May 14, 2026 · AL Cent
Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Lane Thomas | Lane Thomas out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Derek Hill. Maikel Garcia scores. | KC 1, CWS 0 |
| B1 | Randal Grichuk | Randal Grichuk homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Munetaka Murakami scores. | KC 1, CWS 2 |
| B3 | Randal Grichuk | Randal Grichuk singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Chase Meidroth scores. Miguel Vargas scores. Munetaka Murakami to 2nd. | KC 1, CWS 4 |
| B4 | Chase Meidroth | Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Luisangel Acuña scores. | KC 1, CWS 5 |
| T7 | Maikel Garcia | Maikel Garcia grounds out sharply, shortstop Luisangel Acuña to first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Kyle Isbel scores. | KC 2, CWS 5 |
| B8 | Derek Hill | Derek Hill singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Sam Antonacci scores. | KC 2, CWS 6 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CWS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Royals
AWAY
2
Kris Bubic started for Royals, leaving trailing 1–5. Out of the bullpen, Lucas Erceg took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Kris Bubic
Starter
4.0
84
5
4
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Kris Bubic threw
CSW 18% 1st-pitch strike 60% 4.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 29 35% 2 3 9 11 4 Sweeper 23 27% 1 4 3 10 5 Sinker 16 19% 1 1 4 8 2 Slider 8 10% 2 1 3 2 0 Changeup 8 10% 0 0 3 3 2 - Luinder Avila Long 2.0 33 0 2
- Alex Lange Middle 1.0 10 0 0
- Lucas Erceg Closer 1.0 15 1 1
White Sox
HOME
6
Anthony Kay started for White Sox, leaving with a 5–1 lead.
workload · innings pitched
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Anthony Kay
Starter
6.0
97
2
4
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Anthony Kay threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 63% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sweeper 22 23% 3 5 2 8 4 Four-Seam Fastball 21 22% 3 3 5 6 4 Sinker 20 21% 1 6 2 6 5 Cutter 18 19% 1 2 6 6 3 Changeup 15 15% 1 0 3 8 3 Slider 1 1% 0 0 0 1 0 - Tyler Davis Middle 1.0 9 0 0 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Sean Newcomb Middle 2.0 26 0 1 SV
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Grichuk HR (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .346 | .415 | .761 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .306 | .381 | .503 | .884 | SB |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .305 | .398 | .703 | |
| Salvador Perez C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .239 | .339 | .578 | |
| Nick Loftin 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .367 | .375 | .742 | |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .204 | .283 | .350 | .633 | |
| Starling Marte DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .310 | .362 | .381 | .743 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .343 | .347 | .690 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .325 | .410 | .735 | 3B |
| Lane Thomas RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .351 | .260 | .611 |
HOME · CWS
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Meidroth 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .349 | .399 | .748 | |
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .240 | .373 | .467 | .840 | |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .227 | .371 | .533 | .904 | |
| Edgar Quero C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .151 | .248 | .163 | .411 | |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 | .265 | .339 | .604 | |
| Derek Hill LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .255 | .340 | .447 | .787 | SB |
| Luisangel Acuña SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .181 | .242 | .193 | .435 | SB |
| Jarred Kelenic RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .351 | .281 | .632 | |
| Randal Grichuk LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .260 | .511 | .771 | HR (3) |
| Sam Antonacci PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .389 | .438 | .827 | 2B |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Bubic | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 84 | 4.11 | L |
| Luinder Avila | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 5.28 | |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.23 | |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3.63 |
HOME · CWS
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Kay | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 97 | 4.61 | W |
| Tyler Davis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.00 | |
| Sean Newcomb | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2.81 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · KC
Lineup 3.1 R
Bunts 1.6 R
IBBs 1.5 R
HOME · CWS
Lineup 4.2 R
Bunts 2.9 R
IBBs 1.4 R
Recent form
AWAY · KC
5-5
W1
+7 run diff
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HOME · CWS
4-6
W1
-13 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.