White Sox vs Royals Game (Sep 22, 2026)

Final · September 22, 2026 at 7:40 p.m.

Kauffman Stadium

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago White SoxCWS	2	1	3	3	0	0	5	0	0	14	13	0
Kansas City RoyalsKC	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	3	4	11	13	0

Decisions

WinnerNoah Schultz
LoserDaniel Lynch IV

Scoring plays

Top 1Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to left fielder Nick Loftin. Tommy Pham scores. Randal Grichuk scores. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd.2-0
Top 2Brenton Doyle homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.3-0
Top 3Chase Meidroth homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. Randal Grichuk scores. Munetaka Murakami scores.6-0
Bot 3Nick Loftin homers (8) on a fly ball to left field.6-1
Top 4Randal Grichuk homers (14) on a fly ball to center field. Miguel Vargas scores. Tommy Pham scores.9-1
Bot 4Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Maikel Garcia scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd.9-2
Bot 4Nick Loftin grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd.9-3
Bot 5Maikel Garcia grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.9-4
Top 7Munetaka Murakami homers (33) on a fly ball to right field. Randal Grichuk scores.11-4
Top 7Miguel Vargas walks. Chase Meidroth scores. Brenton Doyle to 3rd. Braden Montgomery to 2nd.12-4
Top 7Andrew Benintendi singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Brenton Doyle scores. Braden Montgomery scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd.14-4
Bot 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.14-5
Bot 8Josh Rojas out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Maikel Garcia scores.14-6
Bot 8Michael Massey hits a ground-rule double (25) on a fly ball to left field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.14-7
Bot 9Vinnie Pasquantino hits a grand slam (15) to right center field. Tyler Tolbert scores. Jac Caglianone scores. Maikel Garcia scores.14-11

Box score

Chicago White Sox

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Miguel Vargas3B	4	1	1	1	1	0	.251
Luisangel AcuñaSS	1	0	0	0	0	1	.225
Tommy PhamDH	1	2	0	0	2	0	.125
Andrew BenintendiDH	2	0	1	2	0	1	.243
Randal GrichukLF	5	4	4	3	0	1	.292
Munetaka Murakami1B	3	2	1	2	1	1	.203
Chase Meidroth2B	4	2	3	5	1	0	.271
Kyle TeelC	4	0	0	0	1	2	.178
Brenton DoyleCF	5	2	2	1	0	1	.233
Colson Montgomery3B	5	0	0	0	0	3	.203
Braden MontgomeryRF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.212
Tristan PetersRF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.271
Totals	39	14	13	14	6	12

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Anthony Kay	4.0	7	4	4	1	4	1	65-43	4.53
Noah Schultz	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23-17	5.58
Huascar Brazobán	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-10	3.06
Trevor Richards	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	0	23-12	3.78
Luis Castillo	1.0	3	4	4	1	0	1	20-12	5.85

Kansas City Royals

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Carter JensenC	4	1	1	0	0	1	.233
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	0	3	0	0	0	.283
Tyler TolbertSS	1	1	1	0	0	0	.294
Jac CaglianoneRF	5	2	2	0	0	1	.283
Maikel Garcia3B	2	3	0	1	3	0	.256
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	5	3	3	5	0	0	.249
Salvador PerezDH	3	0	1	1	0	1	.228
Josh RojasDH	1	0	0	1	0	0	.238
Michael Massey2B	5	0	1	1	0	0	.273
Nick LoftinLF	4	1	1	2	0	0	.240
Kyle IsbelCF	4	0	0	0	0	3	.215
Totals	38	11	13	11	3	6

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Daniel Lynch IV	4.0	7	9	9	3	2	3	78-48	4.13
Tony Gonsolin	2.2	4	5	5	3	5	1	63-35	16.88
Nolan Hoffman	1.1	2	0	0	0	3	0	17-14	3.46
Alex Lange	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	10-8	5.98

Game info

Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 15,785
Duration: 2 h 45
Weather: 73 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 5 mph, In From RF
Umpires: Adam Hamari (Home plate) · Clint Vondrak (First base) · Todd Tichenor (Second base) · Cory Blaser (Third base)

About this game

Who won White Sox vs Royals?

White Sox won 14-11 over Royals on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.

When was White Sox vs Royals played?

On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 7:40 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.

Where was White Sox vs Royals played?

At Kauffman Stadium.

Team

Chicago White SoxCWS

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Scoring plays

Top 1Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to left fielder Nick Loftin. Tommy Pham scores. Randal Grichuk scores. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd.2-0

Top 2Brenton Doyle homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.3-0

Top 3Chase Meidroth homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. Randal Grichuk scores. Munetaka Murakami scores.6-0

Bot 3Nick Loftin homers (8) on a fly ball to left field.6-1

Top 4Randal Grichuk homers (14) on a fly ball to center field. Miguel Vargas scores. Tommy Pham scores.9-1

Bot 4Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Maikel Garcia scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd.9-2

Bot 4Nick Loftin grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd.9-3

Bot 5Maikel Garcia grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.9-4

Top 7Munetaka Murakami homers (33) on a fly ball to right field. Randal Grichuk scores.11-4

Top 7Miguel Vargas walks. Chase Meidroth scores. Brenton Doyle to 3rd. Braden Montgomery to 2nd.12-4

Top 7Andrew Benintendi singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Brenton Doyle scores. Braden Montgomery scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd.14-4

Bot 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.14-5

Bot 8Josh Rojas out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Maikel Garcia scores.14-6

Bot 8Michael Massey hits a ground-rule double (25) on a fly ball to left field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.14-7

Bot 9Vinnie Pasquantino hits a grand slam (15) to right center field. Tyler Tolbert scores. Jac Caglianone scores. Maikel Garcia scores.14-11

Batters

RBI

AVG

.251

.225

.125

.243

.292

.203

.271

.178

.233

.203

.212

.271

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Anthony Kay

4.0

65-43

4.53

Noah Schultz

2.0

23-17

5.58

Huascar Brazobán

1.0

14-10

3.06

Trevor Richards

1.0

23-12

3.78

Luis Castillo

1.0

20-12

5.85

Batters

RBI

AVG

.233

.283

.294

.283

.256

.249

.228

.238

.273

.240

.215

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Daniel Lynch IV

4.0

78-48

4.13

Tony Gonsolin

2.2

63-35

16.88

Nolan Hoffman

1.1

17-14

3.46

Alex Lange

1.0

10-8

5.98