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White Sox at Royals: September 23, 2026

The Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 at Kauffman Stadium on September 23, 2026 (2026 regular season).

Final · Played September 23, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most hits: Braden Montgomery (White Sox, 3); Carter Jensen and Maikel Garcia (Royals, 3 each). Most strikeouts: Erick Fedde and Hagen Smith and Sean Newcomb (White Sox, 2 each); Seth Lugo (Royals, 3).

Line score

Team123456789Final
Chicago White Sox0040000004
Kansas City Royals4000001005

Team comparison

Team statsCHWKC
Hits912
Errors10

What stood out

  • Hits: White Sox 9, Royals 12.
  • Errors: White Sox 1, Royals 0.
  • The Royals' biggest edge came in the 1st inning (4-0).

Player lines

  • Andrew Benintendi (CHW DH): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Braden Montgomery (CHW RF): 4 AB, 3 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 3 TB
  • Bryan Hudson (CHW RP): 0.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 16 PIT
  • Chase Meidroth (CHW 2B): 4 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Colson Montgomery (CHW SS): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Erick Fedde (CHW SP): 2.2 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 0 HR, 64 PIT
  • Hagen Smith (CHW SP): 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR, 33 PIT
  • Jordan Hicks (CHW RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 20 PIT
  • Kyle Teel (CHW C): 3 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Luisangel Acuna (CHW SS): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 TB
  • Miguel Vargas (CHW 3B): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Munetaka Murakami (CHW 1B): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Randal Grichuk (CHW DH): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Sam Antonacci (CHW LF): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Sean Newcomb (CHW RP): 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR, 25 PIT
  • Tristan Peters (CHW CF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Anthony Gose (KC RP): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 17 PIT
  • Bobby Witt Jr. (KC SS): 4 AB, 1 H, 2 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Carter Jensen (KC C): 4 AB, 3 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 3 TB
  • Connor Thomas (KC RP): 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 22 PIT
  • Isaac Collins (KC LF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jac Caglianone (KC RF): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • John Rave (KC RF): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Kyle Isbel (KC CF): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Lucas Erceg (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 9 PIT
  • Maikel Garcia (KC 3B): 3 AB, 3 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Michael Massey (KC 2B): 4 AB, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Salvador Perez (KC DH): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Seth Lugo (KC SP): 3.1 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0 HR, 72 PIT
  • Steven Cruz (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR, 15 PIT
  • Vinnie Pasquantino (KC 1B): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB

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Head-to-head

Full Royals vs White Sox head-to-head (26 meetings).

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