Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox

May 14, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

K. Bubicwin: Chicago White Sox logo

A. Kaysave: Chicago White Sox logo

S. Newcomb

Game Recap

CHICAGO -- There are now two teams over .500 in the American League Central. One of those two is the Chicago White Sox, following a 6-2 victory over the Royals at Rate Field Thursday to complete a three-game sweep. At 22-21, they moved over .500 through 40-plus games for the...

Scoring Summary

KCCWS

1
Lane Thomas out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Derek Hill. Maikel Garcia scores. [1 run] [1 out]
10
1
Randal Grichuk homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Munetaka Murakami scores. [2 runs]
12
3
Randal Grichuk singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Chase Meidroth scores. Miguel Vargas scores. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd. [2 runs]
14
4
Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Luisangel Acuna scores. [1 run]
15
7
Maikel Garcia grounds out sharply, shortstop Luisangel Acuna to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Kyle Isbel scores. [1 run] [1 out]
25
8
Derek Hill singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Sam Antonacci scores. [1 run]
26

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	1	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	.274
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.306
3Lane ThomasRF	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.208
Jac CaglianonePH-RF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234
4Salvador PerezC	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.200
5Nick Loftin2B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250
6Vinnie Pasquantino1B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.204
7Starling MarteDH	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.310
8Isaac CollinsLF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.229
9Kyle IsbelCF	1	4	1	0	2	0	0	2	.267

TOTAL	7	32	2	2	5	2	0	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kris BubicLHP	4.0	5	5	5	4	3	1	84	4.11
Luinder AvilaRHP	2.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	33	5.28
Alex LangeRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	5.23
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	15	3.63
TOTAL	8.0	8	6	6	7	5	1	142	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Chase Meidroth2B	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.281
2Miguel Vargas3B	1	4	1	0	2	0	0	2	.240
3Munetaka Murakami1B	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	.227
4Randal GrichukLF	2	3	1	4	0	0	1	1	.234
Sam AntonacciPH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.288
Tristan PetersCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271
5Edgar QueroC	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	3	.151
6Andrew BenintendiDH	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.218
7Derek HillCF-LF	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.255
8Luisangel AcunaSS	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	.181
9Jarred KelenicRF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.250
TOTAL	8	29	6	6	7	5	1	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Anthony KayLHP	6.0	6	2	2	4	2	0	97	4.61
Tyler DavisRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	4.00
Sean NewcombLHP	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	26	2.81

TOTAL	9.0	7	2	2	5	2	0	132	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCCWS

TOP 1
SINGLE — Maikel Garcia singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jarred Kelenic.
00
SINGLE — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder Derek Hill. Maikel Garcia to 3rd.
00
SAC FLY — Lane Thomas out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Derek Hill. Maikel Garcia scores. [1 run] [1 out]
10
STRIKEOUT — Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
10
STOLEN BASE 2B — Bobby Witt Jr. steals (13) 2nd base.
10
HIT BY PITCH — Nick Loftin hit by pitch.
10
STRIKEOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
LINEOUT — Chase Meidroth lines out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [1 out]
10
STRIKEOUT — Miguel Vargas strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
10
WALK — Munetaka Murakami walks.
10
HOME RUN — Randal Grichuk homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Munetaka Murakami scores. [2 runs]
12
STRIKEOUT — Edgar Quero called out on strikes. [3 outs]
12

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Team Stats

CWS

2Runs6

7Hits8

0Errors0

.219Batting Avg.276

32At Bats29

1Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs1

2Runs-Batted-In6

2Walks5

1Stolen Bases2

5Strikeouts7

8Left on Base4

9Total Bases12

Game Details

Thursday, May 14, 2026 · 7:40 PM

Guaranteed Rate Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 14,913 (36.7%)

weather: 62 degrees, clear

spread: KC -136

over/under: 7.5