| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 12-15 | 6-4 | 6-12 |
| Game 2 | 11-16 | 7-5 | 4-12 |
| Game 3 | 10-16 | 4-7 | 7-10 |
| Game 4 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 17-10 | 6-8 | 12-3 |
| Game 2 | 12-15 | 9-9 | 4-6 |
| Game 3 | 12-13 | 6-6 | 6-9 |
| Game 4 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
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4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
+116 | 8.5o (0.5) | +1.5 (2.5) |
|
|
-136 | 8.5u | -1.5 |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Thomas | CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .216 |
| B. Witt Jr. | SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .288 |
| C. Jensen | C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .251 |
| S. Marte | DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .266 |
| S. Perez | 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .203 |
| M. Massey | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .264 |
| I. Collins | LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .230 |
| T. Tolbert | 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .219 |
| J. Rojas | PH -3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| K. Misner | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .281 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Antonacci | LF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .292 |
| M. Vargas | 3B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| K. Teel | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .235 |
| A. Benintendi | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .238 |
| C. Montgomery | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 |
| C. Meidroth | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .276 |
| B. Montgomery | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 |
| T. Peters | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 |
| J. Gonzalez | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Avila | 4 .0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5.40 |
| S. Cruz (W 2-2) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.68 |
| B. Way (H 1) | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.95 |
| L. Erceg (H 3) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 |
| M. Strahm (H 10) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.74 |
| A. Lange (S 7) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.95 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Kay (L 6-3) | 3 .2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.39 |
| T. Richards | 1 .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.13 |
| S. Dominguez | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.30 |
| B. Hudson | 1 .0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.13 |
| J. Hicks | 1 .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.95 |
| C. Murphy | 0 .2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.60 |
Location Rate Field
Temperature 81° Temperature
Attendance 27,301 attendance
Home D.J. Reyburn
1st James Hoye
2nd Sean Barber
3rd John Libka
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | KC Starter (IP) | CHW Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, '26 | CHW |
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CHW -126 | u8.0 | M. Wacha (7.2) | D. Martin (5.1) |
| Jun 26, '26 | CHW |
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CHW -130 | o8.5 | S. Cruz (1.1) | D. Sandlin (6.0) |
| May 14, '26 | CHW |
|
CHW +118 | o7.5 | K. Bubic (4.0) | A. Kay (6.0) |
| May 13, '26 | CHW |
|
CHW -102 | o8.0 | S. Lugo (5.0) | N. Schultz (4.1) |
| May 12, '26 | CHW |
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CHW +100 | o9.5 | S. Kolek (4.2) | E. Fedde (5.0) |
| Apr 12, '26 | KC |
|
CHW +152 | o8.5 | N. Cameron (5.1) | G. Taylor (2.0) |
| Apr 11, '26 | KC |
|
KC -190 | u9.0 | M. Wacha (8.0) | E. Fedde (5.0) |
| Apr 10, '26 | KC |
|
KC -180 | u7.5 | K. Bubic (7.0) | D. Martin (7.0) |
| Apr 09, '26 | KC |
|
CHW +150 | u9.0 | S. Lugo (6.1) | A. Kay (5.2) |
| Aug 27, '25 | CHW |
|
KC -132 | o8.5 | R. Bergert (6.0) | A. Civale (4.2) |
Last Meeting ( Jun 27, 2026 ) Kansas City 1, Chi. White Sox 2
It was Jacob Gonzalez's turn Saturday to lead the White Sox to a walk-off win -- their seventh of the season -- as Chicago edged Kansas City, 2-1.
Each final-inning, game-winning hit has been delivered by a different Sox player.
The ability to get the big hit to win a one-run game is one of the biggest factors to differentiate the 2026 team from the one that lost 102 games last season.
Now, manager Will Venable can wonder who will step up on Sunday when the White Sox attempt to end their six-game homestand with a sweep of the Royals. He's grown accustomed to heroics from this offense -- a mixture of youngsters and a pair of productive veterans who have turned the club into a must-see on the South Side.
"It's special, and it seems fitting for our group," Venable said. "We talk about it every night, we're getting contributions throughout the lineup. It's coming from everywhere."
Last season -- the club's third consecutive 100-loss campaign -- Chicago was a staggering 15-36 (.294) in one-run games. This season, the White Sox are 17-9 (.654) following the victory on Saturday.
Exactly halfway through the season, the White Sox are 43-38 and have a 28-13 home record. They are 7-2 against the Royals.
Left-hander Anthony Kay (6-2, 4.24) will make his fourth career start against the Royals -- the most against any MLB team. In his career, the 31-year-old Kay has made just 60 appearances, with 21 starts.
He is 2-1 with a 3.60 ERA against Kansas City in his career. He already has faced them twice this season, with the White Sox winning 2-0 on April 9 and 6-2 on May 14.
Between the two games, Kay has given up two runs on nine hits over 11 2/3 innings. He has walked four batters and struck out ten.
As for the Royals, right-hander Luinder Avila (3-3, 5.06) will make his third career and 2026 appearance against the White Sox and the first start. He has made two relief appearances over a three-game span in May, pitching 3 1/3 hitless innings with three walks and four strikeouts.
He has pitched in 15 games this season (six starts) and been far more effective in relief. As a starter, he is 3-2 with a 6.29 ERA. He has allowed 17 runs, given up four homers, walked 18 and struck out 23.
Kansas City was unable to find any offense in the first two games of the series and were outscored, 24-2. They have mustered 10 hits and struck out 19 times.
Rookie Carter Jensen singled Saturday to move his MLB-best hitting streak to 18 games.
The bottom of the ninth on Saturday saw Chicago's Braden Montgomery lay down a bunt with two runners on. The throw went to third base to try to cut down Colson Montgomery, but the hard toss hit third baseman Nick Loftin in the groin, forcing him to leave the game.
That left the bases loaded for Chicago. Pinch hitter Junior Perez struck out, and Gonzalez followed with a single to left that Gold Glove-winning shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. could not come up with.
"It looked like it was fieldable," said Royals manager Matt Quatraro after the game. "The ball was hit pretty good, but Bobby makes that play sometimes. We lose the game there. He didn't lose the game. ... Clearly, Bobby makes miraculous plays for us all the time, so that's not on him."
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Avila | SP | Sixty Day IL - Forearm( Aug 05, '26) | Aug 05, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP Luinder Avila from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to right forearm tightness. | ||||
| V. Pasquantino | 1B | Ten Day IL - Wrist( Jul 28, '26) | Jul 28, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed INF Vinnie Pasquantino on the 10-day injured list with right wrist soreness. | ||||
| B. Way | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Back( Jul 27, '26) | Jul 27, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed RHP Beck Way on the 15-day injured list due to low back spasm tightness. | ||||
| S. Kolek | SP | Sixty Day IL - Flexor( Jul 21, '26) | Jul 21, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP Stephen Kolek from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a right flexor strain. | ||||
| N. Mears | RP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Jul 13, '26) | Jul 13, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP Nick Mears from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement. | ||||
| C. Seabold | RP | Sixty Day IL - Lat( Jun 30, '26) | Jun 30, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP Connor Seabold to the 60-day injured list with right lat strain. | ||||
| M. Garcia | 3B | Ten Day IL - Hand( Jun 22, '26) | Jun 22, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed INF Maikel Garcia on the 10-day injured list due to a left-hand muscle strain. | ||||
| C. Estevez | RP | Sixty Day IL - Foot( Jun 14, '26) | Jun 14, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP Carlos Estévez from the 15-day to the 60-day injured list with left foot contusion. | ||||
| C. Ragans | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( May 07, '26) | May 07, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred LHP Cole Ragans from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with elbow impingement. | ||||
| J. India | 2B | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 27, '26) | Apr 27, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred INF Jonathan India to the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| J. McArthur | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 18, '26) | Apr 18, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP James McArthur from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| A. Marsh | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Feb 11, '26) | Feb 11, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed RHP Alec Marsh on the 60-day injured list due to a shoulder injury. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Teel | C | Ten Day IL - Ankle( Jul 20, '26) | Jul 20, '26 | |
| The Chicago White Sox placed C Kyle Teel on the 10-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. | ||||
| J. Leasure | RP | Sixty Day IL - Flexor( May 29, '26) | May 29, '26 | |
| The Chicago White Sox transferred RHP Jordan Leasure to the 60-day injured list with a right flexor strain. | ||||
| T. Murray | LF | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( May 03, '26) | May 03, '26 | |
| The Chicago White Sox transferred INF Tanner Murray to the 60-day injured list with a left shoulder dislocation and fracture. | ||||
| P. Berroa | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 17, '26) | Apr 17, '26 | |
| The Chicago White Sox transferred RHP Prelander Berroa to the 60-day injured list as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. | ||||
| B. Baldwin | LF | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 07, '26) | Apr 07, '26 | |
| The Chicago White Sox transferred OF Brooks Baldwin from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a right elbow sprain. | ||||
| M. Vasil | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 06, '26) | Apr 06, '26 | |
| The Chicago White Sox transferred RHP Mike Vasil from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. | ||||
| D. Thorpe | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Chicago White Sox transferred RHP Drew Thorpe to the 60-day injured list as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. | ||||
| K. Bush | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Chicago White Sox placed LHP Ky Bush on the 60-day injured list due to elbow problems following his Tommy John surgery. | ||||
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jun 23, '26
TB 5 - KC 12
|
W +158 | o7.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 17.4 | 0.5 |
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Jun 17, '26
WAS 2 - KC 6
|
W +112 | u10.5 | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 16.1 | 0.7 |
|
Jun 12, '26
KC 8 - HOU 10
|
L -108 | o9.5 | 0.2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 73.5 | 0.0 |
|
Jun 06, '26
MIN 2 - KC 3
|
W +120 | u8.5 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 14.0 | 7.0 |
|
Jun 01, '26
CIN 2 - KC 9
|
W +108 | o9.5 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 86 | 17.2 | 2.5 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 76.6 | 27.6 | 2.1 |
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luinder Avila has not played against CHW White Sox. | ||||||||||||
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jun 22, '26
CHW 6 - CLE 5
|
W -106 | o7.5 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 16.8 | 0.3 |
|
Jun 17, '26
NYY 10 - CHW 5
|
L +146 | o8.5 | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 21.5 | 1.3 |
|
Jun 12, '26
CHW 8 - LAD 2
|
W +130 | o8.5 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 17.8 | 6.0 |
|
Jun 05, '26
PHI 8 - CHW 6
|
L +164 | o8.5 | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 87 | 21.8 | 1.3 |
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May 30, '26
CHW 7 - DET 1
|
W -102 | o7.5 | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 16.8 | 3.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.2 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 89.4 | 18.9 | 2.4 |
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 14, '26
CHW 6 - KC 2
|
W +118 | o7.5 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 16.2 | 1.3 |
|
Apr 09, '26
KC 0 - CHW 2
|
W +150 | u9.0 | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 17.6 | 1.0 |
|
Apr 15, '21
KC 7 - TOR 5
|
L +105 | o9.0 | 3.1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 16.8 | 6.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 84.3 | 16.9 | 2.8 |
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.84 | .261 | .337 | 1.41 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 7.7 |
|
|
4.25 | .239 | .324 | 1.31 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 8.3 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.69 | 4.39 | .251 | .319 | 1.31 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 4.6 |
|
|
4.44 | 4.26 | .242 | .322 | 1.28 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 3.9 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5.83 | 5.52 | .274 | .363 | 1.57 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 3.2 |
|
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4.81 | 4.25 | .237 | .325 | 1.34 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 4.4 |