Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals

Sep 22, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CWS	2	1	3	3	0	0	5	0	0	14	13	0	5
KC	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	3	4	11	13	0	5

loss:

D. Lynch IV(6-6)win: Chicago White Sox logo

N. Schultz(4-9)

Game Recap

Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY – Are you in the market for a slogan to encompass this amazing, bordering on astonishing, 2026 White Sox season, moving closer by the day to the postseason? Well, third baseman Miguel Vargas might have come up with one prior to a 14-11 victory over the Royals on...

Scoring Summary

CWSKC

1Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to left fielder Nick Loftin. Tommy Pham scores. Randal Grichuk scores. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd. [2 runs] 20
2Brenton Doyle homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 30
3Chase Meidroth homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. Randal Grichuk scores. Munetaka Murakami scores. [3 runs] 60
3Nick Loftin homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 61
4Randal Grichuk homers (14) on a fly ball to center field. Miguel Vargas scores. Tommy Pham scores. [3 runs] 91
4Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Maikel Garcia scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd. [1 run] 92
4Nick Loftin grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs] 93
5Maikel Garcia grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs] 94
7Munetaka Murakami homers (33) on a fly ball to right field. Randal Grichuk scores. [2 runs] 114
7Miguel Vargas walks. Chase Meidroth scores. Brenton Doyle to 3rd. Braden Montgomery to 2nd. [1 run] 124
7Andrew Benintendi singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Brenton Doyle scores. Braden Montgomery scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd. [2 runs] 144
8White Sox challenged (fair or foul in outfield), call on the field was upheld: Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (19) on a line drive to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Jac Caglianone scores. Maikel Garcia to 3rd. [1 run] 145
8Josh Rojas out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Maikel Garcia scores. [1 run] [1 out] 146
8Michael Massey hits a ground-rule double (25) on a fly ball to left field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. [1 run] 147
9Vinnie Pasquantino hits a grand slam (15) to right center field. Tyler Tolbert scores. Jac Caglianone scores. Maikel Garcia scores. [4 runs] 1411

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Miguel Vargas3B	1	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	.251
Luisangel AcunaSS	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.225
2Tommy PhamDH	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	.125
Andrew BenintendiPH-DH	1	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	.243
3Randal GrichukLF	4	5	4	3	1	0	1	2	.292
4Munetaka Murakami1B	1	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	.203
5Chase Meidroth2B	3	4	2	5	0	1	1	0	.271
6Kyle TeelC	0	4	0	0	2	1	0	4	.178
7Brenton DoyleCF	2	5	2	1	1	0	1	2	.233
8Colson MontgomerySS-3B	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	3	.203
9Braden MontgomeryRF	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.212
Tristan PetersPH-RF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.271
TOTAL	13	39	14	14	12	6	4	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Anthony KayLHP	4.0	7	4	4	4	1	1	65	4.53
Noah SchultzLHP	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	5.58
Huascar BrazobanRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	3.06
Trevor RichardsRHP	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	0	23	3.78
Luis CastilloRHP	1.0	3	4	4	0	1	1	20	5.85
TOTAL	9.0	13	11	11	6	3	2	145	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenC	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.233
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283
Tyler TolbertSS	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.294
3Jac CaglianoneRF	2	5	2	0	1	0	0	4	.283
4Maikel Garcia3B	0	2	3	1	0	3	0	2	.256
5Vinnie Pasquantino1B	3	5	3	5	0	0	1	1	.249
6Salvador PerezDH	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.228
Josh RojasPH-DH	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.238
7Michael Massey2B	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.273
8Nick LoftinLF	1	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	.240
9Kyle IsbelCF	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	2	.215

TOTAL	13	38	11	11	6	3	2	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	4.0	7	9	9	2	3	3	78	4.13
Tony GonsolinRHP	2.2	4	5	5	5	3	1	63	16.88
Nolan HoffmanRHP	1.1	2	0	0	3	0	0	17	3.46
Alex LangeRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	5.98

TOTAL	9.0	13	14	14	12	6	4	168	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCWSKC

TOP 1
LINEOUT — Miguel Vargas lines out to left fielder Nick Loftin. [1 out]
00
WALK — Tommy Pham walks.
00
SINGLE — Randal Grichuk singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Tommy Pham to 2nd.
00
HIT BY PITCH — Munetaka Murakami hit by pitch. Tommy Pham to 3rd. Randal Grichuk to 2nd.
00
SINGLE — Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to left fielder Nick Loftin. Tommy Pham scores. Randal Grichuk scores. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd. [2 runs]
20
GROUNDED INTO DP — Kyle Teel grounds into a double play, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to pitcher Daniel Lynch IV. Chase Meidroth out at 2nd. Kyle Teel out at 1st. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Carter Jensen singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk.
20
SINGLE — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Carter Jensen out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Braden Montgomery to third baseman Miguel Vargas. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. [1 out]
20
STRIKEOUT — Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
20
FLYOUT — Maikel Garcia flies out to left fielder Randal Grichuk. [3 outs]
20

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Team Stats

CWS

14Runs11

13Hits13

0Errors0

.333Batting Avg.342

39At Bats38

6Extra-base Hits6

4Home Runs2

14Runs-Batted-In11

6Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

12Strikeouts6

5Left on Base5

27Total Bases23

Game Details

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · 7:40 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 15,785 (41.6%)

weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: CWS -125

over/under: 8