White Sox vs Royals Game (Sep 23, 2026)

Final · September 23, 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	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	1
Kansas City RoyalsKC	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	5	12	0

Decisions

WinnerConnor Thomas
LoserHagen Smith
SaveSteven Cruz

Scoring plays

Bot 1Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.0-2
Bot 1Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Maikel Garcia scores.0-3
Bot 1Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to shortstop Colson Montgomery. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Throwing error by shortstop Colson Montgomery.0-4
Top 3Kyle Teel singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Chase Meidroth scores. Braden Montgomery scores. Sam Antonacci to 2nd.2-4
Top 3Miguel Vargas singles on a fly ball to center fielder John Rave. Sam Antonacci scores. Kyle Teel to 3rd.3-4
Top 3Munetaka Murakami doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Kyle Teel scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd.4-4
Bot 7Maikel Garcia doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.4-5

Box score

Chicago White Sox

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Sam AntonacciLF	4	1	1	0	0	0	.269
Kyle TeelC	3	1	1	2	1	2	.182
Miguel Vargas3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	.251
Munetaka Murakami1B	4	0	1	1	0	1	.204
Andrew BenintendiDH	2	0	0	0	0	0	.242
Randal GrichukDH	2	0	0	0	0	0	.290
Tristan PetersCF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.270
Chase Meidroth2B	4	1	2	0	0	1	.273
Colson MontgomerySS	4	0	0	0	0	3	.202
Braden MontgomeryRF	4	1	3	0	0	0	.219
Luisangel AcuñaPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225
Totals	34	4	9	4	1	7

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Bryan Hudson	0.1	4	4	3	0	0	16-10	3.43
Erick Fedde	2.2	4	0	0	2	2	64-37	3.83
Sean Newcomb	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	25-21	3.17
Hagen Smith	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	33-23	1.32
Jordan Hicks	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	20-12	4.02

Kansas City Royals

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Carter JensenC	4	1	3	0	0	1	.237
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	2	1	0	0	1	.282
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.283
Maikel Garcia3B	3	1	3	3	1	0	.263
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	.249
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	1	0	0	1	.228
Michael Massey2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	.276
John RaveCF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.221
Kyle IsbelCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	0	0	1	2	.215
Totals	34	5	12	4	2	7

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Seth Lugo	3.1	7	4	4	0	3	72-41	5.17
Anthony Gose	1.2	0	0	0	1	0	17-10	0.00
Connor Thomas	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	22-15	8.06
Lucas Erceg	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	9-6	5.83
Steven Cruz	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	15-11	4.30

Game info

Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 17,114
Duration: 2 h 31
Weather: 74 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 6 mph, In From RF
Umpires: Clint Vondrak (Home plate) · Todd Tichenor (First base) · Cory Blaser (Second base) · Adam Hamari (Third base)

About this game

Who won White Sox vs Royals?

Royals won 5-4 over White Sox on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.

When was White Sox vs Royals played?

On Wednesday, September 23, 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

Bot 1Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.0-2

Bot 1Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Maikel Garcia scores.0-3

Bot 1Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to shortstop Colson Montgomery. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Throwing error by shortstop Colson Montgomery.0-4

Top 3Kyle Teel singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Chase Meidroth scores. Braden Montgomery scores. Sam Antonacci to 2nd.2-4

Top 3Miguel Vargas singles on a fly ball to center fielder John Rave. Sam Antonacci scores. Kyle Teel to 3rd.3-4

Top 3Munetaka Murakami doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Kyle Teel scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd.4-4

Bot 7Maikel Garcia doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.4-5

Batters

RBI

AVG

.269

.182

.251

.204

.242

.290

.270

.273

.202

.219

.225

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Bryan Hudson

0.1

16-10

3.43

Erick Fedde

2.2

64-37

3.83

Sean Newcomb

2.0

25-21

3.17

Hagen Smith

2.0

33-23

1.32

Jordan Hicks

1.0

20-12

4.02

Batters

RBI

AVG

.237

.282

.283

.263

.249

.228

.276

.221

.215

.215

Totals

Pitchers

P-S

ERA

Seth Lugo

3.1

72-41

5.17

Anthony Gose

1.2

17-10

0.00

Connor Thomas

2.0

22-15

8.06

Lucas Erceg

1.0

9-6

5.83

Steven Cruz

1.0

15-11

4.30