| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 2-1 |
| Game 2 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-2 |
| Game 3 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 0-3 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| Game 2 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Game 3 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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+150 | 9o | +1.5 (3.5) |
|
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-178 | 9u (7) | -1.5 |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Meidroth | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 |
| M. Murakami | 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .195 |
| M. Vargas | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .209 |
| C. Montgomery | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 |
| A. Benintendi | DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .176 |
| D. Harris | LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| D. Hill | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| E. Quero | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .194 |
| L. Acuna | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 |
| T. Peters | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .242 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | ||
Battling
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Garcia | 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .320 |
| B. Witt Jr. | SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .286 |
| V. Pasquantino | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .184 |
| S. Perez | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .146 |
| L. Thomas | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .136 |
| C. Jensen | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .219 |
| M. Massey | RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J. Caglianone | DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .237 |
| J. India | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .189 |
| I. Collins | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .171 |
| K. Isbel | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .375 |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 17 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Kay (W 1-0) | 5 .2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2.45 |
| G. Taylor (H 1) | 1 .1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.42 |
| J. Leasure (H 3) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.70 |
| S. Dominguez (S 2) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Lugo (L 1-1) | 6 .1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.53 |
| J. Schreiber | 0 .2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 |
| E. Morgan | 2 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
Location Kauffman Stadium
Temperature 75° Temperature
Attendance 13,001 attendance
Home Marvin Hudson
1st Tripp Gibson
2nd Ryan Blakney
3rd Nick Mahrley
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | CHW Starter (IP) | KC Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, '25 | CHW |
|
KC -124 | o8.5 | A. Civale (4.2) | R. Bergert (6.0) |
| Aug 26, '25 | CHW |
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KC -116 | o8.5 | M. Perez (7.0) | M. Lorenzen (5.0) |
| Aug 25, '25 | CHW |
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CHW +124 | u8.5 | S. Smith (7.0) | N. Cameron (5.0) |
| Aug 17, '25 | KC |
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KC -157 | u9.5 | D. Martin (6.0) | R. Bergert (5.1) |
| Aug 16, '25 | KC |
|
KC -135 | u9.5 | S. Burke (3.2) | M. Lorenzen (4.0) |
| Aug 15, '25 | KC |
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KC -171 | u9.0 | A. Civale (6.0) | N. Cameron (5.1) |
| Jun 08, '25 | CHW |
|
KC -115 | o9.0 | M. Vasil (3.1) | M. Lorenzen (6.0) |
| Jun 07, '25 | CHW |
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CHW +121 | u8.0 | A. Houser (6.0) | M. Wacha (6.0) |
| Jun 06, '25 | CHW |
|
CHW +119 | o8.0 | D. Martin (6.0) | S. Lugo (5.0) |
| May 08, '25 | KC |
|
KC -238 | o8.5 | D. Martin (4.1) | K. Bubic (7.0) |
Last Meeting ( Mar 15, 2026 ) Chi. White Sox 4, Kansas City 10
No matter the season or personnel, the Kansas City Royals have dominated the Chicago White Sox at home in recent years.
Looking to avoid a third consecutive defeat, the Royals will aim for a 15th straight home victory over the White Sox in the opener of a four-game set Thursday night.
Since Aug. 10, 2022, Kansas City is 22-2 vs. the White Sox at Kauffman Stadium and has not lost to its American League Central rival there since Sept. 6, 2023. Perhaps more impressive, the Royals have outscored Chicago 71-17 during their 14-game home winning streak in the series.
However, these Royals have scuffled out of the gate, losing seven of the first 12 games in 2026. After winning 4-2 at Cleveland on Monday, Kansas City managed three runs, six hits, went 0-for-14 with runners in scoring position and struck out 28 times in losing the final two contests of that three-game set.
"It's just getting a good plan at the plate," star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. told the Royals' official website. "Apply pressure to other teams. Got to get back to doing that. ... Just time to get back to playing our baseball."
Witt went 4-for-22 as the Royals split a six-game homestand against Minnesota and Milwaukee earlier this month. However, he's batting .476 with four home runs and 18 RBIs during a 21-game hitting streak against the White Sox.
Thursday's scheduled Kansas City starter, Seth Lugo (1-0, 1.59 ERA), has yielded just five earned runs over 34 1/3 innings in going 3-0 in five career starts vs. Chicago.
The veteran right-hander is off to a solid start in 2026. He allowed his first two runs of the season on Saturday during an 8-2 win over the Brewers, an outing that spanned five innings, 103 pitches and included seven strikeouts.
"Fouled off a lot of pitches, drove my pitch count up," Lugo said. "But got through five. That's OK. Obviously, I want to pitch deeper."
He might be able to go deeper against a White Sox group that totaled six runs while being swept in a three-game home set by Baltimore this week. Chicago managed just 17 hits in the series but lost those three games by a total margin of five runs.
"With all our guys, we're fighting every day to figure out how to support them to be at their best," White Sox manager Will Venable said.
Second baseman Chase Meidroth was one of the few Chicago hitters off to a solid start, batting .270 before going 0-for-4 in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Orioles. Meidroth is hitless in seven career at-bats vs. Lugo.
Teammate and ex-Royal Andrew Benintendi is batting just .194 with 14 strikeouts in 11 games this season, but he's 3-for-10 all time against Lugo.
Chicago is slated to start Anthony Kay (0-0, 4.00 ERA), who has allowed only a two-run homer in each of his first two outings of 2026. The left-hander, who broke into the majors in 2019 with Toronto, has just four career wins, with his most recent coming in 2021.
Kay's only career appearance against the Royals came with the Blue Jays in 2021, when he yielded five runs and six hits over 3 1/3 innings.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Teel | C | Sixty Day IL - Hamstring( May 18, '26) | May 18, '26 | |
| The Chicago White Sox transferred C Kyle Teel from the 10-day injured list to 60-day injured list with a right hamstring strain. | ||||
| A. Hays | LF | Ten Day IL - Calf( May 03, '26) | May 03, '26 | |
| The Chicago White Sox placed OF Austin Hays on the 10-day injured list due to left calf 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. | ||||
| E. Pereira | RF | Ten Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 28, '26) | Apr 28, '26 | |
| The Chicago White Sox placed OF Everson Pereira on the 10-day injured list with a right pectoral strain. | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Bubic | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( May 17, '26) | May 17, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed LHP Kris Bubic on the 15-day injured list. | ||||
| M. Strahm | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Knee( May 15, '26) | May 15, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed LHP Matt Strahm on the 15-day injured list with a right knee inflammation. | ||||
| C. Ragans | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( May 07, '26) | May 07, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed LHP Cole Ragans on the 15-day injured list with elbow impingement. | ||||
| J. India | 2B | Ten Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 27, '26) | Apr 27, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed INF Jonathan India on the 10-day injured list. The Royals announced Tuesday that India underwent season-ending surgery to repair the labrum in his left shoulder. | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| C. Estevez | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Foot( Mar 31, '26) | Mar 31, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed RHP Carlos Estévez on the 15-day injured list with left foot contusion. | ||||
| 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. | ||||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mar 29, '26
MIL 9 - CHW 7
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L +140 | o7.5 | 4.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 92 | 19.7 | 6.0 |
|
Jun 24, '21
TOR 9 - BAL 0
|
W -194 | u11.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 19.0 | 1.0 |
|
May 21, '21
TOR 7 - TB 9
|
L +139 | o9.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 91 | 22.8 | 0.0 |
|
May 15, '21
TOR 4 - PHI 0
|
W +127 | u10.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 | 0.5 |
|
May 04, '21
ATH 4 - TOR 1
|
L +107 | u9.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 17.8 | 1.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.1 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 85.6 | 19.8 | 1.7 |
|
Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 1 Avg. | 3.1 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 56.0 | 16.8 | 6.0 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 04, '26
KC 8 - MIL 2
|
W +100 | o9.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 | 5.0 |
|
Mar 29, '26
ATL 1 - KC 4
|
W +128 | u8.0 | 6.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 12.2 | 1.4 |
|
Aug 29, '25
KC 3 - DET 5
|
L -109 | u9.0 | 3.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 25.5 | 2.0 |
|
Aug 24, '25
DET 8 - KC 10
|
W +134 | o8.0 | 4.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 18.2 | 0.4 |
|
Aug 19, '25
KC 5 - TEX 2
|
W -102 | u8.5 | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 102 | 16.1 | 1.3 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.0 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 89.2 | 18.5 | 2.0 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jun 06, '25
CHW 7 - KC 2
|
L -136 | o8.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 97 | 19.4 | 1.0 |
|
May 06, '25
KC 4 - CHW 3
|
W -238 | u8.5 | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 14.7 | 1.8 |
|
Jul 21, '24
KC 4 - CHW 1
|
W -221 | u8.0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 11.4 | 1.5 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 6.2 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 99.3 | 15.2 | 1.4 |
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5.45 | .263 | .355 | 1.55 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 8.0 |
|
|
4.64 | .254 | .339 | 1.43 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 9.1 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5.93 | 5.05 | .248 | .346 | 1.49 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
|
|
3.47 | 3.32 | .233 | .309 | 1.24 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 5.1 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
6.14 | 5.71 | .272 | .360 | 1.59 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 4.4 |
|
|
6.80 | 6.40 | .279 | .375 | 1.69 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 4.0 |