Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox
Royals Hitting
a-flied out to center for Thomas in the 7th
- Batting
- 3BIsbel (1, Kay)
- RBIThomas (8), Garcia (18)
- SFThomas
- GIDPPerez
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP0-3 (Perez 0-1, Pasquantino 0-1, Garcia 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBWitt Jr. (13, 2nd base off Kay/Quero)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Garcia-Loftin-Pasquantino 2)
White Sox Hitting
- Batting
- HRGrichuk (3, 1st inning off Bubic 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIGrichuk 4 (9), Meidroth (10)
- 2Out RBIGrichuk 2; Meidroth.
- GIDPGrichuk; Vargas
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP2-7 (Grichuk 1-1, Benintendi 0-1, Kelenic 0-2, Acuña 0-1, Quero 0-1, Meidroth 1-1)
- Baserunning
- SBHill (5, 2nd base off Avila/Perez); Acuña (7, 2nd base off Bubic/Perez)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Vargas-Meidroth-Murakami)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLange 3/3; Bubic 12/20; Avila 4/7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLange-4-1-0-3; Bubic-9-6-22-13; Avila-4-5-5-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLange 2-0; Bubic 4-4; Avila 2-1
- Game ScoresK Bubic 33
White Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 97-62 | 4.61 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-4 | 4.00 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 3.00 |
| 7.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 112-70 |
- Pitching
- HBPCollins (by Kay); Loftin (by Kay)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedNewcomb 1/2; Kay 17/27; Davis 1/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesNewcomb-0-1-0-3; Kay-16-10-17-16; Davis-1-0-0-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsNewcomb 1-0; Kay 5-8; Davis 1-2
- Game ScoresA Kay 54
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CHW | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Thomas hit sacrifice fly to center, Garcia scored. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Grichuk homered to left center (401 feet), Murakami scored. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | Grichuk singled to center, Meidroth scored and Vargas scored, Murakami to second. | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4th | Meidroth singled to center, Acuña scored. | 1 | 5 | ||
| 7th | Garcia grounded out to shortstop, Isbel scored. | 2 | 5 | ||
CHW lead 2-0
Game Information
Rate Field
12:40 AM, 15 May 2026
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Ben May
- First Base Umpire - John Tumpane
- Second Base Umpire - Chris Conroy
- Third Base Umpire - Jen Pawol
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 24 | 21 | .533 | - | W3 |
| Chicago | 21 | 21 | .500 | 1.5 | W4 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 24 | .455 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Kansas City | 19 | 24 | .442 | 4 | L3 |
| Detroit | 19 | 25 | .432 | 4.5 | L3 |

