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Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 5: final score and stats

Kansas City Royals beat Chicago White Sox, Chicago White Sox 4 to Kansas City Royals 5, on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 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.

MLBWednesday, September 23, 2026

Chicago White Sox81-774

Final

Kansas City Royals68-905

DateSep 23, 2026

Start time7:40 PM ET

VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

TVMLB.TV

Attendance17,114

Line score

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

Top performers

Chicago White Sox

Batting AverageBraden Montgomery · 3-4, R

Home RunsRandal Grichuk · 0-2

Runs Batted InKyle Teel · 1-3, 2 RBI, R, BB, 2 K

MLB RatingBraden Montgomery · 3-4, R

Kansas City Royals

Batting AverageMaikel Garcia · 3-3, 2B, 3 RBI, R, BB

Home RunsSalvador Perez · 1-4, K

Runs Batted InMaikel Garcia · 3-3, 2B, 3 RBI, R, BB

MLB RatingMaikel Garcia · 3-3, 2B, 3 RBI, R, BB

Team comparison

Chicago White SoxKansas City Royals

Runs per game

4.0

-

Runs allowed per game

4.1

-

81-77Record68-90

2nd in AL CentStanding5th in AL Cent

4-1Road record / home record0-0

LLLWWLast 5

L3Streak-

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
Sam Antonacci	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	14	.269	.364	.390
Kyle Teel	1-3	3	1	1	2	0	1	2	26	.182	.308	.318
Miguel Vargas	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	17	.251	.362	.479
Munetaka Murakami	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	9	.204	.348	.469
Andrew Benintendi	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	.242	.301	.412
Randal Grichuk	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.290	.316	.569
Tristan Peters	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	.270	.342	.447
Chase Meidroth	2-4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	10	.273	.348	.410
Colson Montgomery	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	.202	.288	.413
Braden Montgomery	3-4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	14	.219	.310	.345
Luisangel Acuna	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.259	.260
Team	9-34	34	4	9	4	0	1	7	135

Chicago White Sox

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Bryan Hudson	0.1	4	4	3	0	0	0	16-10	3.43	16
Erick Fedde	2.2	4	0	0	2	2	0	64-37	3.83	64
Sean Newcomb	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	25-21	3.17	25
Hagen Smith	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	33-23	1.32	33
Jordan Hicks	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	20-12	4.02	20
Team	8.0	12	5	4	2	7	0	158-103		158

Kansas City Royals

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen	3-4	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	14	.237	.323	.454
Bobby Witt Jr.	1-4	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	17	.282	.361	.443
Jac Caglianone	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	.283	.335	.485
Maikel Garcia	3-3	3	1	3	3	0	1	0	20	.263	.325	.378
Vinnie Pasquantino	1-4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	16	.249	.332	.419
Salvador Perez	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	28	.228	.271	.373
Michael Massey	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	16	.276	.307	.437
John Rave	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	.221	.306	.427
Kyle Isbel	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.260	.317
Isaac Collins	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	24	.215	.323	.326
Team	12-34	34	5	12	4	0	2	7	158

Kansas City Royals

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Seth Lugo	3.1	7	4	4	0	3	0	72-41	5.17	72
Anthony Gose	1.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	17-10	0.00	17
Connor Thomas	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	22-15	8.06	22
Lucas Erceg	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-6	5.83	9
Steven Cruz	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	15-11	4.30	15
Team	9.0	9	4	4	1	7	0	135-83		135

Recent form

Chicago White SoxLLLWW

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Oct 8, 2026 · vs Cleveland GuardiansL 5-9

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Oct 5, 2026 · at Cleveland GuardiansW 4-3

Oct 3, 2026 · at Cleveland GuardiansW 3-0

Season series

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals?

Kansas City Royals won, 5-4, on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.

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

Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 5.

Who were the top performers?

Chicago White Sox: Braden Montgomery (3-4, R batting average). Kansas City Royals: Maikel Garcia (3-3, 2B, 3 RBI, R, BB batting average).

Where is Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals played?

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri.

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