September 23, 2026 · AL Cent
Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Maikel Garcia | Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. | CWS 0, KC 2 |
| B1 | Vinnie Pasquantino | Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Maikel Garcia scores. | CWS 0, KC 3 |
| B1 | Michael Massey | Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to shortstop Colson Montgomery. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Throwing error by shortstop Colson Montgomery. | CWS 0, KC 4 |
| T3 | Kyle Teel | Kyle Teel singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Chase Meidroth scores. Braden Montgomery scores. Sam Antonacci to 2nd. | CWS 2, KC 4 |
| T3 | Miguel Vargas | Miguel Vargas singles on a fly ball to center fielder John Rave. Sam Antonacci scores. Kyle Teel to 3rd. | CWS 3, KC 4 |
| T3 | Munetaka Murakami | Munetaka Murakami doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Kyle Teel scores. Miguel Vargas to 3rd. | CWS 4, KC 4 |
| B7 | Maikel Garcia | Maikel Garcia doubles (20) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. | CWS 4, KC 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| KC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
White Sox
AWAY
4
White Sox opened with Bryan Hudson, then turned the bulk of the game over to Erick Fedde. Out of the bullpen, Hagen Smith took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Bryan Hudson
Opener
0.1
16
4
0
Pitch-by-pitch: what Bryan Hudson threw
CSW 13% 1st-pitch strike 20% 3.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sweeper 10 63% 0 1 2 3 4 Four-Seam Fastball 6 38% 1 0 1 3 1 - Erick Fedde Bulk 2.2 64 0 2 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Sean Newcomb Middle 2.0 25 0 2 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Hagen Smith Long 2.0 33 1 2 L
- Jordan Hicks Middle 1.0 20 0 1
Royals
HOME
5
Seth Lugo started for Royals, leaving with the game tied 4–4.
workload · innings pitched
-
Seth Lugo
Starter
3.1
72
4
3
Pitch-by-pitch: what Seth Lugo threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 47% 3.8 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 17 24% 0 3 2 6 6 Four-Seam Fastball 14 19% 0 2 2 8 2 Cutter 12 17% 1 4 1 4 2 Curveball 11 15% 0 3 2 4 2 Sweeper 8 11% 0 3 0 3 2 Changeup 6 8% 1 1 1 3 0 Slider 4 6% 1 0 0 3 0 - Anthony Gose Middle 1.2 17 0 0 inherited 2, stranded 2
- Connor Thomas Middle 2.0 22 0 1 W
- Lucas Erceg Closer 1.0 9 0 1 HLD
- Steven Cruz Middle 1.0 15 0 2 SV
Where the game turned
1 run
- Garcia 2B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · CWS
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Antonacci LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .364 | .390 | .754 | |
| Kyle Teel C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .182 | .308 | .318 | .626 | |
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .362 | .479 | .841 | |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .204 | .348 | .469 | .817 | 2B |
| Randal Grichuk DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .316 | .569 | .885 | |
| Tristan Peters CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .342 | .447 | .789 | |
| Chase Meidroth 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .348 | .410 | .758 | |
| Colson Montgomery SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .202 | .288 | .413 | .701 | |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .301 | .412 | .713 | |
| Braden Montgomery RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .310 | .345 | .655 |
HOME · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .323 | .454 | .777 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .361 | .443 | .804 | |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .335 | .485 | .820 | |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .325 | .378 | .703 | 2B |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .332 | .419 | .751 | 2B |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .228 | .271 | .373 | .644 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .307 | .437 | .744 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .215 | .323 | .326 | .649 | |
| John Rave CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 | .306 | .427 | .733 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · CWS
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Hudson | 0.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3.43 | |
| Erick Fedde | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 3.83 | |
| Sean Newcomb | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3.17 | |
| Hagen Smith | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1.32 | L |
| Jordan Hicks | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4.02 |
HOME · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Lugo | 3.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 5.17 | |
| Anthony Gose | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.00 | |
| Connor Thomas | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8.06 | W |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5.83 | HLD |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4.30 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · CWS
Lineup 6.1 R
Bunts 3.4 R
IBBs 4.0 R
HOME · KC
Lineup 4.7 R
Bunts 3.3 R
IBBs 2.5 R
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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.