Royals vs White Sox Game (Jun 26, 2026)

Final · June 26, 2026 at 7:40 p.m.

Rate Field

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City RoyalsKC	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
Chicago White SoxCWS	0	0	10	1	2	4	5	0	-	22	23	0

Decisions

WinnerDavid Sandlin
LoserMitch Spence

Scoring plays

Bot 3Miguel Vargas homers (18) on a fly ball to left field. Jacob Gonzalez scores. Sam Antonacci scores.0-3
Bot 3Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to shortstop Josh Rojas. Kyle Teel scores. Andrew Benintendi to 3rd.0-4
Bot 3Tristan Peters singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Andrew Benintendi scores. Chase Meidroth scores. Braden Montgomery to 3rd.0-6
Bot 3Jacob Gonzalez homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Braden Montgomery scores. Tristan Peters scores.0-9
Bot 3Miguel Vargas doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Sam Antonacci scores.0-10
Top 4Michael Massey grounds into a double play, second baseman Chase Meidroth to shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. Lane Thomas out at 2nd. Michael Massey out at 1st.1-10
Bot 4Andrew Benintendi homers (10) on a fly ball to right field.1-11
Bot 5Kyle Teel homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Miguel Vargas scores.1-13
Bot 6Tristan Peters hits a grand slam (4) to right center field. Colson Montgomery scores. Chase Meidroth scores. Braden Montgomery scores.1-17
Bot 7Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Junior Perez scores. Luisangel Acuña to 2nd.1-18
Bot 7Jacob Gonzalez singles on a soft line drive to third baseman Nick Loftin. Luisangel Acuña scores. Chase Meidroth scores. Tristan Peters to 3rd.1-20
Bot 7White Sox challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Miguel Vargas grounds into a force out, third baseman Nick Loftin to second baseman Michael Massey. Tristan Peters scores. Jacob Gonzalez to 3rd. Sam Antonacci out at 2nd. Miguel Vargas to 1st.1-21
Bot 7Kyle Teel singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Jacob Gonzalez scores. Miguel Vargas to 2nd.1-22

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batters	AB	R	H	BB	K	AVG
Carter JensenC	4	0	1	0	1	.244
Bobby Witt Jr.DH	3	1	0	1	1	.291
Jac CaglianoneRF	3	0	1	1	2	.269
Lane ThomasCF	3	0	0	1	2	.216
Michael Massey2B	4	0	0	0	1	.261
Salvador Perez1B	3	0	0	0	2	.199
Josh RojasSS	3	0	1	0	0	.308
Nick Loftin3B	3	0	0	0	1	.243
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	1	0	0	.226
Totals	29	1	4	3	10

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Steven Cruz	1.1	0	0	0	1	3	0	28-16	5.92
Mitch Spence	1.1	8	10	10	3	2	2	53-31	21.21
Beck Way	1.1	2	1	1	0	2	1	23-17	4.26
Lucas Erceg	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	15-9	5.58
John Schreiber	1.0	5	4	3	0	1	1	26-20	3.31
Alex Lange	0.1	4	5	5	2	1	0	26-14	5.09
Daniel Lynch IV	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	2.41
Tyler Tolbert	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	10-4	17.18

Chicago White Sox

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Sam Antonacci2B	5	2	3	0	1	1	.294
Miguel Vargas3B	6	2	3	5	0	1	.246
Brandon EisertP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Trevor RichardsP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Kyle TeelC	5	2	2	3	1	1	.250
Andrew BenintendiDH	4	2	2	1	0	1	.237
Junior PerezLF	2	1	1	0	0	0	.273
Colson MontgomerySS	3	1	1	0	1	2	.221
Luisangel AcuñaSS	2	1	2	0	0	0	.222
Chase Meidroth3B	5	3	4	2	1	1	.276
Braden MontgomeryRF	5	2	0	0	1	2	.226
Tristan PetersCF	5	3	2	6	1	0	.289
Jacob Gonzalez1B	4	3	3	5	1	0	.228
Totals	46	22	23	22	7	9

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
David Sandlin	6.0	3	1	1	3	6	91-56	6.05
Jordan Hicks	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	18-10	5.30
Brandon Eisert	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	10-8	5.23
Trevor Richards	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	9-7	4.00

Game info

Ballpark: Rate Field
Attendance: 31,130
Duration: 2 h 54
Weather: 66 °F, Cloudy · wind 8 mph, L To R
Umpires: Sean Barber (Home plate) · John Libka (First base) · D.J. Reyburn (Second base) · James Hoye (Third base)

About this game

Who won Royals vs White Sox?

White Sox won 22-1 over Royals on Friday, June 26, 2026.

When was Royals vs White Sox played?

On Friday, June 26, 2026, at 7:40 PM ET at Rate Field.

Where was Royals vs White Sox played?

At Rate Field.

Team

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Chicago White SoxCWS

Scoring plays

Bot 3Miguel Vargas homers (18) on a fly ball to left field. Jacob Gonzalez scores. Sam Antonacci scores.0-3

Bot 3Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to shortstop Josh Rojas. Kyle Teel scores. Andrew Benintendi to 3rd.0-4

Bot 3Tristan Peters singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Andrew Benintendi scores. Chase Meidroth scores. Braden Montgomery to 3rd.0-6

Bot 3Jacob Gonzalez homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Braden Montgomery scores. Tristan Peters scores.0-9

Bot 3Miguel Vargas doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Sam Antonacci scores.0-10

Top 4Michael Massey grounds into a double play, second baseman Chase Meidroth to shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. Lane Thomas out at 2nd. Michael Massey out at 1st.1-10

Bot 4Andrew Benintendi homers (10) on a fly ball to right field.1-11

Bot 5Kyle Teel homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Miguel Vargas scores.1-13

Bot 6Tristan Peters hits a grand slam (4) to right center field. Colson Montgomery scores. Chase Meidroth scores. Braden Montgomery scores.1-17

Bot 7Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Junior Perez scores. Luisangel Acuña to 2nd.1-18

Bot 7Jacob Gonzalez singles on a soft line drive to third baseman Nick Loftin. Luisangel Acuña scores. Chase Meidroth scores. Tristan Peters to 3rd.1-20

Bot 7White Sox challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Miguel Vargas grounds into a force out, third baseman Nick Loftin to second baseman Michael Massey. Tristan Peters scores. Jacob Gonzalez to 3rd. Sam Antonacci out at 2nd. Miguel Vargas to 1st.1-21

Bot 7Kyle Teel singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Jacob Gonzalez scores. Miguel Vargas to 2nd.1-22

Batters

RBI

AVG

.244

.291

.269

.216

.261

.199

.308

.243

.226

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Steven Cruz

1.1

28-16

5.92

Mitch Spence

1.1

53-31

21.21

Beck Way

1.1

23-17

4.26

Lucas Erceg

1.0

15-9

5.58

John Schreiber

1.0

26-20

3.31

Alex Lange

0.1

26-14

5.09

Daniel Lynch IV

0.2

9-6

2.41

Tyler Tolbert

1.0

10-4

17.18

Batters

RBI

AVG

.294

.246

.000

.000

.250

.237

.273

.221

.222

.276

.226

.289

.228

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

David Sandlin

6.0

91-56

6.05

Jordan Hicks

1.0

18-10

5.30

Brandon Eisert

1.0

10-8

5.23

Trevor Richards

1.0

9-7

4.00