White Sox at Royals: MLB, Sep 23, 2026

The Royals beat the White Sox 5–4 at Kauffman Stadium on Sep 23, 2026.

FinalWed, Sep 23Kauffman StadiumGame 2 of 3

Chicago White Sox84-78 · W1

4

Kansas City Royals69-93 · W1

5

Team	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	x	5	12	0

CWS4atKC5FinalWed, Sep 23

RecapProps (22)StatsHead to headOdds

Box scoreiEvery hitter and pitcher's line from the game. Batting order, substitutes indented; W marks the winning pitcher.◷History

Chicago White Sox

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	SB
S. AntonacciSam Antonacci2B	4	1	1	0	0	0
K. TeelKyle TeelC	3	1	1	2	1	2
M. VargasMiguel VargasLF	4	0	1	1	0	0
M. MurakamiMunetaka Murakami1B	4	0	1	1	0	1	1
A. BenintendiAndrew BenintendiLF	2	0	0	0	0	0
R. GrichukRandal GrichukDH	2	0	0	0	0	0
T. PetersTristan PetersCF	3	0	0	0	0	0
C. MeidrothChase Meidroth2B	4	1	2	0	0	1
C. MontgomeryColson MontgomerySS	4	0	0	0	0	3
B. MontgomeryBraden MontgomeryRF	4	1	3	0	0	0
Totals	34	4	9	4	1	7

2B Murakami

Pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	HR	P
B. HudsonBryan Hudson	0.1	4	3	0	0		16
E. FeddeErick Fedde	2.2	4	0	2	2		64
S. NewcombSean Newcomb	2.0	1	0	0	2		25
H. SmithHagen Smith	2.0	2	1	0	2		33
J. HicksJordan Hicks	1.0	1	0	0	1		20

Kansas City Royals

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	SB
C. JensenCarter JensenPH	4	1	3	0	0	1
B. Witt Jr.Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	2	1	0	0	1
J. CaglianoneJac CaglianoneDH	4	0	1	0	0	1
M. GarciaMaikel Garcia3B	3	1	3	3	1	0	1
V. PasquantinoVinnie Pasquantino1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1
S. PerezSalvador PerezC	4	0	1	0	0	1
M. MasseyMichael Massey2B	4	0	2	0	0	0
J. RaveJohn RaveRF	4	0	0	0	0	1
I. CollinsIsaac CollinsLF	3	0	0	0	1	2
Totals	34	5	12	4	2	7

2B Garcia, Pasquantino

Pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	HR	P
S. LugoSeth Lugo	3.1	7	4	0	3		72
A. GoseAnthony Gose	1.2	0	0	1	0		17
C. ThomasConnor ThomasW	2.0	1	0	0	1		22
L. ErcegLucas Erceg	1.0	0	0	0	1		9
S. CruzSteven Cruz	1.0	1	0	0	2		15

Park and weatheriThe park, roof and first-pitch weather. The little field is drawn from the park's posted wall distances; the streaks show the wind's direction relative to center field (CF at the top).

Open air · Kansas City

Kauffman Stadium

74°F

Partly Cloudy

6 mphIn from RFLight wind.

Surface

Grass

Start

Night

Park factoriRuns this park adds or removes (100 = neutral; higher favors hitters), home vs road over three seasons. Rank 1 = most runs.

1065th of 30

Walls: LF 330 · LCF 387 · CF 410 · RCF 387 · RF 330 ftSee all parks ›

Plate umpireiCounts per game across this official's recent games, next to the league's over the same dates. History; not a forecast.◷History

Last 40 games since Jul 21, 2025

Clint Vondrak

Strikeouts

per game, both teams

15.9

≈ in line with the league average (16.8)

Walks

per game, both teams

6.0

≈ in line with the league average (6.6)

Runs

per game, both teams

9.0

≈ in line with the league average (9.0)

Bar: 90% range of the average; dot = the average, line = the league's over the same dates (n = 3,296 league games, 40 worked). Above, below or in line is a statistical call: whether the 90% range sits clear of the league's number, not a percentage cutoff. Counts from games this official worked, which also reflect the teams and conditions of those games; who officiates is one of many things that shape a game.

Going into the game · starters, recent formShowHide▸

Starters, season numbers going iniEach starter's season stats before this game; green marks the better side (lower is better for ERA, WHIP, BB/9, HR/9). The last four rows are tracking data on batted balls and swings; a dash means too few pitches are tracked.◷History

CWS

Bryan Hudson

LHP · 8 starts

KC

Seth Lugo

RHP · 31 starts

CWSKC

3.03

ERA?Earned runs per nine innings this season, going into the game. Lower is better.

5.06

1.21

WHIP?Walks plus hits per inning pitched. Lower is better.

1.46

8.13

K/9?Strikeouts per nine innings.

6.98

2.34

BB/9?Walks per nine innings. Lower is better.

2.88

0.69

HR/9?Home runs allowed per nine innings. Lower is better.

1.22

65.3

Innings?Innings pitched this season (as a starter and reliever).

169.0

.277

xwOBA against?Expected wOBA on the contact he allows, from exit speed and launch angle. Lower is better.

.343

23.1%

Whiff %?Share of swings that miss. Higher is better for a pitcher.

18.7%

37.0%

Hard-hit % against?Share of batted balls hit 95 mph or harder. Lower is better.

42.8%

4.0%

Barrel % against?Share of batted balls hit at the speed and angle that most often become extra-base hits. Lower is better.

8.0%

CWS · last 3 starts

• 09-06 vs MIN1.7 IP · 2 K · 1 H · 0 BB0 ER
• 08-18 @ CHC1.0 IP · 1 K · 2 H · 0 BB2 ER
• 07-11 vs OAK1.0 IP · 0 K · 0 H · 0 BB0 ER

KC · last 3 starts

• 09-17 @ HOU5.0 IP · 5 K · 8 H · 1 BB4 ER
• 09-11 @ BOS5.0 IP · 7 K · 7 H · 2 BB2 ER
• 09-05 vs TOR5.0 IP · 1 K · 8 H · 2 BB3 ER

Against this opponent since last season: 4 starts, 23.0 IP, 3.52 ERA, 16 K.

Season numbers to date; a starter with few innings has a noisy line.

Recent formiLast ten games (hover for scores), runs for and against per game, and home/road splits.◷History

CWS · last 106-45.9 scored · 4.9 allowed a game

WLWLLWLWWW

Home 48-33Road 36-45Run diff +56

KC · last 102-83.8 scored · 5.5 allowed a game

WLLLWLLLLL

Home 41-40Road 28-53Run diff -120

Starters' numbers are their season going into the game; weather is the first-pitch forecast; lines are the market's, from the sportsbooks we track. Descriptive data only, there is no MLB model. Data and analytics only, not betting advice: any bet is your own decision, and we are not responsible for losses. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER. Sportsbook links are plain links, not affiliate links: no sportsbook pays us.