Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals
CWS
Chicago White Sox
80-77 · W3
KC
Kansas City Royals
66-91 · L5
Kansas City Royals beat Chicago White Sox 5-4 at Kauffman Stadium. Connor Thomas earned the win; Hagen Smith took the loss. Steven Cruz recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| KC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 12 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.
Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Maikel Garcia scores.
Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to shortstop Colson Montgomery. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Throwing error by shortstop Colson Montgomery.
Kyle Teel singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Chase Meidroth scores. Braden Montgomery scores. Sam Antonacci to 2nd.
Miguel Vargas singles on a fly ball to center fielder John Rave. Sam Antonacci scores. Kyle Teel to 3rd.
Munetaka Murakami doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Kyle Teel scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd.
Maikel Garcia doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.
Key Performers
Maikel Garcia
KC
3-3, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 R
Kyle Teel
CWS
1-3, 2 RBI, 1 R
Munetaka Murakami
CWS
1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Miguel Vargas
CWS
1-4, 1 RBI
Batting
| CWS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Peters CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Luisangel Acuña PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Randal Grichuk DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Chase Meidroth 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kyle Teel C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Colson Montgomery SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Braden Montgomery RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sam Antonacci LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| KC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| John Rave CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
Pitching
| CWS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson, B | 0.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 3.43 |
| Fedde | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 64-37 | 3.83 |
| Newcomb, S | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25-21 | 3.17 |
| Smith, H (L, 3-3) | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33-23 | 1.32 |
| Hicks, J | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20-12 | 4.02 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| KC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugo, S | 3.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 72-41 | 5.17 |
| Gose | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-10 | 0.00 |
| Thomas (W, 2-1) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22-15 | 8.06 |
| Erceg (H, 5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-6 | 5.83 |
| Cruz (S, 8) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15-11 | 4.30 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 |