June 26, 2026 · AL Cent
Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B3 | Miguel Vargas | Miguel Vargas homers (18) on a fly ball to left field. Jacob Gonzalez scores. Sam Antonacci scores. | KC 0, CWS 3 |
| B3 | Chase Meidroth | Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to shortstop Josh Rojas. Kyle Teel scores. Andrew Benintendi to 3rd. | KC 0, CWS 4 |
| B3 | Tristan Peters | Tristan Peters singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Andrew Benintendi scores. Chase Meidroth scores. Braden Montgomery to 3rd. | KC 0, CWS 6 |
| B3 | Jacob Gonzalez | Jacob Gonzalez homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Braden Montgomery scores. Tristan Peters scores. | KC 0, CWS 9 |
| B3 | Miguel Vargas | Miguel Vargas doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Sam Antonacci scores. | KC 0, CWS 10 |
| T4 | Michael Massey | Michael Massey grounds into a double play, second baseman Chase Meidroth to shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Jacob Gonzalez. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. Lane Thomas out at 2nd. Michael Massey out at 1st. | KC 1, CWS 10 |
| B4 | Andrew Benintendi | Andrew Benintendi homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. | KC 1, CWS 11 |
| B5 | Kyle Teel | Kyle Teel homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Miguel Vargas scores. | KC 1, CWS 13 |
| B6 | Tristan Peters | Tristan Peters hits a grand slam (4) to right center field. Colson Montgomery scores. Chase Meidroth scores. Braden Montgomery scores. | KC 1, CWS 17 |
| B7 | Chase Meidroth | Chase Meidroth singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Junior Perez scores. Luisangel Acuña to 2nd. | KC 1, CWS 18 |
| B7 | Jacob Gonzalez | Jacob Gonzalez singles on a soft line drive to third baseman Nick Loftin. Luisangel Acuña scores. Chase Meidroth scores. Tristan Peters to 3rd. | KC 1, CWS 20 |
| B7 | Miguel Vargas | White Sox challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Miguel Vargas grounds into a force out, third baseman Nick Loftin to second baseman Michael Massey. Tristan Peters scores. Jacob Gonzalez to 3rd. Sam Antonacci out at 2nd. Miguel Vargas to 1st. | KC 1, CWS 21 |
| B7 | Kyle Teel | Kyle Teel singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Jacob Gonzalez scores. Miguel Vargas to 2nd. | KC 1, CWS 22 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CWS | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
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
1
Steven Cruz started for Royals, leaving with the game tied 0–0. Out of the bullpen, Mitch Spence took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Steven Cruz
Starter
1.1
28
0
3
Pitch-by-pitch: what Steven Cruz threw
CSW 25% 1st-pitch strike 40% 5.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 15 54% 2 2 6 5 0 Cutter 9 32% 3 0 1 5 0 Slider 4 14% 0 0 1 2 1 - Mitch Spence Reliever 1.1 53 10 2 L inherited 1, stranded 1
- Beck Way Middle 1.1 23 1 2 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Lucas Erceg Closer 1.0 15 2 0
- John Schreiber Middle 1.0 26 4 1
- Alex Lange Middle 0.1 26 5 1
- Daniel Lynch IV Setup 0.2 9 0 0 inherited 3, 2 scored
- Tyler Tolbert Reliever 1.0 10 0 0
White Sox
HOME
22
David Sandlin started for White Sox, leaving with a 13–1 lead.
workload · innings pitched
-
David Sandlin
Starter
6.0
91
1
6
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what David Sandlin threw
CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 59% 4.1 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 36 40% 3 7 6 16 4 Curveball 20 22% 2 4 4 7 3 Cutter 15 16% 0 3 4 5 3 Sinker 8 9% 0 1 4 3 0 Sweeper 6 7% 1 0 2 2 1 Changeup 6 7% 1 0 1 2 2 - Jordan Hicks Middle 1.0 18 0 1
- Brandon Eisert Middle 1.0 10 0 1
- Trevor Richards Middle 1.0 9 0 2
Where the game turned
3 runs
- Vargas HR (3)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 | .313 | .434 | .747 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .291 | .367 | .460 | .827 | |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .269 | .341 | .489 | .830 | 3B |
| Lane Thomas CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .216 | .333 | .341 | .674 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .283 | .447 | .730 | |
| Salvador Perez 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .199 | .241 | .329 | .570 | |
| Josh Rojas SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .308 | .615 | .923 | |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .243 | .338 | .412 | .750 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .333 | .317 | .650 | 2B |
HOME · CWS
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Antonacci 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .294 | .393 | .417 | .810 | |
| Kyle Teel C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .500 | .900 | HR (1) |
| Junior Perez LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .545 | .878 | |
| Luisangel Acuña SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .262 | .259 | .521 | |
| Chase Meidroth 3B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .276 | .340 | .384 | .724 | |
| Braden Montgomery RF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .226 | .288 | .434 | .722 | |
| Tristan Peters CF | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .289 | .351 | .453 | .804 | HR (4) |
| Jacob Gonzalez 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .228 | .323 | .351 | .674 | HR (2), 2B |
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .357 | .484 | .841 | HR (18), 2B |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .293 | .438 | .731 | HR (10), 2B |
| Colson Montgomery SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .221 | .316 | .484 | .800 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Cruz | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 5.92 | |
| Mitch Spence | 1.1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 21.21 | L |
| Beck Way | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 4.26 | |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5.58 | |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 3.31 | |
| Alex Lange | 0.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5.09 | |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.41 | |
| Tyler Tolbert | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17.18 |
HOME · CWS
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Sandlin | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 91 | 6.05 | W |
| Jordan Hicks | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5.30 | |
| Brandon Eisert | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5.23 | |
| Trevor Richards | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.00 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · KC
Lineup 3.7 R
Bunts 2.4 R
IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · CWS
Lineup 5.0 R
Bunts 3.1 R
IBBs 2.0 R
Recent form
AWAY · KC
4-6
L1
-6 run diff
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HOME · CWS
4-6
L3
-8 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.