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 |
Pitch tracking
| Pitcher | Pitch | # | Velo | Spin | Str% | Whiff | BBE | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lange | Sinker | 8 | 96.3 | 2130 | 38% | 0 | 1 | 97.5 |
| Changeup | 5 | 90.6 | 1845 | 40% | 1 | 1 | 91.8 | |
| Slider | 3 | 88.4 | 2163 | 67% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2 | 96.6 | 2270 | 100% | 0 | 2 | 104 | |
| Cutter | 2 | 93 | 2243 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Anthony Gose | 4-Seam Fastball | 15 | 95.6 | 2430 | 73% | 2 | 1 | 91.8 |
| Slider | 12 | 86.8 | 2194 | 67% | 4 | 2 | 89.4 | |
| Changeup | 1 | 96.3 | 2499 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| David Sandlin | Sweeper | 27 | 86.7 | 2632 | 63% | 4 | 5 | 93.8 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 26 | 96.5 | 2362 | 65% | 2 | 4 | 90.5 | |
| Curveball | 13 | 83.2 | 2640 | 85% | 1 | 3 | 102 | |
| Sinker | 9 | 95.8 | 2183 | 78% | 0 | 2 | 82.4 | |
| Cutter | 8 | 91.5 | 2440 | 88% | 3 | 1 | 83.4 | |
| Changeup | 2 | 90.9 | 1547 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Huascar Brazoban | Changeup | 10 | 91.9 | 2096 | 70% | 3 | 1 | 75.9 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 3 | 96.9 | 2210 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 103.8 | |
| Sinker | 3 | 97.6 | 2338 | 67% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Jose Cuas | Sinker | 21 | 91.8 | 2440 | 57% | 4 | 2 | 86.6 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 16 | 90.9 | 2394 | 44% | 1 | 3 | 96.5 | |
| Sweeper | 5 | 82.1 | 2688 | 40% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Nolan Hoffman | Cutter | 5 | 88.1 | 2271 | 60% | 1 | 1 | 77.1 |
| Curveball | 3 | 77.9 | 2334 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Changeup | 2 | 84.8 | 1788 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2 | 92.2 | 2448 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 100.1 | |
| Sinker | 2 | 92.8 | 2259 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Sweeper | 2 | 80.5 | 2422 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 65.3 | |
| Randy Dobnak | Changeup | 14 | 84 | 1481 | 64% | 3 | 4 | 85.3 |
| Sinker | 14 | 91.2 | 1868 | 71% | 0 | 5 | 87.3 | |
| Sweeper | 6 | 83.2 | 2236 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 5 | 92.2 | 1948 | 80% | 0 | 1 | 97.5 | |
| Slider | 3 | 83.8 | 2189 | 33% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Spencer Bivens | 4-Seam Fastball | 14 | 94 | 1939 | 71% | 4 | 3 | 78.8 |
| Sweeper | 7 | 80.1 | 2374 | 86% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 6 | 94.1 | 1898 | 83% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Changeup | 3 | 87.1 | 1739 | 67% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Curveball | 2 | 83.6 | 2130 | 50% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Trevor Richards | 4-Seam Fastball | 13 | 91.5 | 2289 | 69% | 0 | 3 | 98.2 |
| Changeup | 3 | 79.8 | 2704 | 67% | 0 | 1 | 66.7 | |
| Slider | 2 | 85.4 | 2221 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Tyler Davis | 4-Seam Fastball | 10 | 95.6 | 2352 | 80% | 0 | 2 | 94.5 |
| Slider | 4 | 88.4 | 2462 | 75% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Split-Finger | 1 | 84.9 | 1232 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — |