Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals
9/24/2026, 2:10:00 PM ET · Kauffman Stadium
| Chicago White Sox | 9 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 |
FINALtotal 8.515,592 attendance
Chicago White Sox
81–77 · last 5: 3–2
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs | vs 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-23 | @ KC | L 4–5 | 9 | O |
| 09-22 | @ KC | W 14–11 | 25 | O |
| 09-20 | vs DET | W 8–1 | 9 | O |
| 09-19 | vs DET | W 3–1 | 4 | U |
| 09-18 | vs DET | L 8–11 | 19 | O |
Kansas City Royals
68–90 · last 5: 1–4
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs | vs 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-23 | vs CHW | W 5–4 | 9 | O |
| 09-22 | vs CHW | L 11–14 | 25 | O |
| 09-20 | @ PIT | L 3–4 | 7 | U |
| 09-19 | @ PIT | L 5–6 | 11 | O |
| 09-18 | @ PIT | L 5–8 | 13 | O |
Probable pitchers
Expected to throw the bulk of the game.
David Sandlin
Chicago White Sox · RHP Projected
| Split | GS | IP | ERA | WHIP | OBA | K% | K/9 | HR/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 42.2 | 5.70 | 1.27 | .233 | 22.9% | 8.6 | 1.48 |
| 2026 Away | 5 | 20.1 | 5.31 | 1.28 | .231 | 25.6% | 9.7 | 1.77 |
| 2026 Day | 4 | 16.0 | 3.38 | 1.06 | .200 | 29.2% | 10.7 | 1.69 |
| Split | BF | HR | BB | OBA | SLG | BRL% | HH% | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 vs LHB | 101 | 5 | 8 | .269 | .495 | 11.4% | 32.9% | 22.8% |
| 2026 vs RHB | 66 | 2 | 5 | .183 | .317 | 4.7% | 37.2% | 25.8% |
Pitcher Walkso1.5+115
Pitching Outso14.5-115
Randy Dobnak
Kansas City Royals · RHP Projected
| Split | GS | IP | ERA | WHIP | OBA | K% | K/9 | HR/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 74.1 | 3.51 | 1.40 | .264 | 15.3% | 5.9 | 0.85 |
| 2026 Home | 8 | 35.2 | 4.79 | 1.74 | .307 | 14.5% | 6.1 | 1.26 |
| 2026 Day | 6 | 26.1 | 4.44 | 1.67 | .304 | 15.6% | 6.5 | 0.68 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5.1 | 1.69 | 0.75 | .118 | 5.3% | 1.7 | 1.69 |
| Split | BF | HR | BB | OBA | SLG | BRL% | HH% | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 vs LHB | 201 | 6 | 12 | .283 | .433 | 5.7% | 40.8% | 13.9% |
| 2026 vs RHB | 120 | 1 | 14 | .255 | .330 | 2.4% | 41.2% | 17.5% |
| 2025 vs LHB | 10 | 1 | 0 | .100 | .400 | 11.1% | 66.7% | 10.0% |
| 2025 vs RHB | 9 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | 0.0% | 42.9% | 0.0% |
Strikeoutso3.5+113
Pitching Outso14.5-148
Earned Runso2.5+106
Hits Allowedo4.5-142
Batting orders
Chicago White Sox
Confirmed6 LHB, 2 RHB, 1 SW · 2026
| # | Batter | Pos | AB | H | HR | AVG | SLG | K% | BRL% | HH% | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam AntonacciL | LF | 500 | 138 | 8 | .276 | .392 | 15.6% | 5.0% | 33.3% | o7.5 -122 |
| 2 | Kyle TeelL | C | 148 | 31 | 5 | .209 | .338 | 38.5% | 11.4% | 47.1% | o0.5 +850 |
| 3 | Miguel VargasR | 3B | 610 | 151 | 34 | .248 | .469 | 18.3% | 13.1% | 43.7% | o1.5 +130 |
| 4 | Munetaka MurakamiL | 1B | 481 | 99 | 36 | .206 | .468 | 36.8% | 20.7% | 57.4% | — |
| 5 | Andrew BenintendiL | DH | 431 | 102 | 15 | .237 | .406 | 25.4% | 8.3% | 44.9% | o0.5 +250 |
| 6 | Tristan PetersL | CF | 458 | 122 | 12 | .266 | .432 | 19.7% | 5.4% | 33.7% | o0.5 -179 |
| 7 | Chase MeidrothR | 2B | 592 | 164 | 17 | .277 | .419 | 22.7% | 4.6% | 34.6% | — |
| 8 | Colson MontgomeryL | SS | 589 | 117 | 32 | .199 | .404 | 36.9% | 12.1% | 41.2% | o1.5 +114 |
| 9 | Braden MontgomerySW | RF | 346 | 76 | 6 | .220 | .338 | 21.8% | 4.4% | 40.3% | o0.5 +164 |
Kansas City Royals
Confirmed5 LHB, 3 RHB, 1 SW · 2026
| # | Batter | Pos | AB | H | HR | AVG | SLG | K% | BRL% | HH% | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter JensenL | C | 527 | 126 | 27 | .239 | .467 | 28.7% | 12.7% | 44.8% | — |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr.R | SS | 558 | 157 | 18 | .281 | .441 | 17.4% | 11.4% | 50.3% | o0.5 -150 |
| 3 | Vinnie PasquantinoL | 1B | 421 | 105 | 17 | .249 | .428 | 16.1% | 9.5% | 41.8% | o0.5 +400 |
| 4 | Salvador PerezR | DH | 580 | 133 | 21 | .229 | .383 | 19.7% | 10.8% | 42.7% | — |
| 5 | Michael MasseyL | 2B | 423 | 116 | 13 | .274 | .430 | 16.9% | 6.2% | 39.0% | o0.5 +160 |
| 6 | Nick LoftinR | 3B | 371 | 89 | 8 | .240 | .388 | 17.7% | 4.3% | 29.7% | o0.5 +295 |
| 7 | John RaveL | RF | 142 | 33 | 6 | .232 | .430 | 23.9% | 10.5% | 35.2% | — |
| 8 | Kyle IsbelL | CF | 294 | 66 | 6 | .224 | .323 | 23.9% | 2.6% | 33.2% | o0.5 +1376 |
| 9 | Isaac CollinsSW | LF | 442 | 94 | 6 | .213 | .321 | 23.7% | 5.2% | 39.4% | o0.5 +1100 |