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Chicago White Sox 2, Kansas City Royals 6: final score and stats

Kansas City Royals beat Chicago White Sox, Chicago White Sox 2 to Kansas City Royals 6, on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox.

MLBSaturday, August 16, 2025

Chicago White Sox44-792

Final

Kansas City Royals62-616

DateAug 16, 2025

Start time7:10 PM ET

VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

TVFanDuel SN KC, CHSN, MLB.TV

Attendance28,355

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
Chicago White Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Kansas City Royals	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	-	6

Top performers

Chicago White Sox

Batting AverageLuis Robert Jr. · 1-3, R, BB

Home RunsMichael A. Taylor · 0-2

Runs Batted InAndrew Benintendi · 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI

MLB RatingAndrew Benintendi · 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI

Kansas City Royals

Batting AverageRandal Grichuk · 2-3, 2B, R, BB

Home RunsMike Yastrzemski · 1-3, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB

Runs Batted InMaikel Garcia · 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI

MLB RatingJohn Rave · 2-3, HR, RBI, 2 R, K

Team comparison

Chicago White SoxKansas City Royals

Runs per game

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Runs allowed per game

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44-79Record62-61

2nd in AL CentStanding5th in AL Cent

0-0Road record / home record0-0

Last 5

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Injury report

Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.

Chicago White Sox

Tanner Murray LF · Shoulder - Surgery

Out

Prelander Berroa RP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Brooks Baldwin LF · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Mike Vasil RP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Jordan Leasure RP · Forearm - Surgery

Out

Kansas City Royals

Mitch Spence RP · Undisclosed - Not Specified

Out

Nick Mears RP · Shoulder - Surgery

Out

Ryan Bergert SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Cole Ragans SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Luinder Avila SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Box score

Chicago White Sox

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Mike Tauchman	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	23	.269	.364	.429
Lenyn Sosa	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	16	.274	.303	.439
Colson Montgomery	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	16	.234	.296	.524
Luis Robert Jr.	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	20	.219	.301	.353
Andrew Benintendi	1-4	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	12	.226	.292	.409
Miguel Vargas	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	21	.229	.305	.396
Kyle Teel	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	21	.254	.353	.351
Chase Meidroth	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	19	.249	.327	.315
Brooks Baldwin	1-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.225	.269	.373
Michael A. Taylor	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.215	.282	.408
Edgar Quero	1-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.275	.343	.378
Team	8-33	33	2	8	2	0	3	7	164

Chicago White Sox

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Sean Burke	3.2	5	3	2	1	3	2	85-54	4.28	85
Tyler Alexander	2.1	5	3	3	1	4	0	51-32	4.48	51
Mike Vasil	2.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	27-15	2.46	27
Team	8.0	10	6	5	3	10	2	163-101		163

Kansas City Royals

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Mike Yastrzemski	1-3	3	2	1	1	1	1	0	20	.179	.292	.487
Bobby Witt Jr.	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	21	.290	.347	.494
Vinnie Pasquantino	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	.259	.320	.448
John Rave	2-3	3	2	2	1	1	0	1	10	.217	.312	.358
Maikel Garcia	1-4	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	12	.301	.363	.468
Salvador Perez	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	.244	.288	.451
Adam Frazier	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	25	.319	.346	.417
Randal Grichuk	2-3	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	12	.250	.333	.400
Tyler Tolbert	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.258	.333
Nick Loftin	2-3	3	0	2	1	0	1	1	20	.207	.273	.348
Kyle Isbel	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	.263	.300	.380
Team	10-32	32	6	10	5	2	3	10	163

Kansas City Royals

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Michael Lorenzen	4.0	3	0	0	2	3	0	82-44	4.43	82
Daniel Lynch IV	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	30-20	2.77	30
Bailey Falter	2.0	3	2	2	1	2	0	32-20	4.23	32
Taylor Clarke	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	20-15	3.49	20
Team	9.0	8	2	2	3	7	0	164-99		164

Season series

KC wins series 7-0

Aug 17, 2025CHW 2, KC 6

Aug 16, 2025CHW 2, KC 6

Aug 15, 2025CHW 1, KC 3

May 8, 2025CHW 0, KC 10

Team pages

Chicago White Sox
Schedule, roster and stats

Kansas City Royals
Schedule, roster and stats

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals?

Kansas City Royals won, 6-2, on Saturday, August 16, 2025.

What was the final score of Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals?

Chicago White Sox 2, Kansas City Royals 6.

Who were the top performers?

Chicago White Sox: Luis Robert Jr. (1-3, R, BB batting average). Kansas City Royals: Randal Grichuk (2-3, 2B, R, BB batting average).

Where is Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals played?

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri.

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