Thursday, September 24, 2026
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals
CWS
Chicago White Sox
80-78 · L1
KC
Kansas City Royals
67-91 · W1
Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City Royals 9-1 at Kauffman Stadium. David Sandlin earned the win; Randy Dobnak took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
Scoring Summary
Miguel Vargas singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Sam Antonacci scores. Kyle Teel to 3rd.
Andrew Benintendi out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Kyle Teel scores.
Tristan Peters singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Miguel Vargas scores.
Kyle Teel hit by pitch.
Miguel Vargas singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder John Rave. Sam Antonacci scores. Kyle Teel to 3rd.
Munetaka Murakami grounds into a force out, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Kyle Teel scores. Miguel Vargas out at 2nd. Munetaka Murakami to 1st.
Kyle Teel homers (5) on a fly ball to center field.
Tristan Peters grounds into a force out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Miguel Vargas scores. Munetaka Murakami to 3rd. Andrew Benintendi out at 2nd. Tristan Peters to 1st.
Salvador Perez homers (20) on a line drive to left center field.
Andrew Benintendi walks. Sam Antonacci scores. Kyle Teel to 3rd. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd.
Key Performers
Kyle Teel
CWS
2-2, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 R
Salvador Perez
KC
1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Miguel Vargas
CWS
2-5, 2 RBI, 2 R
Tristan Peters
CWS
1-5, 2 RBI
Batting
| CWS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Peters LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luisangel Acuña SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Chase Meidroth 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kyle Teel C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Colson Montgomery SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Braden Montgomery RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Brenton Doyle CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Sam Antonacci 2B | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
| KC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Salvador Perez DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| John Rave RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luke Maile C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Pitching
| CWS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandlin (W, 3-2) | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 85-59 | 5.58 |
| Brazobán | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16-12 | 3.02 |
| Davis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15-11 | 3.41 |
| Richards, T | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-12 | 3.73 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| KC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dobnak (L, 3-5) | 1.1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 42-27 | 3.51 |
| Gose | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28-19 | 0.00 |
| Lange | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20-10 | 6.18 |
| Cuas | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 42-21 | 2.42 |
| Bivens | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32-24 | 10.29 |
| Hoffman, N | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16-8 | 3.21 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 |