 Away

Final

61-61, 31-29 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
M. Vargas1B	2-4	0	0	0	.228
C. Mead3B	1-2	0	0	0	.281
A. BenintendiPH	1-1	0	0	0	.225
J. RojasPR-3B	0-0	0	0	0	.180
L. Robert Jr.CF	0-4	0	0	0	.218
C. MontgomerySS	1-4	0	0	0	.233
E. QueroC	1-3	0	0	0	.272
L. SosaDH	1-4	1	1	1	.273
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Sosa flied out to right. 4th: Sosa homered to left (408 feet). 6th: Sosa lined into double play, shortstop to second, Montgomery doubled off second. 9th: Sosa struck out swinging.
M. TauchmanRF	0-3	0	0	0	.274
C. Meidroth2B	0-3	0	0	0	.249
M. TaylorLF	0-3	0	0	0	.217

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
A. Civale	6.0	8	3	1	3	95-62	4.88
B. Eisert	1.0	0	0	0	1	15-9	4.15
S. Wilson	1.0	0	0	0	2	13-9	2.74

According to ESPN Analytics

CHW

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

8:10 AM, 16 August 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 20,829

Game Time:2:17

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Todd Tichenor
First Base Umpire - Adam Hamari
Second Base Umpire - Tom Hanahan
Third Base Umpire - Nestor Ceja

Salvador Perez hits go-ahead homer as Royals continue dominance over White Sox with 3-1 victory

— Noah Cameron pitched into the sixth inning, Salvador Perez hit a go-ahead homer, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Friday night to continue their mastery of their AL Central rivals over the past couple of years.

Aug 16, 2026, 10:38 am - AP


CHW
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	-	3	8	0

Scoring Summary

		CHW	KC
1st	Garcia singled to center, Witt Jr. scored, Pasquantino to second.	0	1
4th	Sosa homered to left (408 feet).	1	1
4th	Perez homered to right (380 feet).	1	2
6th	Frazier doubled to right, Perez scored.	1	3

Data is currently unavailable.

White Sox
0
Royals
3

Game 1

6/5

White Sox
3
Royals
4

Game 2

7/5

White Sox
1
Royals
2

Game 3

8/5

White Sox
0
Royals
10

Game 4

9/5

White Sox
1
Royals
3

Game 5

16/8

White Sox
2
Royals
6

Game 6

17/8

White Sox
2
Royals
6

Game 7

18/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	30	22	.577	-	W6
Chicago	25	24	.510	3.5	L1
Minnesota	23	27	.460	6	W1
Kansas City	20	30	.400	9	L3
Detroit	20	31	.392	9.5	L6

Pirates call up prospect Esmerlyn Valdez, start him in RF

The Pirates recalled prospect Esmerlyn Valdez from Triple-A Indianapolis after a recent hot streak and had him in the lineup in right field Friday night for their game at Toronto.

Mets designate veteran reliever Craig Kimbrel for assignment

The Mets designated 37-year-old reliever Craig Kimbrel for assignment Friday after 14 appearances with the club.

Astros extend Cubs' skid to 6 with 4-2 victory

— Christian Vazquez homered, Spencer Arrighetti threw five scoreless innings and the Houston Astros topped the scuffling Chicago Cubs 4-2 on Friday.

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Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals

Win Probability

Game Information

Salvador Perez hits go-ahead homer as Royals continue dominance over White Sox with 3-1 victory

N. Cameron7-5

A. Civale3-8

C. Estevez31

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 American League Central Standings

MLB News

Pirates call up prospect Esmerlyn Valdez, start him in RF

Mets designate veteran reliever Craig Kimbrel for assignment

Astros extend Cubs' skid to 6 with 4-2 victory