Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals
CWS
Chicago White Sox
79-77 · W2
KC
Kansas City Royals
66-90 · L4
Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City Royals 14-11 at Kauffman Stadium. Noah Schultz earned the win; Daniel Lynch IV took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to left fielder Nick Loftin. Tommy Pham scores. Randal Grichuk scores. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd.
Brenton Doyle homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.
Chase Meidroth homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. Randal Grichuk scores. Munetaka Murakami scores.
Nick Loftin homers (8) on a fly ball to left field.
Randal Grichuk homers (14) on a fly ball to center field. Miguel Vargas scores. Tommy Pham scores.
Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Maikel Garcia scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd.
Nick Loftin grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd.
Maikel Garcia grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.
Munetaka Murakami homers (33) on a fly ball to right field. Randal Grichuk scores.
Miguel Vargas walks. Chase Meidroth scores. Brenton Doyle to 3rd. Braden Montgomery to 2nd.
Andrew Benintendi singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Brenton Doyle scores. Braden Montgomery scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd.
White 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.
Josh Rojas out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Maikel Garcia scores.
Michael Massey hits a ground-rule double (25) on a fly ball to left field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.
Vinnie Pasquantino hits a grand slam (15) to right center field. Tyler Tolbert scores. Jac Caglianone scores. Maikel Garcia scores.
Key Performers
Chase Meidroth
CWS
3-4, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R
Vinnie Pasquantino
KC
3-5, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R
Randal Grichuk
CWS
4-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R
Munetaka Murakami
CWS
1-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Batting
| CWS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Peters RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luisangel Acuña SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Randal Grichuk LF | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Chase Meidroth 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Kyle Teel C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Tommy Pham DH | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Colson Montgomery 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Braden Montgomery RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brenton Doyle CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 39 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 12 |
| KC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Tyler Tolbert SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Josh Rojas DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Salvador Perez DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nick Loftin LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Michael Massey 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 38 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 6 |
Pitching
| CWS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kay | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 65-43 | 4.53 |
| Schultz (W, 4-9) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23-17 | 5.58 |
| Brazobán | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-10 | 3.06 |
| Richards, T | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23-12 | 3.78 |
| Castillo, L | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20-12 | 5.85 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 6 |
| KC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynch IV (L, 6-6) | 4.0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 78-48 | 4.13 |
| Gonsolin | 2.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 63-35 | 16.88 |
| Hoffman, N | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17-14 | 3.46 |
| Lange | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10-8 | 5.98 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 12 |